Summary
Batuhan İçöz is a product-minded engineering leader with 14 years of experience building and scaling consumer messaging and web products, currently heading Beeper Labs at Automattic from Amsterdam. He progressed through hands-on roles—from product engineer to product manager and chief of staff—proving an ability to move between code, product strategy, and org leadership. A serial founder and operator (pickled[], SBN Fulfillment, NOD Digital) he pairs entrepreneurial instincts with technical craft, often shipping lean products and infrastructure. His quirky GitHub bio “crafting bugs” hints at a pragmatic, playful approach to engineering trade-offs and rapid experimentation. Batuhan’s background spanning new media, teaching/linguistics studies, and even running a local towing business reveals a comfort with diverse domains and unconventional problem-solving.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
New Media, New Media at İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at Yeditepe University
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at Bahcesehir University
Foreign Languages and Literatures (English), Foreign Languages and Literatures (English) at Bursa Cumhuriyet Anadolu Lisesi
English, Turkish