Olcay Tercanlı is a pragmatic full stack software engineer with 11 years of industry experience and 7+ years focused on full-stack delivery, currently building systems at EPAM in Krakow. He has a strong Python and JavaScript skill set and contributes to high-profile open-source projects such as Apache Airflow, where he developed Google Cloud operators and enhanced BigQuery integrations for production workflows. His background spans startups and enterprise engagements—from agricultural tech at Urla Digital Agriculture to engineering roles at Linovi—bringing a blend of hands-on backend work and production-focused tooling. Known for adding practical features rather than just fixes, he pairs academic grounding in computer engineering with a track record of shipping reliable cloud-native components.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.52, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.52 at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:27 reviews, 25 PRs, 72 comments in 8 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Olcay primarily contributed to the development of operators and hooks within the `airflow/providers/google` directory, specifically focusing on the Google Cloud Dataproc, Compute Engine, BigQuery, and AutoML services. Their work involved creating new operators for Dataproc cluster management (start/stop), and adding new parameters and functionality to existing BigQuery operators. Additionally, the user updated the google-ads version and modified documentation.
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 8 months
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