Emre Surmeli
Senior Software Engineer at Dash Labs
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolEmre Surmeli is a pragmatic software engineer and educator with 11 years of experience building web and blockchain-focused systems and teaching developers across bootcamps and institutions. Currently at Dash Labs as a Senior Software Engineer and previously contributing to projects like the Polkadot wiki as a documentation specialist, he blends hands-on engineering with clear technical communication. He’s passionate about equitable web architectures, data ownership, distributed governance, and ethical AI, and thrives in collaborative teams that prioritize empathy and vision. Known for turning complex decentralized concepts into accessible learning materials, he pairs a background in full‑stack JavaScript and blockchain bootcamps with leadership experience in engineering and instruction.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, International/Global Studies & Digital Media Arts, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, International/Global Studies & Digital Media Arts at Bellevue CollegeBlockchain Developer Bootcamp, Blockchain Developer Bootcamp at ConsenSys AcademyFull-Stack JavaScript Development, Full-Stack JavaScript Development at Code Fellows
English, Turkish
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Github Skills (10)
documentation10
blockchain9
polkadot9
kuma9
polkadot-js9
cm8
web3js8
avalanche7
markdown7
markdown-it7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
w3f/polkadot-wiki
May 2021 - Nov 2022
The source of truth for Polkadot.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist
Technical Writer / Documentation SpecialistContributions:80 reviews, 39 commits, 54 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Emre primarily contributed to the repository by modifying documentation, adding new pages, and updating existing content related to the Polkadot ecosystem. Their work included creating pages for the bug bounty program, XCM, and Avalanche comparison, as well as adjusting the sidebar navigation and incorporating banner elements. They also made updates to existing documentation, such as that for staking miner, to improve clarity and accuracy. Their efforts focused on enhancing the user's understanding of various aspects of the Polkadot and Kusama projects.
kusamasubstratetruthblockchainweb3
emresurmeli/ruby_course
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:33 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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