Background

Employment

  • Cloud Development Engineer (May 2024 – Present), Philips Hue, Menlo Park, CA
    • Migrated Google Home integration for Hue smart‑home devices from NodeJS to Go, reducing latency by 30% and cost by 20%.
    • Deployed and managed AWS infrastructure (API Gateway, Lambda, ElastiCache, Elastic Beanstalk, DynamoDB, Docker, EKS, CloudWatch).
  • AI Software Engineer (Jan 2024 – May 2024), MultiOn AI, Palo Alto, CA
    • Built LiteAgent to run and stress‑test multiple LLM‑powered agents in parallel using Python, Playwright, and Docker.
    • Created a web test bed with seven apps for LLM agent evaluation using NextJS, React/TypeScript, Python, and Docker.
  • Software Engineer Intern (Jun 2023 – Aug 2023), Philips Hue, Menlo Park, CA
    • Engineered Go‑based Hue Sync Box Alexa Skill integration, now deployed worldwide.
    • Provisioned AWS resources (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) and IAM policies via Terraform.
  • Software Engineer (Aug 2019 – Aug 2022), WaveFront Analysis, New York City, NY
    • Managed AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for deployment with Terraform, Docker, and GitLab CI.
    • Developed a financial analysis & stock prediction app using React/JS, Python/Flask, and PostgreSQL.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (Jan 2023 – December 2024), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    • Created assignments, managed administrative tasks, and mentored students in Software Testing and Software Engineering courses.
    • Assessed student learning needs, progress, and achievements.
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (Dec 2019 – Sep 2021), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    • Supervised students in finding bugs and explained complex concepts in Python, C, Java, and Computer Architecture courses.

Education

Purdue University, West Lafayette
August 2022 – May 2024
Master of Science in Computer Science

  • GPA: 3.83 / 4.0
  • Relevant Courses: Operating Systems, Advanced Algorithms, Software Engineering, Database Systems, Information Security, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Software Testing

Purdue University, West Lafayette
August 2018 – May 2022
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

  • GPA: 3.85 / 4.0
  • Relevant Courses: Systems Programming, Algorithms, Programming in C, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Information Systems, Computer Architecture

Technical Skills

Software Experience
Programming Languages: Assembly; AWS; C; Datadog; Docker; Firebase; GitLab CI; Go; Java; JavaScript; Linux; MongoDB; Neo4J; NextJS; Playwright; Python; React; REST; SQL; Terraform; TypeScript

Languages
English (Native), Turkish (Fluent), Norwegian (Fluent), German (Basic)