## Professional Summary
Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 5+ years of expertise in full-stack development, specializing in modern web technologies and distributed systems. Strong focus on building scalable applications and leading development teams. Passionate about creating performant, user-centric solutions that drive business value.
## Professional Experience
### Primary Roles
### Senior Frontend Engineer @ Akinon (Dec 2023 - Jul 2024)
E-commerce platform provider
**Key Achievements**
- Architected common UI component library using React and Ant Design
- Reduced feature development time by 40%
- Improved brand consistency across platforms - Pioneered Turborepo adoption
- Reduced build time from 15 to 10 minutes
- Enhanced dependency management - Enhanced CI/CD processes
- Standardized Git workflows
- Reduced deployment incidents by 80% - Improved Product Information and Promotion Management systems
- Drove 25% increase in sales
- Enhanced user satisfaction by 15%
### Lead Frontend Engineer @ Onword Studio (Jul 2023 - Dec 2023)
USA - Remote
**Key Achievements**
- Developed AI-powered story visualization platform
- Built custom text editor for story writing and template management
- Created video editor with cutting, trimming, and subtitle/voiceover synchronization
- Integrated AI image generation based on story context and reference images
- Implemented automated video generation from written stories
- Streamlined content creation workflow for writers and creators - Tech Stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, SvelteKit, AWS, Vercel, AI APIs
### Senior Frontend Engineer @ Teknasyon (Nov 2021 - Aug 2023)
Subscription service platforms
**Key Achievements**
- Led no-code web editor development for Zotlo platform
- Built a comprehensive site builder for digital product sales
- Implemented features for sales package management, payment integrations, and subscription handling
- Created multi-language support and customizable design themes
- Developed onboarding quiz designer and flow management
- Reduced page creation time from 2 days to 3 hours
- Improved platform efficiency by 35%
- Tech Stack: Vue.js, TypeScript, Nuxt - Established testing infrastructure
- Increased test coverage from 45% to 85%
- Implemented Vitest and Cypress
- Created testing standards - Enhanced GetContact mobile app
- Improved user engagement by 20%
- Created pixel-perfect, accessible landing pages - Optimized development processes
- Reduced CI/CD pipeline time by 20%
- Cut onboarding time from 3 weeks to 1 week
- Reduced code errors by 30%
### Frontend Engineer @ ICS Defense (Apr 2021 - Nov 2021)
Cybersecurity solutions provider
**Key Achievements**
- Developed ICS Sight cybersecurity monitoring dashboard
- Built complex data visualizations using Vue.js and d3.js
- Improved threat detection time by 60%
- Enhanced user interface for security monitoring - Created Enso Elektrik company website (ensoelektrik.com)
- Built responsive landing page using Nuxt.js and Tailwind CSS
- Integrated Airtable for content management
- Showcased company's energy sector engineering and R&D capabilities - Developed ICS Defense corporate website (icsdefense.net)
- Built with Next.js focusing on performance and SEO
- Achieved perfect Lighthouse scores
- Implemented responsive design and modern UI - Tech Stack: Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Next.js, TypeScript, d3.js, Tailwind CSS, Airtable
### Frontend Engineer @ Tech Chaps (Nov 2019 - Apr 2021)
UK-based client projects (Remote)
**Key Achievements**
- Delivered 4 major client projects with 100% satisfaction rate - Reduced page load times from 3s to 0.8s - Built advanced data visualizations - Implemented role-based authentication systems - Tech Stack: React, TypeScript, Next.js
### Freelance & Contract Work
### Consultant Frontend Architect @ Scouthub (Feb 2023 - May 2023)
Singapore - Contracted
**Key Achievements**
- Consulted on fantasy football game project while maintaining other commitments - Fixed responsive design issues and improved build screen functionality across three views - Optimized complex formation builder logic through modular architecture - Enhanced Web3 transaction system for NFT purchases and transfers - Strengthened project documentation and knowledge transfer - Tech Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Context API, Web3.js
### Frontend Developer & Designer, Freelance (Mar 2019 - Nov 2020)
- Developed various client projects on Upwork:
- Landing pages for international clients
- Portfolio website for a museum in Greece
- Personal portfolio websites for various clients - Created websites using HTML, CSS, and WordPress - Focused on UX principles, wireframing, and prototyping - Implemented responsive design and modern UI practices - Gained hands-on experience with UI kits and CSS frameworks - Worked with design software: Figma, AdobeXD, Blender, Photoshop
## Community Impact & Leadership
### Disaster Map Project (Feb 2023)
Project Lead Developer @ Açık Yazılım Ağı
- Led development of a critical disaster response platform during the Turkey earthquake - Coordinated a team of 2000+ developers in an open-source initiative - Processed 35M+ requests, serving 627,000+ unique visitors - Integrated advanced AI/ML capabilities:
- Used EasyOCR for text extraction from social media images
- Implemented BERT-based models for address extraction
- Developed intent classification using NLI models
- Created crowdsourced validation interface using Argilla and Gradio
- Integrated with Hugging Face's inference API for model deployment - Implemented real-time data visualization with Leaflet for rescue coordination - Developed mobile-first interfaces for field teams and NGOs - Optimized for low-bandwidth scenarios (2G/3G support) - Featured in international media (Yahoo, Euronews, Wired, Time) - Tech Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, AI/ML, Leaflet, Material UI - Project Impact: Directly contributed to successful rescue operations and aid coordination - [Project Coverage](https://dev.to/erayg/how-an-open-source-disaster-map-helped-thousands-of-earthquake-survivors-afetharitacom-440)
### Frontendship Community (Sep 2022 - Apr 2023)
Founder & Community Leader
- Built and grew community to 2000+ members - Provided intensive one-on-one mentorship:
- Mentored 25+ developers individually
- Achieved 80%+ success rate in job placement and career advancement
- Created personalized learning paths and career development plans
- Offered both technical guidance and soft skills development - Reviewed and improved hundreds of resumes for community members - Created networking opportunities and facilitated direct connections with companies - Organized 50+ educational events and workshops
- Frontend-focused online workshops with 100+ average attendance
- Live coding sessions and technical demonstrations
- Career development and interview preparation sessions - Created comprehensive educational content
- YouTube channel with 10,000+ total views
- Educational video series:
- What is Open Source? How To Start?
- Git Usage For Open Sourcerers
- A Frontend Engineer's Guide to Surviving Your First Job
### Speaking Engagements
1. **Neurodiversity in Tech** (Aug 2023)
- Event: Yazılımcı Günleri Etkinliği
- Topic: "I am not neurotypical and that's OK"
- Key Points:
- Understanding neurodiversity in technology
- Effective collaboration with neurodivergent individuals
- Creating inclusive tech workplaces
- Characteristics and strengths of neurodivergent professionals
- Impact: Created awareness about neurodiversity in tech
- Audience: 50+ industry professionals
2. **Frontend Engineering Career Path** (Dec 2022)
- Venue: İstanbul Gelişim University
- Impact: Guided 200+ students
- Outcome: Established 3 mentorship relationships
3. **Modern Design Systems** (Jun 2022)
- Event: Teknasyon Meetup
- Topic: Custom Design System Configuration with Tailwind
- Platform: YouTube
- Reach: 1000+ views
## Early Career & Education
### Personal Timeline
- Born in İstanbul, Türkiye (October 21, 1996) - Graduated from high school (August 2014) - First logo design for local shop (October 2017) - First website launch - WordPress site for museum (December 2017) - Moved to Çanakkale, Türkiye (August 2018) - Relocated to İzmir (June 2021)
### Education
- Computer Programming, Anadolu University (2021-2024) - Medical Imaging Techniques, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (2018-2020) - International Relations, Trakya University (2015-2017)
