Tolga Paksoy
Hoofd Techniek at Tournify
Randstad, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolTolga Paksoy is a seasoned software architect and Head of Technology with 13 years’ experience building scalable web and e‑commerce platforms across Node.js/TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, Laravel and modern front-ends. As co-owner of Paramander and a contributor to NestJS (notably adding raw body handling and a @RawBody() decorator to a widely used framework), he blends hands‑on engineering with product-facing client communication and project ownership. He has led integrations between Shopify, ERP systems and payment providers, and designed microservices on Google Cloud for marketplace and AV gig platforms. Known for experimenting with niche languages like Haskell and Elm in client projects, Tolga pairs pragmatic architecture with curiosity for atypical solutions. Based in the Randstad, he focuses on delivering performant, event-driven systems while mentoring teams through migrations and cloud-native integrations.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
English, Dutch, Turkish
Github Skills (12)
fastify10
typescript10
typescripts10
expressjs10
typescript-types10
nestjs10
web-framework9
javascript9
nodejs9
application-framework9
app-framework9
websocket7
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
nestjs/nest
Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
A progressive Node.js framework for building efficient, scalable, and enterprise-grade server-side applications with TypeScript/JavaScript 🚀
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 18 commits, 6 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Tolga primarily contributed to adding and implementing features related to handling raw request bodies within the NestJS framework. Their work included modifying the core HTTP adapter, platform-specific adapters (Express and Fastify), and adding corresponding tests to ensure the functionality. The user also introduced a `@RawBody()` decorator to access the raw request body in controllers. These changes enhance the framework's flexibility in handling various content types and provide developers with more control over request processing.
es8server-sideon-toptypescript-frameworkcnode
tolgap/nestjs-shopify-auth
Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Enable Shopify OAuth in NestJS. Wraps @shopify/shopify-api under the hood.
Contributions:2 releases, 45 commits, 14 PRs in 8 months
apinestjswrapshoodshopify-api
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