Erdem Ozkol is a Senior Software Engineer based in London with 13 years in the industry and over a decade focused on backend development. He specializes in Django and Django REST Framework, building authenticated, API-driven systems and practical tooling for GeoDjango such as customizable map widgets. Comfortable full-stack when needed, he has a history of shipping test-driven back-end features including token-based auth and CRUD APIs. Erdem contributes to open source examples and reusable packages, demonstrating attention to developer experience through packaging, examples, and CSS/UI touches. He combines pragmatic engineering with a focus on maintainability and clear API design, often bridging gaps between backend services and frontend mapping needs. His long tenure and public repos reflect a steady commitment to improving real-world developer workflows.
Highly customizable, intuitive, and user-friendly map widgets for GeoDjango applications.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:12 releases, 7 reviews, 406 commits in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Erdem primarily focused on the development of map widgets for a Django-based project. Their contributions included implementing new functionality by adding static files, defining the version for a Python package and creating a setup script. They also worked on implementing an example Django project and associated CSS updates.
An example Django REST framework project for test driven development.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:52 commits, 16 PRs, 42 pushes in 4 years
Contributions summary:Erdem primarily contributed to the back-end development of a Django REST framework project, as evidenced by the creation of models, serializers, and views. They implemented user authentication and registration functionalities, including user login, logout, and token-based authentication. Furthermore, they designed and implemented a basic API for todo objects with create, read, update, and delete functionalities.
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