Summary
Can Lekili is a software engineer and tech lead with nine years of experience building and deploying complex, production-grade systems across cloud and on-prem environments. He has led API migrations and frontend initiatives at Palantir Gotham, designed ML time-series forecasting and life-saving data solutions, and helped launch Amazon Music's first live-streaming product under tight deadlines. Trained as a physicist, he brings a researcher's rigor to signal processing, parallel compute frameworks, and production readiness work such as Kubernetes and CI for data pipelines. Known for prioritizing intuitive user experiences alongside robust back-end architectures, he blends hands-on coding with cross-functional leadership to turn complex requirements into reliable products. An early-career background in Monte Carlo simulation and theoretical physics underpins his quantitative approach to engineering problems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Education abroad exchange program, Physics, Education abroad exchange program, Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Science (MSc)(Attended), Theoretical Physics, Master of Science (MSc)(Attended), Theoretical Physics at Utrecht University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics at Boğaziçi University
English, Turkish, German