Ali Parlakci
Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Dublin, Ireland
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Top SchoolAli Parlakci is a Software Development Engineer with nine years of experience building backend systems and applied AI solutions, currently at AWS in Dublin. He has startup and product engineering experience as a founding engineer at Midas Crypto and has delivered production software at DocPlanner and P.I. Works. Comfortable across the stack, Ali focuses on improving core functionality and reliability—illustrated by open-source contributions to a Reddit bulk downloader where he fixed client ID issues, improved argument parsing, and extended support for multiple post types. He combines a strong computer science foundation from Sabanci University with a practical, hands-on engineering approach and a clear passion for the field. Colleagues describe him as someone who would miss computer science if it didn’t exist, reflecting genuine curiosity that drives continuous improvement.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Sabanci UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Vefa High School
Turkish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
debug10
python10
scraper10
download-manager10
reddit10
file-handling10
ui-testing8
ab-testing8
unit-testing8
testing8
abtest8
archiving7
archived7
archives7
indentation6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Serene-Arc/bulk-downloader-for-reddit
Jul 2018 - Sep 2021
Downloads and archives content from reddit
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:64 releases, 41 reviews, 386 commits in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Ali primarily contributed to bug fixes and feature implementations within the Reddit content downloader. They addressed issues related to client ID errors, argument parsing, and post tagging inconsistencies, particularly within the `src` directory. Additionally, the user added new classes for direct, gfycat, and self posts, indicating involvement in handling different content types from Reddit. These contributions suggest a focus on improving the core functionality and compatibility of the downloader with various Reddit content formats.
downloaderimgurpythonprawarchive
aliparlakci/country-roads
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:6 releases, 86 commits, 62 pushes in 1 month
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