Mehmet Karakose

Tech Lead, GenAI & LLMs | Organizer GDG Izmir

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

I engineer AI-powered systems and automation workflows that eliminate repetitive work and unlock new capabilities for businesses. My core focus is building intelligent solutions at the intersection of large language models, workflow automation, and full-stack development. I work across the entire pipeline — from designing AI integrations to deploying production-ready applications. Before going deep into AI, I built my engineering foundation at companies like TomBank, Vodafone Turkey, Vestel, NTT Data, and Noderix — working on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architectures. Technical expertise: → AI & LLMs: Claude API, Gemini API, OpenAI, custom MCP servers, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines → Automation: n8n (self-hosted & cloud), API orchestration, event-driven workflows → Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL → DevOps: Railway, Docker, K8S, ArgoCD, CI/CD, Rancher GDG İzmir Organizer — contributing to Turkey's developer community through events and knowledge sharing. Always open to connecting with people working on interesting problems.

Experience

  • Tech Lead, GenAI & LLMs at TOM
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Organizer at GDG Izmir
    Sep 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos

  • Full Stack Software Engineer, IoT at Vodafone
    Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 · 7 mos

    Worked with the South African team to bring the worldwide used IoT platform to Turkey.

  • Software Engineer at NTT DATA
    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020 · 7 mos

    Part of the Java development team that develops B2B Non-SAP software solutions.

  • Software Engineer, IoT at Noderix
    Oct 2018 - May 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Aimed to build a new global network for IoT devices and by using their big data, improve life on earth. Project: Wireless real-time vehicle tracking app with Google Maps Action: Led and managed the development team. Technologies used: Java, Spring Boot, Nodejs, Angular7/8, MongoDB, Google Cloud Platform ( BigQuery, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Compute Engine, IoT Core, Dataflow, Pubsub, Maps) Most important features: UDP/TCP/MQTT/Socket.io connection, manage gateway operating system, visualization of real-time data.