Daryal Akay is a seasoned software engineer and tech lead based in London with over 15 years of development experience and more than four years leading engineering teams. He has built systems across defense and commercial sectors, advancing from hands-on engineering roles at Havelsan and SoftTech to a decade-long leadership stint at STM and a current engineering role at Meta. With advanced degrees in computer engineering and a PhD focus in cognitive science from Middle East Technical University, he brings a research-informed approach to practical software design and complex problem solving. Comfortable working at the intersection of systems engineering and human-centered computation, he’s known for translating academic rigor into scalable production systems.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Phd, Cognitive Science, Phd, Cognitive Science at Middle East Technical University
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