
Utku Turunç
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Software Developer
Utku is a software engineer from Turkey living in Berlin. His expertise includes management skills, software design, back-end development, front-end development, and DevOps. He enjoys shaping minimum viable products by supporting the business requirement creation and designing the technical system. Utku prefers working with Node.js and TypeScript, but he has experience with various other languages, such as Python, Java, Kotlin, and Scala.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Next.js
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a chatbot launched to millions of users by a country-wide advertising campaign.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Blaenk
- Headed a team that developed an innovative shopping app.
- Oversaw the launch processes and maintenance of the in-house systems.
- Created a data warehousing system for generating insights on sales and engagement data.
Software Engineer
Zalando
- Designed and built a printing system architecture in microservices.
- Worked with Scala and Kotlin to develop logistics applications.
- Provided maintenance and support for legacy systems.
Software Engineer
McMakler
- Worked as a Node.js back-end engineer on an in-house CRM system.
- Created a proof of concept for a DevOps CI/CD system.
- Collaborated with the product team to develop newly required products.
Software Engineer
Valensas
- Led small to medium-sized projects, managing communication with product and engineering teams.
- Designed and developed microservices for a large-scale banking project.
- Designed a chatbot framework that integrates with other web services and uses machine learning and natural language processing.
Experience
Logistics Printing System
eCommerce Customer Support Chatbot
Peer-to-peer Banking Application
http://www.tosla.comSkills
Languages
TypeScript, Kotlin, JavaScript, HTML, GraphQL, SQL, HTML5, Java, Python, CSS
Frameworks
Express.js, Next.js, Koa, Redux, React Native, Spring Boot
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, React Redux, Puppeteer
Tools
React Apollo, GitHub, Git, Retool
Paradigms
Unit Testing, Mobile Development, Microservices
Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB
Other
Software Engineering, Full-stack, Back-end, Apollo, Apollo Server, APIs, Admin Panels, Front-end, Fintech, Real Estate, eCommerce, Serverless, eCommerce APIs, Mobile Banking
Platforms
Kubernetes, Heroku, Shopify, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Bogazici University - Istanbul, Turkey