Berat Akgül

Recent Computer Engineering graduate specializing in Java backend development with practical experience in Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture. Developed backend systems including a collateral-based lending platform and a risk-oriented banking system, with a strong focus on data consistency, transaction management, and event-driven communication using Apache Kafka. Solid understanding of distributed system design principles, with hands-on experience in building scalable, maintainable, and production-oriented backend services.

Software Engineer Intern at Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. (VakıfBank) (2025-08 – 2025-08)

• Contributed to the development of a retrospective enterprise application using.NET backend and Angular frontend.
• Designed and implemented RESTful APIs in.NET and verified endpoints using Swagger.
• Applied the Generic Repository pattern and structured the project with Business Logic, Entity, and DTO layers to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Implemented Dependency Injection, global Exception Handling, and Logging mechanisms to enhance system reliability.
• Enabled seamless RESTful API communication between frontend and backend services.
• Developed responsive and performance-focused Angular components, improving usability and user experience.

Software Engineer (Part-time) at CMOS Teknoloji (2024-12 – 2025-07)

• Developed a cross-platform mobile application using Flutter and Dart with responsive UI components and Provider/Riverpod state management.
• Built backend services with Node.js &.NET Core, designing RESTful APIs for real-time frontend-backend communication across mobile and web platforms.
• Collaborated with the team through Git, code reviews, and issue tracking to maintain code quality.

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering – Beykoz University (2022 – 2026)

Intensive Software Development Training in Software Development – 42 Istanbul (2023-07 – 2023-08)