Summary
Furkan Portakal is a Senior Frontend Developer based in Istanbul with five years of experience building performant, maintainable web applications. At Şanstech (İddaa) he spearheaded a migration from JavaScript to TypeScript and shifted styling from Styled Components to Tailwind CSS, materially improving maintainability and startup performance. He is proficient in React, Next.js and Angular, has implemented real-time features with sockets, and has applied isomorphic React, BFF architecture and PWA patterns in production. Beyond product work he co‑founded the Kodizim community to mentor and collaborate with peers and contributed to TÜBİTAK research applying NLP and deep learning to generate fabric patterns—an uncommon blend of design and AI. A fast learner and active open-source enthusiast, he builds internal tools to streamline workflows and is focused on growing into a world-class developer while remaining a strong individual contributor and team player.
5 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Lisans Derecesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği, Lisans Derecesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği at Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi