Doruk Korkmaz
Engineering Manager at Pinterest
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolDoruk Korkmaz is an engineering manager at Pinterest with 11 years of software engineering experience and a track record of moving from individual contributor to tech lead and people manager while staying hands-on. He builds scalable, developer-focused systems—most notably improving Pinterest’s integration test platform and shipping features that cut engineer time on test failures dramatically. His background spans mobile and backend work, from Xamarin and Swift mobile apps to Node.js services and database schema optimizations, and he co-founded TripTrop where he implemented a multi-day routing algorithm. A researcher-turned-practitioner, he published an algorithmic paper at ACM while also developing real-time sensor analytics during his USC research, reflecting a blend of rigorous algorithms and product-oriented engineering. Based in San Francisco and pursuing an MS in Computer Science at USC, he combines entrepreneurial initiative with enterprise-scale delivery.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at Koç UniversityUniversity of California, IrvineMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaHigh School Computer Engineering, High School Computer Engineering at İstanbul (Erkek) LisesiStudy Abroad Summer Entrepreneurship & Innovation Track, Study Abroad Summer Entrepreneurship & Innovation Track at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Turkish, English, German
Github Skills (9)
philosophy4
windows1
exchange1
bitcoin1
binance1
trading1
algorithmic-trading1
cryptocurrency1
trading-bot1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
DorukKorkmaz/crypto-backtest
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
DorukKorkmaz/soft-skills
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Summary of the book Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual by John Sonmez
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
software-developermanuallifejohnsoft-skills
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