Gokmen Gok
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGokmen Gok is a Principal Software Engineer with 19 years of experience, currently engineering at Microsoft in Redmond and previously contributing to Google's engineering ecosystem. He blends deep front-end craftsmanship with systems-level thinking, evidenced by significant UI work on the popular anvi'o 'omics visualization platform where he implemented interactive, zoomable gene charts and advanced context widgets. A Bilkent University alumnus with both bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science, he brings strong academic foundations to large-scale product development. Known for translating complex data visualizations into intuitive interfaces, he combines long-tenured enterprise experience with active open-source collaboration.
19 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Bilkent University
Github Skills (7)
javascript10
visualization10
d3js10
visualizations10
css9
html8
bioinformatics7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
merenlab/anvio
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
An analysis and visualization platform for 'omics data
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits in 2 days
Contributions summary:Gokmen primarily focused on developing interactive charts within the Anvio platform. They implemented and styled new containers and updated existing ones, including fixed positioning for the context widget. The contributions involved adding and modifying JavaScript and CSS files to enhance the visual presentation and functionality of gene charts, specifically integrating arrow visualizations with zoom capabilities. The user consistently worked on the front-end side, modifying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
pythonmetagenomicssciencemetatranscriptomicsphylogenomics
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