Summary
Engineering Manager with 10+ years leading large-scale software engineering, DevOps transformation, and
cloud-native modernization across public and private sectors. Specialized in microservices architecture,
enterprise SaaS, and scaling high-performing engineering teams through KPI-driven execution and Agile leadership.
Experience
Directed municipal digital transformation with DevOps, applications, and KPI-driven governance.
- Implemented CI/CD, IaC and Kubernetes microservices via Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving release reliability to 99%+.
- Delivered .NET Core APIs with MSSQL/LDAP integrations adopted by 10+ internal systems, improving authentication and workflow automation.
- Developed 15+ Power BI KPI dashboards, reducing manual reporting effort by 60% and enabling real-time operational insights.
- Managed 5+ vendor contracts and service agreements, reducing external delivery delays by 25%.
Led development of WeFocus SaaS, Petal Maps and e.huawei.com serving by 5M+ monthly users, improving platform scalability and performance.
- Led 4 cross-functional engineering teams (backend, frontend, DevOps, QA) delivering WeFocus SaaS, Petal Maps, and e.huawei.com, serving 5M+ monthly active users across multiple regions.
- Owned architecture and performance optimization for large-scale multilingual systems.
- Drove DevOps adoption across 4 product teams, increasing deployment frequency by 3x while reducing incidents by 30%.
- Improved web and mobile availability from 97% to 99.7% by optimizing distributed architecture and implementing advanced monitoring.
- Stack: Huawei Cloud, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, Jenkins.
Led DevOps operations for applications serving 2M+ customers, reducing delivery cycle time by 20%.
- Garanti BBA banking chatbot: PM support and UI Path automation.
- Stack: Jenkins, Java, RedHat, Jira, RPA (UI Path), Agile.
Led 40+ engineers on high-traffic e-commerce, mobile, and CMS platforms processing 10M+ monthly visits.
- Migrated systems to Azure DevOps; implemented 40+ CI/CD pipelines across environments.
- Coordinated complex integrations, payments, and marketplace connections.
- Stack: Azure DevOps, Kentico, MSSQL, Java, ASP.NET MVC, CMS.
Developed Android apps for enterprise clients; event-based and gamified experiences.
- Shipped 10+ native apps with Java/Kotlin, integrating APIs and analytics.
- Collaborated on design, development, and releases for production.
Built full automation for textile manufacturing plus Android terminal and server.
- Designed Android + backend for real-time tracking and digitization for 500+ device across production lines.
- Contributed to CepCard, a secure mobile payment/wallet system.
Backend and mobile development for multiple clients.
IT department internship focusing on support and operations.
Education
Isik University — Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Management Information Systems (2008-2013)
Skills
- Leadership & Mentoring
- Software Architecture (Microservices, APIs)
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, C#, .NET
- DevOps: CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure DevOps
- Cloud & Infra: Azure, Huawei Cloud
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Mobile: Android (Java/Kotlin)
Languages
- English — Upper Intermediate
- German — Basic
- Turkish — Native
Certificates
- Atlassian Agile Project Management Professional Certificate — Atlassian, 2024
- AI for Managers — Microsoft & LinkedIn, 2024
- Become an AI-Powered Manager — LinkedIn, 2024
- Scrum: The Basics — LinkedIn, 2024
- Kentico Certified Developer (Kentico 12) — Kentico, 2019
Awards
Huawei Sparkling Star Award — Dec 2023
Projects
- WeFocus SaaS — Enterprise engagement platform used by 20K+ employees; architected with Java microservices, Kubernetes and VueJS.
- KoçAilem Loyalty — 200K+ users; C#, Kentico, SSO, DevOps pipelines.
- Fenerium / Avis / Budget — High-traffic e-commerce platforms with payment integrations and personalized recommendation systems.
- More projects: kadirergun.com/projects.html