Senior Software Development Engineer at Semperis (2023-07 – 2025-08)
- Developed backend services for an enterprise identity migration platform.
- Built data generation tools and automated testing environments to support migration validation and improve integration reliability.
- Designed API patterns and testing practices that improved consistency, maintainability, and development efficiency across the engineering team.
- Collaborated with product and engineering teams to understand complex migration requirements and deliver reliable solutions for enterprise customer scenarios.
- Supported adoption of AI-assisted engineering workflows and modern development practices
- Participated in technical discussions, code reviews, and troubleshooting efforts to improve product quality and customer outcomes.
- Led day to day execution and operational management
- Coached and developed engineers through mentorship, feedback, and helped the leadership team with performance management
- Delivered on roadmap for multiple feature groups across divisions, tracked project schedules, drove development of staging and implementation plans.
- Drove continuous improvements by validating use cases and writing test cases.
Software Development Engineer at Microsoft (2016-02 – 2022-12)
- Designed and developed Bing content moderation platforms supporting global search safety, compliance, and content removal workflows.
- Built backend services and customizable workflows enabling rapid processing of legal, government, and safety-related content removal requests.
- Partnered with engineering, legal, operations, and stakeholder teams to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Researched new Spam detection techniques and made improvements on the existing ones which decreased the Spam rate on Bing search engine results.
- Partnered with Product, Architecture, Platform Engineering, Security, QA, and SRE teams to deliver scalable software solutions and platform improvements
- Developed systems supporting URL exclusion workflows that enabled timely removal of content from Bing search results in response to regulatory and safety requirements.
- Helped teams navigate blockers, escalations, and shifting priorities while maintaining focus on business outcomes
- Contributed to search quality initiatives, including spam detection improvements and query classification systems designed to improve user safety.
- Worked with large-scale data platforms and distributed systems technologies to support reliable production services.
- Drove sprint delivery, backlog execution, dependency coordination, risk mitigation, and production support activities.
- Contributed to hiring, onboarding, resource planning, and organizational growth
- Managed day-to-day relationships with three external technology vendors, coordinating deliverables, resolving technical issues, escalating risks, and aligning implementation timelines with Microsoft engineering teams.
- Provided expertise needed for departments to collect performance metrics, led customer support, and defined and led direct customer engagements.
Software Development Engineer at TEKsystems (2015-02 – 2015-11)
- Developed internal and external-facing applications supporting Bing content moderation operations.
- Built tools used by Microsoft teams, copyright stakeholders, and government organizations to manage content removal requests.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to understand operational needs and deliver technical solutions supporting compliance workflows.
- Maintained production systems and improved reliability of content management processes.
- Supported modernization initiatives involving cloud-native technologies, CI/CD pipelines, observability, automation, and platform operations
- Partnered with Program Management, Software Engineering, Data Scientists, Designers, and SMEs to design complex technical solutions across feature areas.
Software Design Engineer at Collabera Inc. (2013-11 – 2014-07)
- Developed reporting and debugging tools for Bing's experimentation and machine learning platforms.
- Created applications that helped engineering teams analyze experiment results and improve platform visibility.
- Collaborated with multiple engineering teams to deliver new services and improve existing systems.
- Defined success criteria and created relationships for implementing multiple feature areas for highly complex cross-functional projects. Coordinated and ensured alignment across the business..NET Software Developer at ITSource Technology (2013-08 – 2013-11)
- Developed enterprise applications and reporting solutions for a government technology initiative named Next Generation Tax System - Tax And Wage Reporting.
- Translated business requirements into technical implementations and supported application improvements.
- Troubleshot defects, implemented business rule changes, and improved system reliability.
- Worked on development of application including bug fixing, testing, and implementing business rule changes.
- Fostered strong engineering practices across software development, quality assurance, agile delivery, and operational readiness
Software Design Engineer at Collabera Inc. (2012-05 – 2013-05)
- Built reporting systems and internal web applications supporting Bing Machine Learning experimentation platforms.
- Developed tools that helped teams analyze data, track experiments, and improve engineering workflows.
- Worked in Agile teams delivering software solutions through iterative development cycles.
- Improved delivery predictability, team effectiveness, and operational stability through metrics, accountability, and continuous improvement
Software Developer at I-Con Technologies (2011-09 – 2012-03)
- Developed web services, administration panel and pages, and a reporting panel to track ROI and daily traffic for an iPhone and Android mobile application that offered coupons and discounts to people based on location.
- Led a team of engineers developing mobile application platforms, reporting tools, and administrative systems.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to translate product requirements into technical solutions.
- Implemented social media features to increase user interaction and adoption.
- Contribute to hiring, onboarding, resource planning, and organizational growth.
- Created test tools for various smart phone screen sizes and resolutions to give users better experiences.
- Designed database systems and optimized application performance for consumer-facing applications.
- Identified and defined the relevant customer scenarios, orchestrate the engineering approach to address these, and develop the end-to-end user stories with internal and external stakeholders.
Software Technical Architect at Hertz Rent A Car (2010-03 – 2010-11)
- Designed and developed Hertz Turkey web site (hertz.com.tr) as the sole developer.
- Led the redesign and implementation of Hertz Turkey's e-commerce platform.
- Designed application architecture, database solutions, and user experience improvements.
- Worked directly with sales and business teams to understand customer workflows, pricing processes, and operational requirements.
- Improved online booking functionality and search visibility, contributing to increased online reservations.
Software Developer & Solution Delivery Consultant at 7Gen Information Technologies (2007-09 – 2010-01)
- Delivered custom software solutions for enterprise customers by gathering requirements, designing applications, and supporting implementations.
- Worked directly with customers to understand business processes and translate needs into technical solutions.
- Delivered Business Intelligence, reporting, and data integration projects for organizations including Coca-Cola, Ülker, and Istanbul Electrical Tramway and Tunnel Company.
- Supported customer implementations involving reporting platforms, enterprise applications, and data migration.
- Contributed to hiring, onboarding, resource planning, and organizational growth.
