Summary
Serkan Sevilgen is a Director of Engineering with 11 years of hands-on experience building high-traffic web and e-commerce platforms across startups and enterprise settings. He blends entrepreneurship and engineering, having founded marketplaces and led e-commerce operations that integrated OSS LAMP stacks, real-time replication with corporate systems, and payment/coupon workflows. Technically fluent in Python, Node.js, JavaScript, PHP, R and databases from PostgreSQL/MySQL to MongoDB and Redis, he routinely architects scalable stacks on Nginx/Apache and cloud platforms like AWS and Heroku. At Temblor he now directs engineering teams while drawing on prior senior development roles for leading Turkish organizations including Modanisa and Beşiktaş JK. His background in music technology and sonic arts adds an uncommon creative perspective to product and UX challenges, informing data-driven analytics and API integrations. Comfortable switching between code, ops and business strategy, he is a pragmatic leader who turns complex requirements into reliable, maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Sonic Arts, Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), Master's degree, Sonic Arts, Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM) at Istanbul Technical University
Master's degree, Music and Performing Arts, Master's degree, Music and Performing Arts at Yildiz Technical University
Chemistry, Chemistry at Boğaziçi University