Ercan Baran
Co-Founder at M8 Games
Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
Summary
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Top SchoolErcan Baran is a seasoned software entrepreneur and engineering leader with over two decades building web, mobile, and game technologies and 11 years of focused industry experience. As co-founder of multiple ventures including M8 Games and Gametator, he combines hands-on product development with mentoring and scaling engineering teams. His portfolio includes commercially successful games played by billions worldwide, alongside end-to-end ownership of mobile products and platform engineering. Ercan’s background blends academic rigor from Middle East Technical University with practical startup grit—from founding PB Bilisim to directing software at Smartface—making him adept at turning creative ideas into shipped, monetizable products. He’s particularly skilled at bridging multimedia/gameplay engineering with mobile native stacks, a mix that has repeatedly driven user engagement and commercial exits.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ankara Ataturk Anatolian High SchoolB.S Chemical Engineering, B.S Chemical Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
English
Github Skills (17)
adobe-experience-manager6
backend5
unlock5
smartface5
workspace4
commerce3
cloud-platform3
ecommerce3
shopify3
tablayout2
viewpager2
indicator2
fusion2
javascript1
oracle1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ercanbaran/wysiwygcontest
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
ercanbaran/firebasetest
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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