Yusuf Oktay
Lead Software Developer at ayoba
Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
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Top SchoolYusuf Oktay is a lead software developer with nearly two decades of experience designing and delivering high-availability full‑stack systems across finance, telecom, insurance and social apps. He currently focuses on AI systems, AI agents and AI-assisted coding while leading backend and frontend teams for Ayoba, a super‑app serving millions in Africa. Yusuf blends hands‑on expertise in Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/Node/NestJS, Python/Django and AWS with architecture skills in microservices, event-driven design and cost/performance optimization. He has a proven track record of transforming monoliths and test frameworks into scalable, CI/CD‑driven platforms and has driven projects that cut processing times from minutes to milliseconds. With a CS degree and a management postgrad, plus AWS Solutions Architect certification, he pairs deep technical craft with product and delivery leadership. An entrepreneur at heart, he also founded a tech firm and shipped R&D products including test automation and consumer mobile experiences.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Engineering, Bachelor, Computer Engineering at Sakarya UniversityMaster's Degree (Non-Thesis), Managment and Organization, Master's Degree (Non-Thesis), Managment and Organization at Marmara University
English
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Github Skills (26)
tigase10
muc9
game-physics6
chat6
server6
android-client6
jmeter6
ntlm6
cxf6
java6
webservice6
authentication6
ios6
xmpp6
jsoup6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
karapirinc/trade-predictor
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
karapirinc/beetlejuice
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Demo Bug Tracker Spring Reactive Kotlin App
Contributions:3 PRs, 4 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
spring-boottrackerspring-reactivekotlinbug-tracker
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