Lorin Kaygalak
Software Engineer at IBM
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolLorin Kaygalak is a software engineer based in San Diego with two years of industry experience and a Presidential Scholar background from Villanova University, studying Computer Science with an Honors major and an Economics minor. He has shipped production-quality work at HashiCorp as an intern and now works at IBM, blending full-stack web and cloud-savvy engineering with research-grade NLP and geospatial visualization skills. His academic projects include developing quantitative metrics for translationese detection using spaCy and NLTK and building a CesiumJS-based 3D campus sustainability app, demonstrating a rare mix of linguistic insight and spatial front-end experience. Lorin’s cross-disciplinary internships—from product management at a major Turkish bank to VC fellowship and startups—show his strength in translating user research and metrics into impactful product decisions. He pairs technical fluency with clear communication (experience presenting at academic colloquia and to C-suite audiences), making him effective at moving complex ideas from prototype to production.
2 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Graduation Piano, Graduation Piano at Royal Academy of MusicDistinction Basics of Nanotechnology Introduction to Psychology Gravity: From the Earth to the Stars, Distinction Basics of Nanotechnology Introduction to Psychology Gravity: From the Earth to the Stars at Koç UniversitySuccess and Merit Certificate Latest Developments in the World and the Economy of Turkey, Success and Merit Certificate Latest Developments in the World and the Economy of Turkey at Kadir Has University11 High School Diploma, 11 High School Diploma at Robert CollegeDiploma of Education Political Economy, Diploma of Education Political Economy at University of CambridgeBachelor's degree Computer Science major and Economics and Honors Minor, Bachelor's degree Computer Science major and Economics and Honors Minor at Villanova University
Turkish, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
golang10
service-mesh10
consul10
kubernetes10
infrastructure10
distributed-systems10
microservices10
service-discovery10
cloud-native10
api-gateway10
vault10
data-center10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
CSC4790-Fall2024-Org/Dream-Interpreter
Apr 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:24 PRs, 64 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
YasminLorinKaygalak/GrafanaDemo
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:3 PRs, 14 pushes, 2 branches in 17 days
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