Uğur Soğukpınar is a Lead Backend Engineer with 11 years of experience building and scaling backend systems across startups and enterprise environments. He grew with SmartGift from early-stage contributor to backend team lead, owning Node.js/Express and PostgreSQL services deployed on AWS and then led the post-acquisition migration and compliance efforts into 1-800-FLOWERS’ ecosystem. Known for blending hands-on development with team leadership, he emphasizes secure, compliant code and smooth operational transitions during M&A. Early projects show a taste for practical innovation—introducing containerization workflows and WebRTC-based ATM communications—reflecting a habit of improving developer productivity while solving real-world integration challenges.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Elektrik/Elektronik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği, Elektrik/Elektronik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi
Contributions:3 PRs, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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Uğur Soğukpınar - Lead Backend Engineer at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC.