Journey

Journey

2024


Joined Lighter

• Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines, preview environments, and staging deployments to streamline development workflows. • Enhanced system reliability through advanced monitoring, tracing, and chaos testing frameworks integrated with Grafana and Victoria Metrics. • Designed scalable data solutions with Parquet, Athena, and DynamoDB, improving query performance for historical data.

Released dead_modulesdead_modules is cli tool written in Go to search and remove old node_modules directories
Dead Modules
Released tv-series character timelineFun project that shows character frequency as world map within selected range of any tv-series. You can check it out from https://timeline.furkando.com
Tv-series character timeline
Released new version of personal websiteNew version of my personal website built with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn UI.
New version of personal website

2023


Launched CronShotCronShot, AI-powered simple and reliable website monitoring service.
CronShot
Released first GitHub actionAction to verify if the to-do lists of linked Jira issues are completed.
Released first Chrome extensionBuilt an extension to improve my English vocabulary.
Word Of The Day
Released first NPM packagePublished filter and object transformers for CubeJS.

2021


Joined Haystack

• Spearheaded the migration and optimization of the entire analytics infrastructure, reducing dashboard load times from CloudFlare timeouts to under ~1 second, enabling efficient data-driven decision-making for engineering leaders. • Developed and introduced new metrics to quantify engineering productivity, facilitating data-driven insights and decisions. • Successfully managed a team of 6 developers, overseeing server setup, test and development infrastructure, and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment processes.

Haystack

2020


Joined Bottomless

• Led bug resolution and system improvements, enhancing the reliability and efficiency of a smart subscription system. • Developed and optimized web pages using React, Express.js, and MongoDB, delivering seamless user experiences. • Implemented a fully automated data training pipeline utilizing AWS Sagemaker, S3, and CloudWatch, improving data analysis and modeling capabilities.

Graduated from universityIt was like forever but now missing it!

2019


Released personal websitePublished first version of my personal website.
First Personal Website
Joined Neuroses

• As a founding engineer, pioneered the development of a real-time sensor system for injury prevention and training optimization. • Ensured the system's security, reliability, and maintainability by configuring servers for real-time data collection and visualization. • Developed machine learning models for data analysis and created a labeling application for datasets using Python and matplotlib. • Implemented Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity between servers and sensors, enhancing data collection capabilities.

Neurocess
Re-joined Otsimo

• Contributed to various tasks, including generating weekly reports, transferring analytics data from MongoDB to BigQuery, and utilizing Go, gRPC, and protocol buffers. • Assisted in improving user analytics and data processing, enhancing the overall data analysis infrastructure.

Joined Quanimo

• Developed a video platform for medical students and an exam tracking system for primary and mid schools from scratch. • Leveraged Java Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and React to create robust and user-friendly applications.

2018


Joined Netas

• Contributed to the E-Tuzel (Central Registry System) project as a full-stack developer, focusing on the development of CRUD pages. • Assisted in tracking team member productivity by contributing open-source project gitinspector. • Gained experience in Java Spring Boot, Primefaces, and various database systems within a microservices architecture.

2017


Published the First App (Kardo)We decided to have code night and published an app at the end of the night which had 200K+ downloads!
Joined OtsimoGot my first job at Otsimo while studying which broadened my horizon!

2014


Started at Middle East Technical UniversityStudying Computer Engineering at best university was great!

1996


BornOn the 23rd of March.