Onur Y.

Onur Y.

Backend Developer

Turkey
Trusted member since 2022
15 years of experience

Throughout his career, Onur has successfully led major projects, including the development of a flight reservation system based on microservices architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, ensuring both scalability and long-term maintainability.

With strong expertise in cloud technologies, Onur is highly proficient in Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, and other cloud platforms. On the frontend side, he has gained recent hands-on experience with React.js, adding further versatility to his technical skill set.

Onur has also collaborated effectively with a Proxify client, where his deep knowledge of scalable system design and cloud infrastructure was instrumental in achieving outstanding project outcomes.

Main expertise

jQueryjQuery5 years
HTML / CSSHTML / CSS10 years
JavaJava15 years
Spring BootSpring Boot8 years
12+

Experience6

Senior Fullstack Software Engineer & System Architect

BlackPin GmbH
Information Technology (IT) and Services
Oct 2023 · 3y
  • Developed and optimized the backend application to meet evolving business needs.
  • Enhanced the system architecture to support scalability and complex business requirements.
  • Took a leading role in implementing software security and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Improved observability through advanced monitoring, alerting, and analytics tools.
  • Provided support and upgrades for high availability and performance optimization.
  • Expanded responsibilities by contributing to frontend development with React.js, working as a fullstack engineer to deliver end-to-end solutions.
JavaScriptJavaScript
React.jsReact.js
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
JavaJava
MicroservicesMicroservices
9+
BlackPin

Senior Software Engineer & System Architect

BlackPin GmbH (via Proxify)
Information Technology (IT) and Services
Jul 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1y 2m
  • Developed and maintained the Java-based backend application to meet business requirements, excluding chat protocol functionality.
  • Designed and implemented non-functional requirements:
  • Centralized logging: Built a comprehensive logging system for better traceability.
  • Observability: Integrated monitoring and alerting systems to maintain system health.
  • Software security: Incorporated robust security measures to mitigate risk and maintain compliance.
  • High availability: Developed fault-tolerant systems to ensure uptime and continuity.
  • Contributed to the design and scalability of BLACKPIN’s backend architecture, focusing on security and system design.
  • Collaborated with the client’s team to ensure seamless integration of new features and improvements.
JavaScriptJavaScript
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
JavaJava
MicroservicesMicroservices
Spring BootSpring Boot
8+

Head of Development

Pinsoft Consultancy
Information Technology (IT) and Services
Jan 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4y 7m
  • Led a full-stack development team consisting of ten developers.
  • Took responsibility for all technical aspects of a software project, including design, development, deployment, and quality.
  • Worked primarily on coding while also handling managerial tasks.
  • Established the CI/CD process on top of GitLab.
  • Developed a complete flight reservation system for a foreign tour operator, consisting of multiple modules including B2B (wholesale, retail) and B2C. Served as the lead developer, applying Microservices, DDD, and Hexagonal Architecture techniques.
  • Built a digital logbook solution enabling aircraft technicians to manage their daily workloads in the field. Developed backend APIs for mobile clients from scratch using DDD techniques, along with a web-based admin panel using Thymeleaf and jQuery.
JavaScriptJavaScript
React.jsReact.js
DockerDocker
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
RedisRedis
12+
Aurora
Delta
SmartTechnic

R&D Architect

Ericsson R&D, Turkey
Telecommunications
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 · 2y
  • Served as Technical Leader and Developer for the Ericsson Retail Management System (ERMS) project within the scope of Revenue Manager, a newly developed full-stack product for telecom companies.
  • Delivered ERMS as a Stock Control Management System with additional Sales Organization and User Management functionalities.
  • Led the DDD transformation, focusing on defining bounded contexts and refactoring them into independent OSGi bundles while applying DDD tactical patterns.
JavaJava
HibernateHibernate
OracleOracle
DDD
Enterprise ArchitectEnterprise Architect

Software Architect & Software Engineer

Credit Registry Bureau (KKB)
Banking and Finance
Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 · 3y

KKB is a financial institution responsible for Turkey's credit reporting, risk assessment, and consumer scoring services.

  • Migrated legacy applications to cloud-native platforms using Spring Boot and supported DevOps transformation.

  • Led internal migration from SVN to Git, including training, documentation, and case study.

  • Designed Findeks.com, a consumer credit score portal for individuals and businesses.

  • Initiated research into Cassandra and conducted POCs on scalable audit solutions.

JavaScriptJavaScript
CassandraCassandra
Spring BootSpring Boot
OracleOracle
GitGit
4+
Findeks

Software Specialist

AvivaSA (AgeSa Pension and Life)
Insurance
Jan 2009 - Jan 2014 · 5y

AvivaSA (rebranded as AgeSA) is one of Turkey’s leading life insurance and pension companies and is part of a joint venture with Ageas and Sabancı Holding.

  • Developed and architected the Bankasurans application, managing pre- and post-sale insurance workflows between Akbank and AvivaSA.

  • Designed Haymer, a SOAP-based, multithreaded bulk data transfer tool.

  • Led the use of design patterns, Java EE, and JSF 2.0 to modernize legacy applications.

JavaScriptJavaScript
JavaJava
SpringSpring
OracleOracle
JUnitJUnit
4+

Engineering excellence

All Backend Developers who have applied to Proxify are scored from 0 to 300 on engineering excellence, one of the five parameters we evaluate. This score reflects engineering excellence only, based on interviews, take-home assignments, live coding sessions, and/or on-the-job performance reviews. The curve shows how all evaluated Backend Developers are distributed across that range, where our acceptance threshold for this parameter sits, and where Onur stands.

050100150200250300Engineering excellence scoreShare of engineersmedianmeanProxifyacceptancethreshold
Onur
Score 239 · Top 1% of engineers

Certificates 1

Oracle Corporation
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 ProgrammerOracle Corporation

Issued Dec 2014

JavaJava
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 ProgrammerOracle Corporation

Issued Dec 2014

JavaJava
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Portfolio

Highlighted by Onur

BlackPin 2
Sep 2023 · BlackPin GmbH
BlackPin

BLACKPIN is the new highly encrypted messenger for companies and organizations. I developed and maintained the Java-based backend application to meet business requirements, excluding chat protocol functionality. I also designed and implemented non-functional requirements such as centralized logging, building an APM system, and sustaining high availability and security.

Other projects 4

Aurora
Delta
SmartTechnic
Findeks

Education

OU
Oracle University
Architect Enterprise Applications with Java EE Ed 1 PRV2014 - 2014
Ege University
Ege University
Computer Engineering2005 - 2009

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