Summary
Robin Bilgil is a founder and engineering leader with 12 years of experience building product-led startups and scalable backend systems across fintech, logistics, and consumer services. As Co-Founder & CEO of Whirl he is now focused on AI ops for short-term rental, hospitality and logistics, translating operational complexity into automated workflows. Previously a founding engineer and head of engineering at Packfleet and Talk Machine and a senior backend engineer at Monzo, he blends hands-on shipping of reliable systems with strategic product thinking. Early startups he co-founded (Parsly, Shuttlecook) highlight a pattern of turning practical user problems into integrated tech and logistics solutions. He holds a BSc in Physics with Mathematics from the University of Southampton and is based in Stony Stratford, bringing a quantitative, experiment-driven approach to product and engineering decisions. Colleagues would note his knack for building operational tooling as product features rather than afterthoughts.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
A levels, Physics, Mathematics, German, English Language, Further Mathematics, A levels, Physics, Mathematics, German, English Language, Further Mathematics at The Weald School
BSc, Physics with Mathematics, BSc, Physics with Mathematics at University of Southampton
English, Turkish, German