Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Engineering leader with 14+ years of experience driving digital transformation, software architecture, and automation in banking technology. Leading 3 teams and 20+ engineers at ING, I focus on scalable architectures, performance optimization, and building a culture of continuous learning and ownership. I believe true impact comes from combining technical depth, leadership clarity, and business vision and I aim to create systems and teams that grow stronger together. 🚀 Focus areas: Software Architecture | Digital Transformation | Leadership | Banking Technology | Code Quality | AI & Automation
Engineering Manager in the Consumer Lending Department, leading a team with +20 direct report engineers. Architected and implemented an Engineer Metrics Framework that measures engineering contribution across quality, sustainability, and business impact dimensions, improving transparency and aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals. Managed Products & Platforms : Personal Loan, Vehicle Loan, Mortgage Loan, Overdraft (KMH), After Sales, Credit Onboarding, Salary Onboarding, Turuncu / E-Turuncu, Turuncu Ekstra, Pre-Approved Processes, Instinct, KKB, LKS, KAPS, KKB Notification, Credit Card Application, Invex, E-İpotek, E-Terkin, Allocation, Decision Models
Manager of two teams under the Consumer Loans Department, overseeing 14 engineers as direct reports. - Converting the end-to-end database and .net legacy codes of the credit card application process to Java microservice architecture in approximately 10 months. - Conversion of legacy codes written in asp and database of the bank's individual KKB services into java microservices in a short period of 8 months and commissioning them smoothly in an organized manner with all consuming teams. - Led critical digital transformation initiatives, improving system efficiency and reducing dependencies within payment and loan systems. - Implemented rigorous code review processes, achieving high code coverage (>85%) and optimizing namespace structures to ensure maintainability and scalability. - Designed and deployed monitoring and alert systems from scratch, enhancing system reliability and operational efficiency. Managed Products & Platforms : Mortgage Loan, Salary Onboarding, Turuncu / E-Turuncu, Turuncu Ekstra, Pre-Approved Processes, Instinct, KKB, LKS, KAPS, KKB Notification, Credit Card Application, Invex, E-Ipotek, E-Terkin
Driving technical excellence and team growth across multiple projects. - Mentor teammates through coaching and training - Design and support scalable software solutions across the stack - Lead architectural planning and ensure code quality via reviews - Continuously improve systems, processes, and development standards - Collaborate with VakıfBank stakeholders on key architectural decisions
Lead the team to resolve technical and operational challenges. - Design, develop, and maintain the Early Warning System in the .NET environment - Manage and implement incoming requests for existing systems - Step in to handle critical issues and ensure system stability
Contributed to the Credit Monitoring & Tracking team under the Credit Monitoring Department, developing the bank’s Early Warning System, Credit Monitoring Pools, Credit Actions, and Legal Follow-up Screens. - Built high-performance enterprise applications using WPF and Oracle, meeting the bank’s complex technological requirements - Designed and developed user-friendly Legal Follow-up Screens with AngularJS 4.0, improving system functionality and usability
Worked in the development of infrastructure in the branch on Retail Loans. In addition; Xnext project scope, we convert Branch Screen made with Oracle Forms to Microsoft .Net Technology. I got quite an opportunity to dominate the Oracle database. - Paperless project across the branch drives revenue across the enterprise. Significant reductions per year more than a million pages. Project aims to make all paper works online. By means of the barcode system, providing easy access to all documents and correct archiving facilities.
Develop applications that increase or facilitate credit sales. In addition, correction of incoming bugs. I've made improvements to Oracle Forms on the front end, whereas the business side is Oracle.
In the Humanist Software Project, I'm a software developer. It made use of one of the most programs in the human resources industry. We are working to develop. Human environment online. Additionally, we create custom modules for our clients.
Developing and maintaining the modules of an inter-university shopping site and taking actions regarding errors. As infrastructure, PHP and MySQL were used.