Cagil Sonmez
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolCagil Sonmez is an experienced engineering leader based in London with over 12 years of hands-on software experience and more than 20 years in technology leadership roles. He combines deep academic training—holding a BSc from Aarhus University and advanced degrees including an MS and PhD work in Computer Engineering from Boğaziçi University—with practical backend development skills. Cagil has contributed to notable open-source projects like DjangoGirls, improving administrative interfaces, fixing CSV export bugs, and maintaining upstream sync, demonstrating attention to both feature polish and long-term project health. He excels at bridging research-grade technical rigor with product-focused delivery, mentoring teams to ship reliable web applications. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he often surfaces small but high-impact UX and maintenance improvements that keep systems sustainable.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Aarhus UniversityBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Istanbul Bilgi UniversityHigh School, High School at Gazi Anadolu LisesiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University
Japanese, English
Github Skills (2)
django10
python10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DjangoGirls/djangogirls
Dec 2015 - Sep 2017
Website for DjangoGirls.org
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 4 PRs, 6 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Cagil primarily contributed to the back-end of the Django Girls website, focusing on enhancements to the application's administrative interface and resolving bugs. They added features like a button to add another job, included list filters, and fixed an issue with CSV downloads. Additionally, the user merged updates from the upstream repository, kept the project synchronized and performed general maintenance tasks.
djangodjangogirlspythondjango-girls
cgl/movvie
Aug 2013 - May 2017
Contributions:445 commits, 15 pushes in 3 years 9 months
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