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Software Engineer · Full Stack

CAGLAR
KURTKAYA

I architect backend systems and craft frontend experiences — from database to pixel, I build things that last and interfaces that resonate.

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5+ Years
experience
3+ Projects
shipped
10+ Technologies
mastered
Available for new opportunities
01 — About

WHO I AM

I'm a full-stack software engineer with a drive to build things that are fast, resilient, and beautifully crafted. My work ranges from backend architecture to polished UI — end to end.

I've shipped production software across startups and scale-ups, owning projects from initial architecture through to deployment. I care deeply about code quality, performance, and developer experience.

Outside of work I explore systems design, contribute to open source, and follow developments in distributed systems and language design.

caglar.json
{
"name": "Caglar Kurtkaya", "role": "Full-Stack Engineer", "location": "Chicago", "focus": [
"Backend",
"Frontend",
"Cloud"
], "status": "open_to_work" }
02 — Skills

WHAT I BUILD

Backend
Scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems built for production load.
JavaSpring FrameworkRESTC#.NET
Frontend
Fast, accessible interfaces with component-driven modern frameworks.
ReactTypeScriptJavascriptCSS
Data
Relational and NoSQL stores, caches, and event-driven architectures.
SQLOracle
Cloud
Cloud-native deployment, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and IaC.
AWSDocker
Security
Auth flows, system hardening, and RBAC patterns for production.
OAuth2JWT
Testing
Unit, integration, and E2E testing with a TDD-first mindset.
JUnitMockito
03 — Projects

SELECTED WORK

Featured — 01
Project Name Here
Your flagship project. Describe what makes it technically interesting — the scale it operates at, architecture decisions, performance improvements, or real impact on users.
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLDockerAWS
Project — 02
Second Project
A strong second project showing different strengths or a different domain from your featured work.
PythonFastAPIRedis
Project — 03
Third Project
Another project that rounds out your portfolio. Different stack to showcase your range.
TypeScriptNext.jsAWS
04 — Experience

WHERE I'VE WORKED

2022 — Present
Senior Software Engineer
Company Name
Led architecture of core platform services, cutting API latency by 40%. Mentored junior engineers and drove TypeScript adoption across the codebase.
Current
2020 — 2022
Software Engineer
Previous Company
Built full-stack features for a B2B SaaS serving 50k+ users. Owned the data pipeline from ingestion to the visualization layer.
Full-time
2018 — 2020
Junior Developer
First Company
Started building internal tools and REST APIs, growing into ownership of several critical services over two years.
Full-time
Get in touch
LET'S
BUILD.

Open to new roles, interesting projects, and good conversations. Drop me a line — I respond fast.

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