Summary
Bilal Cagiran is a front-end lead with over a decade of experience delivering scalable, user-focused web applications across fintech, media and e-commerce. He currently leads front-end development at Klarna, where he helped build end-to-end Virtual Shopping features, including a shopper-facing chat plug-in and a merchant analytics dashboard that enhances UX and data-driven decision making. As director at BC-TECH LONDON and a former Enterprise Engineer at Meta, he has guided cross-functional teams on architecture, integrity tooling, and large-scale web platforms. His earlier roles at ITV, NatWest, Reason, and PhotoBox demonstrate a track record of modular React.js architectures (Hooks and Redux) and robust UI tooling with Storybook, Jest, and RTL. He combines hands-on coding with leadership, mentoring teams to adopt best practices and scalable patterns while pursuing continuous learning, including Udacity nanodegrees in Mobile Web and Self-Driving Car. Bilal holds a Computer Engineering degree from Istanbul University and brings breadth and depth to delivering polished front-end experiences from the UK.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
3.03, 3.03 at Istanbul University
Turkish, English