Göktuğ Gökçe

Lead developer for a large-scale multilingual web and native Mendix application supporting 20 languages, in charge of both back and frontend development for web and native applications.

Mendix Developer - WELCOME APP

(2024-01 - 2026-04)

Lead developer for a large-scale multilingual web and native Mendix application supporting 20 languages, in charge of both back and frontend development for web and native applications.

• Enhanced native mobile features by enabling content sharing via universal deeplink, push notifications, managing iOS and Android builds.
• Reduced native app login time from over 1 minute to under 5 seconds by applying advanced XPath optimizations through data synchronization.
• Integrated AI-driven automation from n8n into Mendix, enabling automated content creation within the app.
• Applied React Native and improved native styling skills through hands-on development
• Built a responsive public social map feature for both web and mobile, showing municipal organizations and allowing interactive user engagement.
• Created custom metrics system in the app for both web and native platforms to track user behavior.
• Gained hands-on experience with OData for data querying and integration with Power BI dashboards.
• Implemented SEO improvements and Google indexing optimizations to increase visibility and performance.
• Prepared the app for professional penetration testing by performing all necessary security checks, resulting in a validated secure platform.
• Gained experience with migrating the application from Mendix 9 to Mendix 10 LTS.

Mendix Advanced Developer Program - MOTOPP

(2023-06 - 2024-01)

Advanced course on the entire Mendix platform. Working on different projects /apps in close cross-functional collaboration to build diverse business/user-centric applications.

• Process Modelling
• Agile Working
• Security Verification
• Account handling
• ALM
• Front-end Development
• Team Server
• Microflow Modelling
• Versioning
• Styling
• Branching
• Querying
• Integration Rest, Excel, Filing
• Modelling Best Practicing
• Domain Modelling

Mentor (volunteer) - DE REGENBOOG GROEP

(2026-01)

• Supporting a refugee-background participant through one-on-one mentorship, sharing knowledge and experience to help them build independence and integrate into daily life in the Netherlands.

Co-founder - APEX STORE (E-COMMERCE)

(2021-09 - 2023-03)

• Co-founded an e-commerce business, managing product sourcing and sales across Bol.com and Amazon.

Intern Aerospace Engineer - TURKISH AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

(2019-09 - 2019-12)

• Designed and analyzed UAV components using CATIA and ANSYS Fluent, including aerodynamic testing for the TUBITAK UAV Competition.

Aeronautical Engineering - ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (2017 - 2019)

Aerospace Engineering - TURKISH AIR FORCE ACADEMY (2014 - 2016)