Okan G. Tekel
Software Engineer
Istanbul
Summary
Accomplished Senior Software Engineer at Rad Power Bikes, specializing in backend services and APIs with Node.js and Go. Expert in designing event-driven architectures and integrating third-party platforms. Proven ability to enhance system performance and maintainability, leveraging strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to drive impactful results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Rad Power Bikes
01.2024 - Current
Design and develop the backend services and APIs using modern JavaScript (Node.js), Go in microservices.
- Designed event-driven architectures (via RabbitMQ)
- Integrated key third-party platforms (Stripe, GoogleAPI, Twilio, Zendesk, Salesforce etc.)
- Instrumented applications with Datadog to monitor critical metrics (API latency, error rates, mq processing time etc)
- Maintain tech docs for long-term maintainability
- Deployed the services to k8s via Argocd
tech stack: Node.js, Go, Redis, mongo, postgresql, Rabbit-MQ, k8s, argocd, DD
Software Engineer
Rad Power Bikes
10.2021 - 01.2024
Created microservices from a big monolith application that runs a standalone application.
Software Engineer
Trendyol
05.2019 - 09.2021
Contributed to the development of cloud-based international e-commerce platform.
- Designed and maintained RESTful APIs and backend services in a microservice architecture
- Implemented caching, messaging queues ( NATs), and database optimizations to handle high-traffic e-commerce systems
tech stack: nodejs (express as framework), typescript(as a must), mongodb
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Bogazici University
Istanbul, Turkey 04.2001 -
Skills
Nodejs
Go
NoSQL (mongo)
SQL (Postgres)
Docker, K8S, AWS
CI/CD
Fun Fact About Me
I’ve loved bikes since I was a kid, and that passion came full circle at Rad Power Bikes. I also have a strong background in math and geometry ranked 860th out of over 2million students in Turkey’s national university entrance exam in 2013.
I love cooking and I'm a stamp collector as well
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Rad Power Bikes
01.2024 - Current
Software Engineer
Rad Power Bikes
10.2021 - 01.2024
Software Engineer
Trendyol
05.2019 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Bogazici University
04.2001 -