Summary
Gunebakan Umut is a backend developer based in Stockholm with 11 years of experience building high-performance, customer-facing web services across gaming, medical IT and cybersecurity. He specializes in Python-driven architectures (Django, Flask, FastAPI), event-driven systems, and cloud-native deployments, consistently prioritizing simplicity and scalability. His background includes long R&D engagement (over 4000 hours) and a PhD/MSc foundation in biomedical engineering, which he leverages to apply complex mathematics and research rigor to practical product problems. He has shipped production systems at NetEnt, Creator Studio and H&M Group, integrating Kafka, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines. Known for bridging research and engineering, he often uncovers novel technical approaches informed by academic methods and real-world constraints.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Electronics Engineering, BSc Electronics Engineering at Işık Üniversitesi
Phd Biomedical Engineering, Phd Biomedical Engineering at Boğaziçi University
English, French, Swedish