Hikmet A.

As a Senior Software Engineer, I played a key role in evolving Metric Gaming’s multi-tenant betting platform, ensuring scalability and resilience for real-time, high-traffic betting operations.

I designed and implemented the architecture for horse racing bets, applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and event sourcing to ensure auditability and seamless state transitions. This enabled robust handling of race events, odds changes, and settlements while improving fault tolerance. After rigorous testing, we successfully launched the new system, enhancing Metric Gaming’s sportsbook capabilities.

To address performance bottlenecks, I refactored the bet placement system, replacing high-contention database transactions with an event-driven approach using Kafka, significantly improving system responsiveness. Additionally, I optimized real-time odds distribution, moving from inefficient polling to a push-based Kafka stream model, reducing latency and bandwidth usage.

Beyond engineering, I collaborated with product and DevOps teams, solving complex distributed system issues and mentoring teammates, ensuring Metric Gaming’s platform remained at the cutting edge of the betting industry

• Contributed to the evolution of the DHC Vision project's tech stack, actively participating in architectural decisions and meetings.
• Successfully navigated the transition from a legacy system to a modern microservices architecture, ensuring system stability and future scalability.
• Spearheaded the implementation of innovative business modules, notably the introduction of "Learning Success Management (Quiz)," elevating the educational capabilities of the platform.
• Demonstrated technical expertise by developing a new microservice from scratch, specifically addressing the critical user licensing component and ensuring crash consistency.

• Served as Senior Software Engineer and later as Technical Lead at Huawei Technologies, contributing to the success of Petal Maps projects.
• Worked on large-scale distributed infrastructure systems and client-server architectures, aligning technical solutions with business objectives.
• Drove major technical decisions across the full software development life cycle, from requirements analysis and technology assessment to architecture, design, development, and testing.
• Interviewed and evaluated new candidates to help build and strengthen the engineering team.
• Actively participated in system design meetings, contributing to key architectural decisions.
• Developed backend systems using Golang and Java, demonstrating flexibility across programming languages.
• Led DevOps initiatives to migrate infrastructure from on-premise environments to Huawei Cloud, using tools like Terraform and Docker to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency.
• Mentored junior engineers through pair programming and code reviews, fostering a culture of learning and technical excellence.
• Built and maintained internal tools to streamline the development and deployment processes.

• Collaborated closely with mobile and frontend teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment across development efforts.
• Led the architecture and implementation of the real-time chat module, enhancing user engagement by allowing users to interact, share insights, and discuss live events in real time.
• Developed and optimized the betting areas of the platform to improve performance, user experience, and reliability.
• Enhanced the betting process by ensuring timely updates on odds and streamlining user interactions.
• Contributed to creating a more robust and efficient user experience for Misli.com’s sports betting and national lottery services.

• Completed a three-year tenure at Fok Digital Agency, working on diverse and impactful software projects that shaped the foundation of a successful development career.
• Gained hands-on experience in backend, mobile development, DevOps, and legacy system modernization through cross-functional collaborations.

Key Projects: FokApp

• Developed an internal platform to facilitate collaboration between digital agencies and their clients.
• Enabled agencies to create social media post plans and receive client feedback (accept/reject).
• Took ownership of technical decision-making, iOS mobile app and backend development, testing, deployment, and CI/CD implementation. Technologies used: Java, Swift, Spring Boot

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• Maintained a legacy Laravel project and led the migration of the backend to Golang.
• Improved system performance through caching strategies and database tuning.
• Developed features for sales tracking, invoice generation, and performance reporting (daily/monthly/yearly). Technologies used: Laravel, Golang, Redis, MySQL, AWS

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• Designed and developed a fully managed e-commerce platform from scratch.
• Made architectural and technical decisions, implemented CI/CD pipelines, tested and monitored the system.
• Optimized database queries to enhance performance. Technologies used: Golang, Java, Spring Boot, Vue.js, Redis, MySQL, Kafka, AWS