Tarık Burak Özönder
Head Of Software Development | Cloud & System Architecture Expert | Serverless & Event-Driven Systems | Video Streaming & Banking Platforms | Scalable Tech Solutions
İstanbul
Summary
Cloud & System Architect and Engineering Leader with 12+ years of experience building scalable, modular, and mission-critical systems across streaming, banking, e-commerce, and logistics.
Currently leading 30+ engineers across mobile, web, backend, and TV platforms. Responsible for architecture, project delivery, team structure, roadmap alignment, performance tracking, and planning.
I design systems that scale, remain consistent, secure, observable, and developer-friendly. I focus on architectural clarity, operational efficiency, and cross-functional execution.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Head of Software Development
RoofStacks
02.2025 - Current
- Leading technical teams across mobile, web, TV, and backend platforms, managing all product development and delivery processes
- Built tailored team structures aligned with project goals, increasing overall development efficiency
- Designed modular, scalable systems with a product-oriented architecture strategy
- Drove alignment between roadmap and technical capabilities, ensuring timely and high-quality releases
- Shaped the company's tech vision and led innovation initiatives focused on performance, reliability, and long-term sustainability
Software Architect
RoofStacks
11.2022 - 02.2025
- Migrated the entire Gain platform from Google Cloud to AWS, including video, subscription, and content services
- Rebuilt the backend architecture using serverless AWS Lambda, improving scalability and reducing infrastructure cost
- Designed and executed a delta migration process to transition 4.5M users with minimal downtime
- Internalized the subscription system and removed third-party dependencies to achieve platform autonomy
- Integrated DRM solutions (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) into the video streaming pipeline to ensure content protection across platforms.
- Led modernization projects in the banking domain, including HIS to CTG mainframe transitions and OpenShift-based deployments
Software Architect
LIVAD Technologies
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Migrated the company's entire infrastructure from GCP to AWS, significantly improving cost-efficiency and observability
- Developed a custom Helm chart system to automate end-to-end SSL, load balancing, and deployment processes
- Established Prometheus + Grafana monitoring stacks to ensure SLA compliance
- Applied DDD, CQRS, and Saga pattern to deliver resilient, scalable, and maintainable microservices
- Integrated GitHub Actions into CI/CD pipelines, reducing delivery time by 40%
Software Technical Lead
FUPS
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Led three engineering teams (backend, frontend, iOS) with a total of 9 engineers
- Built a fraud detection and prevention infrastructure using Camunda BPMN
- Designed event-driven external integration architecture using RabbitMQ and Stomp
- Automated CI/CD processes with Bamboo to accelerate development cycles
- Delivered production-ready solutions across backend, web, and mobile platforms in a highly collaborative setup
Software Architect
Borusan Logistics
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Led the end-to-end development of an internal logistics platform to replace a costly and inflexible third-party system
- Built a scalable microservices architecture using .NET Core, Angular, Elasticsearch, and RabbitMQ
- Established centralized logging and monitoring with ELK stack (Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana)
- Reduced API latency by 60% through efficient caching and queue-based processing with Redis and RabbitMQ
- Integrated JIRA into the CI/CD process to enable traceable, automated deployments
Software Developer
Hepsiburada.com
07.2014 - 07.2016
- Automated e-commerce operations by developing order management and cargo service integrations
- Resolved data synchronization issues under high traffic in systems using Couchbase and MongoDB
- Re-engineered post-order processes with microservices based on Nancy Framework and WebAPI
- Achieved over 70% test coverage by implementing a robust unit testing infrastructure
Software Developer
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank
05.2013 - 07.2014
- Built profitability reporting systems (MIS) based on customer, product, branch, and channel metrics
- Reduced monthly reporting cycles by 50% through optimized ETL pipelines using SSIS and T-SQL
- Migrated legacy web services to ASP.NET MVC and WCF for improved maintainability and performance
Software Engineer
Kocaeli University
06.2011 - 05.2013
- Developed the university's public website and student information systems
- Migrated internal XML web services to WCF and upgraded .NET projects from version 2.0 to 4.0
- Provided long-term support, maintenance, and deployment for a variety of internal applications
Software Engineer Intern
Netaş
07.2012 - 08.2012
Education
Electronic And Communication Engineer
Kocaeli University
1 2008 - 1 2013
Leadership Experience
Built high-performing teams with strong ownership culture
Delivered enterprise platforms with minimal-downtime migrations through planned maintenance windows
Managed resources, performance, and cross-functional coordination
Ensured roadmap alignment and timely delivery across platforms
Architecture And Systems
Patterns: DDD, Hexagonal & Clean Architecture, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Actor Model, Internal SDKs, Reusable Packages (NuGet, NPM)
Modernization & Migration: Refactored monoliths into cloud-native microservices. Designed delta migrations with CDC (Debezium + Kafka) and real-time sync.
API Gateway & Edge: Built layers with Ocelot, YARP, KrakenD. Applied JWT delegation, rate limiting, multi-tenant routing, observability. Integrated Dapr, Linkerd.
Data Consistency: Handled race conditions, idempotency, distributed transactions, sagas, and ACID vs eventual consistency.
Event-Driven Architecture: Designed pub/sub systems using Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SNS/SQS with resilient orchestration.
Communication And Identity
Protocols: gRPC, MQTT, REST, WebSockets, Event Bus
Access Control: Keycloak integration with ABAC (Attribute-Based) & PBAC (Policy-Based). Token-based security, delegated identity.
Observability
OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Grafana Loki, Grafana Tempo, Jaeger, Zipkin, Aternity, AppDynamics, Senetry. Kubernetes-native tracing, logging, debugging, and mesh observability.
Tech Stack
Languages: .NET, Node.js, Java, React, Angular, Swift
Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Cassandra, MongoDB, Couchbase, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
Messaging & Caching: Kafka, Debezium, RabbitMQ, Redis, AWS SQS/SNS, GCloud Pub/Sub
Cloud & Infra: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Service Mesh
Streaming: HLS, DASH, DRM, FFmpeg, CDN
Legacy/Finance: CTG, HIS, DB2, IBM MQ
Certification
Scrum Master PSM1
Timeline
Head of Software Development
RoofStacks
02.2025 - Current
Software Architect
RoofStacks
11.2022 - 02.2025
Software Architect
LIVAD Technologies
06.2021 - 11.2022
Software Technical Lead
FUPS
06.2018 - 06.2021
Software Architect
Borusan Logistics
07.2016 - 06.2018
Software Developer
Hepsiburada.com
07.2014 - 07.2016
Software Developer
Türkiye Finans Participation Bank
05.2013 - 07.2014
Software Engineer Intern
Netaş
07.2012 - 08.2012
Software Engineer
Kocaeli University
06.2011 - 05.2013
Electronic And Communication Engineer
Kocaeli University
1 2008 - 1 2013