Summary
Mehmet Alaca is a Senior iOS Developer with 11 years of experience building consumer and device-integrated apps across startups and large enterprises. He co-founded Pin Traveler, leading its end-to-end iOS architecture, UI/UX design and analytics-driven product improvements for an app with over 10 million pins. At Latch he drove Bluetooth and Watch/Widget product lines, re-architected communication protocols to cut sync times, and migrated codebases to Swift concurrency. Now based in London, he contributes to mobile feature delivery at Sainsbury’s Nectar and as an iOS contractor for Where You At, working with SwiftUI, CoreBluetooth and location services. A University of Pennsylvania double-major in CS and Mechanical Engineering, Mehmet combines embedded-device experience with polished consumer app design and an eye for measurable UX improvements. Outside work he’s an avid traveler and LEGO enthusiast, a detail that shows in his product-oriented craftsmanship.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Sciences and Math, High School Diploma Sciences and Math at Hisar School
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering (Double Major), Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering (Double Major) at University of Pennsylvania
English, Turkish, French, Latin