Summary
Yasar Celep is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience designing and operating resilient cloud and platform infrastructure across startups, universities, and private cloud providers. He combines hands-on DevOps, SRE and software engineering skills—leading migrations from Heroku to on-prem Kubernetes, building CI/CD, and optimizing AWS footprints to cut costs by ~30%. His background includes applied cryptography research and FPGA/IPSEC work at METU, giving him uncommon depth in security and low-level systems alongside higher-level platform engineering. Yasar has repeatedly led cross-functional initiatives like infrastructure teams, large-scale DB upgrades with near-zero downtime, and developer onboarding programs that improve operational maturity. Based in Turkey, he enjoys communicating and organizing teams, translating complex technical challenges into clear plans and measurable outcomes. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who pairs security-minded engineering with practical, production-focused delivery.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Bachelors Computer Education and Instructional Technology at Hacettepe University
German, English, Turkish