Alican Akyuz
Software Engineer at Miro
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolAlican Akyuz is a software engineer with 7 years of full‑stack experience, currently building products at Miro after impactful engineering roles at Artsy and Delivery Hero. He blends front-end craftsmanship in React and TypeScript with mobile iOS work, contributing UX-focused features to well-known projects like Artsy’s web and mobile apps. Comfortable in fast-moving e-commerce and customer-support domains, he pairs clear communication and expectation management with hands-on coding discipline. He has entrepreneurial roots—designing and shipping two startups—and formal training in web development alongside humanities degrees from Hacettepe and Humboldt. Known for improving product discoverability and input flows, he brings a user-centered approach to technical problems. Based in Berlin, he combines cross-cultural insight with a pragmatic, team-oriented engineering style.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., English, B.A., English at Hacettepe UniversityFull-Stack Web Development Certificate, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development Certificate, Web Development at UdacityM.A., Cultural Studies, M.A., Cultural Studies at Humboldt University of BerlinWeb Development Path, Web Development, Web Development Path, Web Development at Codecademy
English, German, Turkish
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
ios10
react-native10
ui-components10
typescript10
user-interface10
android-app10
typescript-types10
swift10
iphone-app10
typescripts10
react10
application10
expressjs9
objective-c9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
artsy/force
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
The Artsy.net website
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:253 reviews, 170 commits, 200 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Alican primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Artsy.net website, focusing on the implementation and enhancement of UI components using React and TypeScript. They added new features, such as a "Price Database" link, to the navigation bar and mobile menu. Additionally, the user improved the UI/UX by adding tracking for filter changes and search functionality within the "Price Database" page.
reactjavascriptartsyexpress-jsgraphql
artsy/eigen
Sep 2021 - May 2022
The Art World in Your Pocket or Your Trendy Tech Company's Tote, Artsy's mobile app.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:121 reviews, 63 commits, 52 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Alican primarily focused on developing and enhancing the Artsy mobile app. They implemented features such as an artist follow button and the ability to hide the clear filter button. Additionally, the user contributed to refactoring input components and updating the photo upload functionality within the submission flow. The user also worked on improving the user interface, and addressing related validation issues.
objective-cpocketartapp-storereact-native
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