Atilla Tanrikulu is a Senior Java Software Engineer and certified software architect (iSAQB® CPSA) with over 16 years of architecture experience and more than 18 years delivering enterprise-grade, cloud-native systems. Based in Aachen, he designs and implements scalable microservices and distributed event-driven platforms using Java, Spring, Kubernetes/OpenShift and Kafka, and has deep experience with observability stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger and ELK. He pairs strong software design discipline — Clean Architecture, DDD, CQRS, SOLID and Twelve-Factor principles — with hands-on implementation of CI/CD pipelines, API gateways and high-availability patterns. His background spans finance, telecoms, utilities and higher education, where he built core implementation frameworks, SSO/OAuth services and mission-critical transactional systems. A PMP and former project lead, he blends architecture thinking with delivery ownership and a history of awards for outstanding achievement. Notably, he has a track record of creating microservice implementation frameworks and integrating cloud-native tracing/telemetry to turn complex distributed systems into observable, maintainable platforms.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
B. Eng., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, B. Eng., Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Karadeniz Technical University
PMI Processes Training, PMI Processes Training at İstanbul Kurumsal Gelişim - Can Izgi
CobiT & ITIL Foundation Training, CobiT & ITIL Foundation Training at LOSTAR
Oracle University
International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL)
PMP, PMP at Project Management Institute
MPM-14 Project Management Certification Program, MPM-14 Project Management Certification Program at MENTOR
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Atilla Tanrikulu - Senior Java Software Engineer at Worldline