Halil Bilir
Senior Software Engineer at Actinsports
Mersin, Mersin, Turkey
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Top SchoolHalil Bilir is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building web and mobile applications using JavaScript and TypeScript, and a strong focus on React and React Native. Based in Mersin, Turkey, he has spent the past five years working remotely for U.S. companies, delivering production apps and UI components across platforms. He co-founded Actinsports and currently drives engineering at ruzuku, combining hands-on implementation with product-minded ownership. His open-source work includes polished React Native UI components—photo browser and animated text inputs—highlighting a keen eye for UX, performance and cross-platform polish. With a Master's in Software Engineering from Boğaziçi University, he brings both academic rigor and practical experience handling device-specific challenges like orientation, progress feedback and native interactions. Colleagues describe him as a reliable remote lead who consistently ships thoughtful, reusable frontend components.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Software Engineering, Master's degree, Software Engineering at Bogazici UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), CEIT, Bachelor of Science (BS), CEIT at Başkent Üniversitesi
İngilizce, Turkish
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Github Skills (24)
ux-design10
javascript10
ios10
mobile-development10
react-native10
ui-design10
android-development10
listview10
android10
mobile10
android-listview10
animation9
jquery9
angularjs-directive9
photo9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
halilb/react-native-textinput-effects
May 2016 - Aug 2022
Text inputs with custom label and icon animations for iOS and android. Built with react native and inspired by Codrops.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:9 releases, 1 review, 93 commits in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Halil primarily contributed to the development of React Native components within the repository, focusing on creating reusable text input effects. They implemented various custom text input designs such as Kaede, Hoshi, Jiro, Isao, Madoka, Akira, Hideo, Kohana, Makiko, and Sae. The commits show a strong emphasis on UI/UX design, with a focus on animations and styling for a consistent user experience.
reactanimationbuilt-with-reactreact-nativeandroid
halilb/react-native-photo-browser
Apr 2016 - Jun 2020
Local and remote media gallery with captions, selections and grid view support for react native.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:8 releases, 2 reviews, 83 commits in 4 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Halil primarily contributed to the development of a React Native photo browser component. Their work involved the initial implementation of a ListView for displaying images, followed by the addition of a navigation bar to improve user interaction. Furthermore, the user integrated the react-native-progress library for providing visual feedback during image loading, and they added bottom bar controls. They also implemented features like handling device orientation changes.
reactmedia-gallerygrid-viewreact-nativecaptions
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