Sezgi Beck
Staff Software Engineer at StackPack
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolSezgi Beck is a Staff Software Engineer based in San Francisco with over a decade of front-end experience and more than 20 years writing UI code, specializing in modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Next.js, and React Native. She combines startup grit—having been an early front-end hire at Yammer and driven product growth at companies like Viable and StackShare—with strong developer advocacy and content creation, including a Udemy course and technical tutorials. Her work spans shipping production UIs, designing docs and UI polish for prominent open-source projects like Hasura’s GraphQL engine, and leading feature and UX rewrites that materially increased product ARR. Trained in neuroscience and with a background in holistic health, she brings a unique curiosity about AI, cognitive science, and mindful communication to product design and team leadership.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
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English, Turkish, German
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Github Skills (8)
css10
graphql10
ui-design10
wordpress-graphql10
wpgraphql10
hasura10
documentation10
javascript5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
hasura/graphql-engine
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
Role in this project:
UI Designer & Technical Writer
UI Designer & Technical WriterContributions:25 commits, 38 PRs, 18 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Sezgi's contributions primarily focused on improving the documentation and user interface of the Hasura GraphQL engine. The commits involve significant changes to the documentation style, including font sizes, spacing, and overall visual presentation. They also addressed specific UI bugs and design inconsistencies in the documentation, ensuring a more user-friendly experience. Furthermore, the user updated copy and terminology within the documentation, improving clarity and consistency.
realtimefine-grained-access-controlgraphql-serversql-serverhaskell
sezgi/graphql-engine
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on Postgres with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
Contributions:126 pushes, 45 branches in 2 months
realtimefine-grained-access-controlgraphql-serverpostgresdatabase
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