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Ahmet F. NACAROGLU

Senior Software Engineer & Architect
Istanbul

Summary

Results-oriented and innovative Senior Software Engineer with 20 years of experience. Easily communicates complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders. Excellent leadership record of leading development teams in enterprise-wide development projects.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Affirm via BlueCloud (Remote)
Istanbul
04.2022 - Current
  • Worked with project managers, developers, and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked with software development and customer team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Identified and documented project changes with proactive budget oversight.
  • Provided guidance and mentored less-experienced staff members.

Senior Software Engineer

Fast.co via BlueCloud (Remote)
Istanbul
01.2022 - 04.2023
  • Worked with project managers, developers, quality assurance and customers to resolve technical issues.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Demonstrated experience and good hands-on programming experience Go Lang
  • Practiced and encouraged respectful and transparent communication in interactions.
  • Provided technical support using knowledge of complex technology to solve problems and support new projects.

Software Engineering Team Lead

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
Istanbul
10.2020 - 01.2022

Projects:

  • Building a new software development team that has mission to develop new startup ideas with our banks startup/fintech innovation center: QNBeyond
  • By the time taking part as a development team leader to growth both Kassa and Q (Banking Digital assistant) with new features


  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked with customers for needs analysis and to determine vendor costs.
  • Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
  • Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices to division to enhance product development.
  • Developed clear specifications for project plans using customer requirements.
  • Provided guidance and mentored less-experienced staff members.
  • Identified and documented project changes with proactive budget oversight.
  • Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements.
  • Provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies.

Senior Software Architect

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
Istanbul
06.2011 - 10.2020


  • Broad range of banking application mainly design, implementation and supporting both for Cash Management & Deposits Domains. Design and developments refined for 7*24 high availability and high scalability.
    • As a Technical Lead of participated projects, directing all team members to work with harmony to achieve strong goals to meet tight deadlines
    • Selective projects are:

i. Utility (Electricity, Gas, Communication etc.) Invoice Collection Firms and Bank Integration Management System Lead Designer instead of MS BizTalk Server
ii. New Generation EFT (Country wide Electronic Fund/Money Transfer) System Integration Project Designer
iii. Over Draft Account Application Business Process Management Project Lead Designer
iv. Most of projects designed with multi-channel considerations including branch mobile, internet, Call Center etc.


  • Customized in-development software to clients' current hardware environments, designing applications to span multiple systems.
  • Authored development guidelines to expedite application design efforts through ready-made frameworks.
  • Assessed under-performing software and developed actionable improvements.
  • Designed architecture strategies for large-scale system-wide application deployments.
  • Drafted visual representations of software architecture design for presentation to stakeholders.
  • Communicated software architecture strategies to senior leadership and third-party business leaders.
  • Tuned systems to boost performance.
  • Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
  • Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.

Software Engineer

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
Istanbul
06.2008 - 06.2011
  • Banking application development Cash Management Team. Selective projects are:

i. Development of some Cash Management related projects

ii. Western Union Integration to Banking System Development with additional middleware


  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
  • Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.

Software Engineer

Credit Europe Bank
Moscow
06.2007 - 12.2007
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Conducted regression testing and submitted observations to development team.
  • Delivered unit-tested systems within customer-prescribed timeframes.

Software Engineer

Arete Consulting
Istanbul
03.2006 - 06.2007
  • SAP Variant configuration supportive application development with Java, Spring backend and Visual C# Windows Forms UI

Web Developer

Isection
Istanbul
01.2004 - 03.2006

• First in Turkey; design and development of online real estate selling system from construction firm https://www.soyak.com.tr/

• Design and Implementation of Microsoft Content Management Server to Turkish Ministry Of Foreign Affairs

Education

Bachelor of Science - B.S. in Computer Education & Instructional Tech

Boğazici University
Istanbul Turkiye
09.1998 - 09.2003

Skills

    Software Architecture

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Affirm via BlueCloud (Remote)
04.2022 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Fast.co via BlueCloud (Remote)
01.2022 - 04.2023

Software Engineering Team Lead

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
10.2020 - 01.2022

Senior Software Architect

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
06.2011 - 10.2020

Software Engineer

QNBFinansBank - IBTech
06.2008 - 06.2011

Software Engineer

Credit Europe Bank
06.2007 - 12.2007

Software Engineer

Arete Consulting
03.2006 - 06.2007

Web Developer

Isection
01.2004 - 03.2006

Bachelor of Science - B.S. in Computer Education & Instructional Tech

Boğazici University
09.1998 - 09.2003
Ahmet F. NACAROGLUSenior Software Engineer & Architect