Ümit Dincel

Software Engineer

Contact

• dincelumit[at]gmail.com
• linkedin.com/in/umitdincel
• twitter.com/umitdncel

TLDR;

• 12+ years in software dev
• Knows Finance, HR, Gaming/Game Tech and Facebook Marketing/Ad Tech Domains
• Loves & Contributes to side-projects
• Enjoys spending time in nature and sea

Currently

Based in Sinop/Turkiye. Working on web applications and automations.

Specialized in

• Building web applications; backend and frontend on major cloud platforms
• Automating processes

Education

2010- Karadeniz Technical University, Computer Engineering

Occupation

Jan 2024 - Currently Kolay İK, Istanbul Head of Engineering

• Stack: Python / Javascript / React / Docker / AWS
• Managed DevOps operations and infrastructure
• Built and led full-stack development team
• Oversaw engineering management and team coordination

Sep 2021 - Jun 2023 Gamester Kids, Istanbul Lead Software Engineer

• Stack: Python / Javascript / Firebase / React / Docker / AWS
• Built backend infrastructure for mobile gaming application
• Developed back office management system
• Implemented third-party integrations and APIs

Jun 2021 - Aug 2022 Gameshaft, Istanbul Co-Founder & CTO

• Stack: Unity / C# / Python / Docker / AWS
• Co-founded first gaming company
• Developed hypercasual games with Unity
• Led technical strategy and product development

Oct 2020 - Sep 2021 Gamester, Istanbul Lead Software Engineer

• Stack: Python / Django / Javascript / React / Docker / AWS
• Built backend infrastructure for mobile gaming application
• Developed back office management system
• Implemented third-party integrations and APIs

Apr 2020 - Oct 2020 Midas, Istanbul Lead Software Engineer

• Stack: Python / Django / Javascript / React / Docker / AWS
• Built commission-free investing app
• Built a client app(React) for backoffice
• Worked on AWS cloud platforms

Sep 2016 - Apr 2020 Adphorus, Istanbul Software Engineer

• Stack: Python / Django / Flask / Tornado / Javascript / React / Webpack / Docker / Kubernetes / Jenkins / Google Cloud
• Built SaaS platform for facebook ads management
• Built a file processor to process small and/or big files which are submitted by customers
• Worked on client app (React) for some features
• Built an image processing project which handles over a million requests to process

Apr 2015 - Jun 2019 Polen Digital, Istanbul Full Stack Engineer

• Stack: Python / PHP / Javascript / Html & CSS
• Polen digital is a web development agency
• Built 10+ responsive web applications

Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 Volt, Istanbul Backend Developer

• Stack: Python / Javascript/ Django / Firebase / Html & CSS / Jenkins
• Volt was ride sharing mobile application on Android and IOS
• Built a web API
• Built a web SPA for the company
• Built a web application for tracing rides
• Worked on both Google and AWS cloud platforms

Jun 2014 - Apr 2015 Unicrow, Trabzon Backend Developer

• Stack: PHP / Python / Javascript / Wordpress / Django / Html & CSS & Javascript
• Built server applications with Python(Django), Php(Codeigniter) and node.js
• Worked on client applications with Javascript(Angular), CSS
• Built wordpress sites