Mert Kavi
Data Architect
Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
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Top SchoolMert Kavi is a Data Architect based in Istanbul with 12 years of experience designing and operationalizing data platforms across retail, travel, and enterprise AI customers. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering and an M.Sc. in Distributed Systems, and has progressed from software engineering and data engineering roles to leadership positions at Metglobal, Modanisa, IBM, and now Simr (formerly UberCloud). Mert blends hands-on engineering with strategic customer success, helping organizations turn analytics and ML initiatives into production-grade solutions. He has led cross-functional teams in data science, customer analytics, and cloud-native architectures, with a track record of bridging research-grade distributed systems knowledge and pragmatic business outcomes. An Istanbul-based technologist, he often operates at the intersection of data architecture and customer-facing delivery, making complex distributed systems accessible and actionable.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Engineering at Istanbul UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering at Erciyes University
German, English, Turkish
Stackoverflow
950reputation
264kreached
6answers
13questions
Github Skills (31)
pipeline9
kubeflow-pipelines9
machine-learning8
kubeflow8
akka8
reactive8
messaging8
data-science7
kubernetes7
java7
alpakka7
kedro7
tekton7
enterprise-integration7
mlops7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mertkavi/mertkavi.github.io
Jan 2022 - Jan 2025
my blog
Contributions:58 PRs, 78 pushes, 67 branches in 3 years
my-blog
mertkavi/play-reactivemongo-extensions-sample
Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
Contributions:7 commits in 1 month
reactivemongoplay-frameworkcqrsextensionssample-application
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