Samet Öçsoy

Full-stack software engineer with 4+ years of experience building microservice-based enterprise systems (Angular, .NET Core, FastAPI, MongoDB, Kafka, Docker) at a national logistics company, alongside independent product development. Founder of qrder.net, a live SaaS platform for digital QR menus.

Background in machine learning / NLP and data engineering (ETL pipelines, text mining, chatbots). Also active as a basketball coach.

Software Engineer (Full-Stack Developer) - Aras Kargo – ArasDx - Istanbul, Turkey

(2022-01)

• Developed a ticket and dashboard application to manage operational issues, track employees and tasks, and improve process efficiency, using Angular 16, MongoDB, and FastAPI (Python) for REST API services.
• Built a courier locker application with Angular 16, Ionic, and Cordova for cross-platform mobile delivery, using C# and LINQ for backend data processing with MongoDB.
• Migrated legacy data formats (MIP, TIF, CIF) into a modern .NET-based infrastructure using C# and LINQ for Eurodis Cargonet integration.
• Designed and developed map-based functionalities using Leaflet.js on a containerized microservice architecture (Docker, Rancher); implemented distributed logging with Graylog, message queues with Kafka, and caching with Redis; tested APIs with Postman.
• Integrated geographic databases and built map tools enabling users to define locations and draw polygons, managing backend operations with C# and MongoDB.
• Built an SMS and notification microservice system in C# for real-time updates, validated with Postman.
• Developed task management and performance-tracking dashboards in .NET/C#, enabling managers to monitor real-time updates via LINQ-based reporting.
• Built ETL pipelines to transfer data from MongoDB to PostgreSQL using Airflow and Python, and set up reporting with Metabase.
• Developed NLP solutions for text classification, data scraping, similarity detection, and chatbot functionality using Python, NLTK, spaCy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, FastAPI, and Angular.

Founder & Full-Stack Developer - qrder.net - Istanbul, Turkey

(2024-01)

• Founded and built qrder.net, a live, web-based QR menu and table-ordering SaaS platform for restaurants, cafes, and bars, requiring no app download or login for guests.
• Designed a self-service menu builder allowing business owners to create and publish a digital QR menu in minutes, supporting up to 10 categories and 100 products on the free tier.
• Own the product end-to-end: development, hosting/deployment, pricing, and go-to-market, including outbound lead generation and outreach to restaurant and cafe owners.
• Built with a modern web stack (Next.js/React, cloud database, Tailwind CSS) focused on fast load times and mobile-first guest experience.

Freelance — Data Scientist / Full-Stack Developer - Meta Trade World - Istanbul, Turkey

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

• Built a web-based metaverse avatar chatbot that detects and processes user input in four languages via text or voice, categorizing input by industry-specific context and responding via voice, text, and visual output, using Angular, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and NLTK.

Freelance — Data Scientist / Full-Stack Developer - Caretta Yazılım - Istanbul, Turkey

(2022-04 - 2022-07)

• Developed a web-based AI chatbot that categorized user input by industry-specific context and generated sector-specific responses, using Angular, TypeScript, FastAPI, Python, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, and NLTK.

Personal Basketball Coach - Independent - Istanbul, Turkey

• Coached basketball teams, developing players' skills, teamwork, and game strategy; organized training sessions and guided teams during matches.

Master's Degree - Information Security Engineering and Cryptography - Istanbul Technical University (2024-01)

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Engineering - Istanbul Topkapı University (2018-01 - 2022-12)