Onur Deniz
Machine Learning Engineer at Just Appraised
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Top SchoolOnur Deniz is a Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience designing, building, and scaling applied AI systems from research prototypes to production. He has led NLP teams and projects across banking technology and enterprise software, most recently moving from leading NLP at Yapı Kredi Teknoloji to a hands-on ML role at Just Appraised. His background blends academic research and teaching with industrial R&D and product delivery, supported by an M.Sc. and ongoing Executive MBA studies. Pragmatic about engineering trade-offs, he focuses on turning complex language models into reliable, scalable services for real-world business needs. Based in Istanbul, he brings deep domain experience in NLP across regulated finance environments and a track record of shepherding models through deployment and operationalization. A colleague who moves comfortably between code, leadership, and strategy, he’s known for translating research ideas into measurable product impact.
9 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 Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical UniversityExecutive MBA, Executive MBA at Boğaziçi University
English, TurkishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
flyinganthiochian/CATS
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:18 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
onurdenizs/railway_simulation
Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
Contributions:11 PRs, 15 pushes, 15 branches in 15 days
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