Greater Istanbul
I'm a 2nd-year Software Engineering student at Fırat University who got into programming the way most people do — I had a problem, couldn't find a tool that solved it, so I built one myself. That happened a few more times, and now I have 6+ shipped projects on GitHub. What keeps me going is curiosity about how things actually work. I'm not the kind of developer who drops in a library and moves on — I want to understand the layer underneath. That mindset is what I bring to every team and every codebase. I'm most comfortable in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and C/C++, but I pick up whatever a project demands — I've gone from Chrome Extension APIs and background service workers to cryptographic libraries and SMTP protocols. I care less about the specific stack and more about building something that works well and ships. I'm interested in AI-assisted developer experiences and the compilers, runtimes, and systems behind them. I think the best tools disappear into the workflow, and I want to build those. Currently looking for a Summer 2026 internship in Europe (available July–August, visa-free in EU/Schengen). If your team values curiosity and shipping over years of experience, let's talk. GitHub: github.com/ertugrulerden