Levent Özkan
Software Development Manager at Yapı Kredi Teknoloji
Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
Summary
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Top SchoolLevent Özkan is a strategic, technically driven software development manager with over 15 years of experience building scalable, secure systems across mobile, web, and cloud for banking and finance. He combines a strong architectural mindset and hands-on Java/cloud expertise with a track record of leading agile teams from small squads to 50+ engineers to deliver mission-critical, enterprise-grade platforms. His career spans senior roles at Garanti BBVA, Fibabanka, Integrated Finance and consulting engagements, where he translated regulatory and business constraints into resilient, customer-focused solutions. Levent pairs technical delivery with cross-functional stakeholder management across regions, fostering a culture of ownership, learning, and innovation. Recently completing Oxford’s Executive Leadership Programme, he now blends strategic leadership training with deep engineering experience to drive organizational growth and change at scale. Based in Istanbul, he is particularly adept at turning complex banking requirements into pragmatic architectures that balance performance, security and long-term scalability.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Leadership Programme, Executive Leadership Programme at Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Bahcesehir UniversityBachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Ege University
Github Skills (32)
fusioncharts9
js-charts9
java7
proxy7
spring-boot7
spring7
reactor6
gateway6
microservices5
spring-cloud5
api-gateway5
border5
spring-boot-starter5
angular-component5
scanner4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
leventozkann/spring-boot-boilerplate
Nov 2017 - Feb 2020
Contributions:1 release, 7 commits, 7 pushes in 2 years 3 months
leventozkann/iyziconf
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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