Deniz Veli
CTO & Co-founder at The Place
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolDeniz Veli is an outcome-driven technology leader and former CTO with over 20 years in software engineering and 12 years in senior leadership roles, currently based in Melbourne. He has led engineering organisations across digital media, fitness and retail—scaling teams, restructuring delivery into cross-functional squads, and driving product improvements from mobile apps to cloud platforms. Deniz combines hands-on mobile engineering roots (notably contributing an open-source Android Staggered Grid used to improve UX and scrolling behavior) with strategic experience managing distributed teams, acquisition transitions, and platform reliability. His technical scope spans iOS/Android, React/Next.js frontends, .NET Core and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), data pipelines and CI/CD. He’s known for introducing clear engineering ladders, OKRs and pragmatic delivery practices that improve quality, security and velocity. Beyond leadership, Deniz still contributes to code and product design, blending craftsmanship with executive decision-making.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology Software Engineering, Bachelor of Information Technology Software Engineering at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
English
Stackoverflow
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java
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proguard
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Github Skills (17)
debug10
layout10
layoutmanager10
java10
javas10
android10
ui-design9
apk9
proguard9
cocoa-touch6
etsy6
arraylist6
avcapturesession6
media-player6
iphone6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
etsy/AndroidStaggeredGrid
Dec 2013 - Jul 2014
An Android staggered grid view which supports multiple columns with rows of varying sizes.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 release, 63 commits, 1 push in 6 months
Contributions summary:Deniz focused on improving the Android staggered grid view library. Their contributions include fixing bugs related to scrolling and view behavior, such as issues with fling gestures and edge effects. The user also updated the sample application to demonstrate the grid's functionality, added features like column count customization, and addressed several reported issues related to layout and state management.
non-soxgrid-viewandroidkotlincolumns
denizmveli/denizmveli.github.io
Feb 2019 - Sep 2020
Contributions:15 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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