Ahmet Balkan
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure at LinkedIn
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAhmet Balkan is a Sr. Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building and operating large-scale compute and Kubernetes infrastructure across major cloud platforms. Currently leading efforts on LinkedIn’s next-generation on-prem compute fleet and automated cluster lifecycle management, he previously shaped Kubernetes Engine and Cloud Run at Google and compute infrastructure at Twitter. His background spans core Azure Linux work at Microsoft to early internships and open-source roots, reflecting deep systems, orchestration, and platform engineering expertise. Based in Seattle, he blends hands-on implementation with architectural leadership and an eye for operational resilience, while his self-described “aspiring flaneur” curiosity suggests a thoughtful, observant approach to complex infrastructure problems.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Bilkent UniversityKocaeli Science High School
Github Skills (6)
mongodb4
javascript3
react3
nodejs3
mysql2
typescript2
Github contributions (1)
RichardDooling/Entertainment_Law
Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributions:18 commits in 4 days
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