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Ozgur Solak-Back End Developer

Ozgur Solak
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United Kingdom

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Experience

Feb 2024 - Present
Manchester, United Kingdom

Back End Developer

Auto Trader

Position Summary
Back End Developer at Auto Trader
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • In the Digital Retailing core team within Product Engineering, contributed to the development of cutting-edge software solutions that revolutionize the way consumers interact with and purchase vehicles online, leveraging advanced technologies and agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

  • Commonly utilizes the following technology stack: Java and Spring Boot, Node.js with JS, SQL and NoSQL Databases, AWS, Google Cloud Functions.

Jun 2022 - Feb 2024
San Francisco, United States

Back End Developer

Scorp

Position Summary
Back End Developer at Scorp
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Supervised and lead a team of 2 junior software engineers during the development of a robust upgrade version of the company’s software applications, resulting in improved user experience and 42% revenue increase within 6 months.

  • Technology stack used in that app: Node.js with JS, Google Cloud Functions, Firestore, Python, Tornado, Django, Docker, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence.

Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
New York, United States

Back End Developer

Community Gaming

Position Summary
Back End Developer at Community Gaming
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Demonstrated expertise in translating the client specific needs into easy-to-understand solutions.

  • Enhanced application features to effectively fix bugs and optimize the overall performance, reliability and efficiency.

  • Mainly used technology stack: Kotlin, Redis, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, GraphQL, Spring Boot.

Nov 2020 - Jan 2022
İstanbul, Turkey

Back End Developer

Commencis

Position Summary
Back End Developer at Commencis
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Worked for backend team for more than 1 year.

  • Experienced in software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including agile development, coding standards, code reviews, build processes, testing, and maintenance.

  • Documented all supported systems to effectively train the new and existing team members.

  • Technology stack used for this project: Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Jenkins and Docker.

Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
İstanbul, Turkey

Full Stack Engineer

Kafein Technology Solutions

Position Summary
Full Stack Engineer at Kafein Technology Solutions
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Was responsible for both server side and front-end side.

  • Changed the commercial website of Turk Telekom according to BTK decisions.

  • Experienced with software development techniques such as Test Driven Development, pair programming.

  • Technology stack mostly used: Spring Boot, Java 8, JQuery.

Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
İstanbul, Turkey

Software Developer

Omreon Information Technologies

Position Summary
Software Developer at Omreon Information Technologies
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Generally, researched on Apache Flink, Spark, and Lucene (base of ElasticSearch) libraries.

  • Worked on CDC concept for PostgreSQL databases for anomaly detection.

  • For the CDC concept, worked on Debezium which is an open-source distributed platform.

  • Implemented several endpoints in Java 8 with Spring Boot.

Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
İstanbul, Turkey

Back End Developer Intern

TAV Information Technologies

Position Summary
Back End Developer Intern at TAV Information Technologies
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Experienced in front-end side of web development using JSP, and back-end side using Spring.

  • Learned the basics of Git commands, unit testing.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Automotive, and Telecommunication.

Information Technology
Automotive
Telecommunication
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Product Development.

Information Technology
Product Development
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Summary

Highly experienced, solution-oriented, with 5 years of remarkable background in overseeing all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, from extensive analysis and design through execution and maintenance. Proficient in utilizing a wide variety of programs and tools to provide high quality and cost-effective applications to boost organizational efficiency and productivity. Skilled at coordinating agile team in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment to steer timely project completion within budgetary constraints.

Skills

  • Ci/Cd Pipelines
  • Website Optimization
  • Java 8, 11, 17
  • Spring Boot
  • Postgresql
  • Mongodb
  • Firestore
  • Rest
  • Graphql
  • Redis
  • Kafka
  • Docker
  • Node.Js
  • Express
  • Aws (Codepipeline, Lambda, S3, Dynamodb, Elastic Beanstalk, Ec2)
  • Google Cloud Functions
  • Test Driven Development
  • Version Control Systems (Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket)
  • Agile Workflow / Scrum
  • Jira
  • Confluence

Languages

Turkish
Advanced
English
Elementary

Education

Oct 2015 - Jun 2020

Boğaziçi University

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · İstanbul, Turkey · 3.00/4.00

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Information Technology 5 y
Avg length 1 y 1 m
Longest experience 2 y 3 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Turkey, United States, United Kingdom)
Primary country Turkey

Expertise

Recent roles Back End Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Software Developer
Main industries Information Technology, Automotive, Telecommunication
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

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Ozgur speaks the following languages: Turkish (Advanced), English (Elementary).
Ozgur has at least 7 years of experience. During this time, Ozgur has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Ozgur may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ozgur would be well-suited for roles such as: Back End Developer, Full Stack Engineer, Software Developer.
Ozgur's most recent position is Back End Developer at Auto Trader.
In recent years, Ozgur has worked for Auto Trader, Scorp, Community Gaming, and Commencis.
Ozgur is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Automotive, and Telecommunication.
Ozgur is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Ozgur has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Automotive.
Ozgur has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Ozgur holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from Boğaziçi University.
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