### Career Progression
- Graphic Designer @ Çanakkale City Hall (Sep 2018) - Founded Spektrum Organization (Dec 2018)
- Created and managed organization website with regular content publishing
- Published articles, poems, and essays from community members
- Organized diverse city-wide events:
- Science and philosophy discussions
- Sports activities and running groups
- Networking events
- Book reading clubs
- Social gatherings and nightlife events
- Built active local community through varied activities
- First step into web development through organization's website - Started Web Development Journey (Jan 2019)
- Began with HTML and CSS
- Secured first freelance clients
- Advanced to JavaScript and WordPress development
- Progressed to React development - Frontend Developer & Designer, Freelance (Mar 2019 - Nov 2020)
- Created websites using HTML, CSS, and WordPress
- Developed minor components for clients
- Focused on UX principles, wireframing, and prototyping
- Implemented design knowledge into UI development
- Gained hands-on experience with UI kits and CSS frameworks
- Worked with design software: Figma, AdobeXD, Blender, Photoshop
### Additional Organizations & Community Involvement
- **Izmir Developer Meetings** (Aug 2021 - Present)
- Active community member
- Participated in regular developer meetups
- Engaged in networking and social interactions with local developers
- Built connections within the İzmir tech community - **DesignGost** (Sep 2020 - Mar 2021)
- Mentee
- Participated in mentor-mentee program for design skills - **Findmentor** (Oct 2020 - Feb 2021)
- Mentee
- Engaged in programming mentorship program
## Technical Expertise
### Core Engineering
- Software Architecture & System Design - Performance Optimization - Technical Leadership - Distributed Systems - Code Review & Quality
### Frontend Development
- TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+) - React & Vue.js - Next.js & Nuxt - SvelteKit - Component Libraries - Design Systems - TailwindCSS - UI Performance - Git Hooks (Husky) - Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
### CSS Expertise
- Methodologies: BEM, OOCSS, SMACSS, Atomic CSS, ITCSS, CSS Modules - Preprocessors: Sass, Less - Frameworks: Bootstrap, TailwindCSS - Cross-Browser: Autoprefixer, Babel
### UI Libraries & Visualization
- Component Libraries: Material-UI, Ant Design, Vuetify, Chakra UI - Data Visualization: D3.js, Chart.js, ApexCharts - Animation: Framer Motion - Maps: Leaflet - Notion Integration
### Backend & Data
- Node.js & Express.js - tRPC & REST APIs - PostgreSQL & MongoDB - Prisma - Data Modeling - API Development - Containerization: Docker
### DevOps & Cloud
- AWS & Azure - Docker - CI/CD Pipelines - GitHub Actions - Vercel & Firebase - Cloud Deployment
### Testing & Quality
- Vitest & Jest - Cypress & Playwright - Component Testing - E2E Testing - Performance Monitoring - ESLint & Prettier
### Development Tools
- Git & GitHub - Turborepo - Webpack & Vite - VS Code - Figma - Chrome DevTools
### Additional Tools & Skills
- Project Management: Agile, Scrum, Kanban - Analytics: Google Analytics - Design: Figma - Project Tools: Trello, Jira, Notion - State Management: Redux, Pinia, Vuex, Context API - Utilities: Lodash, Moment.js, Leaflet - Build Tools: Webpack, Vite, Babel, Autoprefixer - Documentation: Swagger - Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Firebase, Heroku, Netlify, Vercel, Digital Ocean - Database Systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
### Design Tools
- Adobe Suite (Photoshop, XD) - Blender - Wireframing - Prototyping - UI/UX Design - Design Systems
## Languages
- Turkish: Native - English: Professional Working Proficiency
### Key Lessons from Early Web Development
- Importance of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility - Value of clean, maintainable code structure - Significance of performance optimization and loading times - Understanding of user experience and accessibility principles - Necessity of version control and documentation - Power of community learning and knowledge sharing - Importance of iterative development and feedback loops