Summary
Sinan Erdil is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems and search infrastructure, currently based in Sunnyvale and working at Toptal. He has a strong background in search and platform engineering from roles at Udemy and Kuiz Co., where he led search backend and API design, and contributed to architectural decisions in remote teams. Between 2021 and 2023 he applied his engineering skills to Climate Engine, demonstrating an ability to move between product domains while maintaining production-grade systems. A Middle East Technical University computer engineering graduate, Sinan combines practical hands-on implementation with a knack for designing scalable services—often taking ownership of both design and delivery in distributed environments. He tends to gravitate toward search and backend challenges, bringing a pragmatic, design-minded approach that’s valuable for teams needing reliable, well-architected systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
English, Turkish, Japanese