Roy Simkes
Co-Founder at Photier
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Top SchoolRoy Simkes is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with 16 years of experience building and leading product-focused engineering teams from Istanbul. As co-founder of Photier and Menloworks, and former CTO/architect roles at Turna.com and 11Sight, he blends hands-on development, cloud architecture, and operational leadership to deliver event-driven consumer products and B2B platforms. He has deep experience in web and mobile stacks, e-commerce and cloud IaaS, and a track record of setting engineering standards, quality control, and mentoring teams. Roy holds an M.S. in Computer Software Engineering from Boğaziçi Üniversitesi and often pairs startup agility with disciplined software lifecycle management. A pragmatic founder, he prioritizes direct connections and looks for intentional collaborations rather than casual networking.
16 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Saint Michel French High SchoolBS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at Kadir Has ÜniversitesiMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Software Engineering at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi
French, English, Turkish, Armenian
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Github Skills (94)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
radalin/magento-examples
Nov 2009 - Sep 2010
Contributions:7 commits in 10 months
radalin/datamining
Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
Contributions:12 commits in 7 days
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