Summary
Umur Kontacı is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack products and leading technical teams, most recently as a senior engineer on Alexa Skills Kit and Runtime at Amazon. Based in Vancouver, he now runs Tinkerspoon Studios and oversees a portfolio of private investments through Kontaci Holding, blending product-led game development with strategic business ops. He started programming at age nine and brings a unique sociology background to engineering, informing user-centered design and behavioral insights in GenAI and LLM-driven voice experiences. Known for early-stage impact roles—from first full-stack hire to large-scale platform work—he combines hands-on implementation with technical leadership across front-end, back-end, and voice/runtime systems. Colleagues describe him as entrepreneurial and curious, often threading unexpected interdisciplinary ideas into practical, production-ready systems.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Vefa
BS, Sociology, BS, Sociology at Boğaziçi University
English