Zafer Cesur
Co-founder & CTO at Algora, Public Benefit Corporation
Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
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Top SchoolZafer Cesur is a founder and CTO with a decade of experience building engineering-first startups, currently leading Algora, a public benefit corporation that connects prolific open source maintainers and contributors with their next roles. He blends product intuition with hands-on technical leadership, focusing on tooling and workflows that make open source talent discoverable and hireable. His background includes quantitative work using machine learning for asset allocation and research experience at Williams College, reflecting a strong analytical foundation. Based in Greece, he also brings a practical academic streak—having studied mathematics and computer science at Williams College—and a curiosity for building mission-driven platforms that bridge community and industry.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Abitur, Abitur at Istanbul Erkek LisesiDropout, Mathematics and Computer Science, 4.0, Dropout, Mathematics and Computer Science, 4.0 at Williams College
English, German, Turkish
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Github Skills (200)
twitch10
postgresql10
javascript10
rust10
prisma10
tailwindcss10
zod10
nextjs10
rtmp10
react10
rendering9
ai-agent9
t3-stack9
scheduler9
next-auth9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
acme-incorporated/webapp
Nov 2022 - May 2025
Contributions:5 PRs, 5 pushes, 143 comments in 2 years 6 months
rocketrides/webapp
Feb 2024 - Apr 2025
Rocket Rides web client
Contributions:8 reviews, 22 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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