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Umit Vice

Senior Full Stack & AI Engineer

Specializing in zero to one product development, AI LLM workflows, and high performance architectures with 8+ years of global startup experience.

About

Product-driven Senior Full Stack / AI Engineer with 8+ years of experience specializing in zero-to-one product development, modern AI/LLM agent workflows, and high-performance architectures. Proven track record of taking 100% technical ownership of complex software ecosystems, designing goal-driven workflows with persistent context, and shipping production-ready platforms within weeks alongside founders. Thrives in high-autonomy, fast-paced environments with ambiguous constraints, balancing real-time streaming execution with an obsessive focus on application latency, failure recovery, and secure infrastructures.

UV

Zero to One Product Development

Taking ideas from blank canvas to production-ready platforms within weeks, owning the full technical lifecycle alongside founders and shipping under tight, ambiguous constraints.

AI LLM Agent Workflows

Designing multi-step reasoning agent workflows with OpenAI and Anthropic, persistent context management, RAG pipelines, and automated data pipelines that turn LLM calls into reliable product features.

High Performance Architecture

Building high-performance frontend and backend architectures with streaming under tight latency constraints, robust fallback and failure recovery patterns, and Core Web Vitals excellence.

Skills & Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

Next.jsPythonNode.jsTypeScriptReactPyTorchJavaScript (ES6+)GraphQLRESTTailwindCSS

AI Engineering

OpenAIAnthropicAI AgentsLLM Agent WorkflowsRAGContext ManagementAutomated Data Pipelines

Databases & Infrastructure

SQL (Postgres)noSQL (MongoDB)KubernetesDockerAWSGCPJenkinsTerraform

Architecture & Tools

WebSocketsCore Web VitalsPWAsMobile WebViewFallback & Recovery PatternsAgile (Jira)

Experience

Full Stack Engineer

Bolt Insight

Remote | London, UK

Jan 2026 – Present

  • Architect and execute production-ready Next.js and Python workflows and state of the art OpenAI and Anthropic LLM agent integrations with persistent context and RAG pipelines for the boltinsight.com platform.
  • Design multi-step reasoning agent workflows and real time AI interactions with streaming under tight latency constraints using Node.js, Docker, and AWS.
  • Build robust fallback, failure recovery, and evaluation mechanisms in Agile sprints, increasing Core Web Vitals scores by 25%.
Next.jsPythonNode.jsOpenAIAnthropicRAGAWSDocker

Senior Software Developer (Contract)

Marti Technologies (NYSE: MRT)

Istanbul, Turkey

Jul 2025 – Dec 2025

  • Assumed 100% technical ownership as Frontend Lead for high-traffic ecosystems, including the marti.tech corporate site, Marti Tag mobile applications (iOS App Store), WebViews, and real time WebSocket CRM maps.
  • Optimized Python and Node.js backend architectures via Kubernetes and AWS for complex features (courier tracking, super member packages, and admin panels), establishing engineering best practices and ensuring high availability during peak traffic windows.
ReactNode.jsPythonKubernetesAWSWebSockets

Senior Software Developer

Vodafone

Istanbul, Turkey

Apr 2024 – May 2025

  • Engineered scalable enterprise frontend architectures, the B2B Vodafone Red Console platform (vodafone.com.tr/vodafone-business/red-konsol), and Vodafone Yanımda e-commerce applications (iOS and Android), achieving perfect 100/100 Lighthouse scores.
  • Built an internal enterprise campaign management platform (HB Campaign Panel) from scratch utilizing Next.js, React, and SQL (Postgres), leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor and GPT) to accelerate Agile delivery cycles.
Next.jsReactPostgreSQLWebView100/100 Lighthouse

Software Developer

Talent500

Remote | USA & India

Apr 2022 – Apr 2024

  • Took 100% solo frontend ownership of the talent500.com AI Planet platform, integrating AI-powered workflows, external tools, and memory states using Next.js, Redux Toolkit, and Zustand within an autonomous, distributed global Agile environment.
  • Commanded a full-scale UI redesign and React to Next.js migration for the Canvas Project (canvas.talent500.co), driving engineering execution to perfect 100/100 performance and responsiveness scores.
Next.jsReact NativeRedux ToolkitZustandAI Workflows

Senior Software Developer

Optimus Software

Istanbul, Turkey

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022

  • Led full-stack lifecycle for high-traffic, custom B2B trading, e-commerce, and fundraising platforms (obt.com.tr) using React, Node.js, and noSQL (MongoDB), significantly reducing application latency and securing API integrations.
  • Used LLM tools to accelerate multi-step iterations, cutting through bottlenecks to optimize execution speed.
ReactNode.jsMongoDBB2B

Full Stack Developer (Contract)

Freelance

Remote

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Shipped end-to-end, production-ready web applications using Next.js, Node.js, and Docker for competitive e-commerce and finance sectors.
Next.jsNode.jsDocker

Software Developer

M&L Software

Istanbul, Turkey

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

  • Developed ERP and e-commerce applications using React and React Native deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
ReactReact NativeGCPERP

Front End Developer & Designer

Morplex Industry, Commerce Ltd.

Istanbul, Turkey

Feb 2017 – Aug 2017

  • Maintained corporate web applications and digital product catalogs while contributing to UI/UX design execution.
Front EndUI/UXCorporate Web

Featured Projects

Bolt Insight Platform

AI Agent Workflows

Full Stack & AI Engineer

Architect and execute production-ready Next.js and Python workflows and state of the art OpenAI and Anthropic LLM agent integrations with persistent context and RAG pipelines for boltinsight.com.

Next.jsPythonOpenAIAnthropicRAGAWS

Marti Tech Ecosystem

100% Ownership

Frontend Lead

Took 100% technical ownership as Frontend Lead for the marti.tech corporate site, Marti Tag iOS application, WebViews, and real time WebSocket CRM maps under high-traffic peak windows.

ReactNode.jsPythonKubernetesAWSWebSockets

Vodafone Red Console & Yanımda

100/100 Lighthouse

Senior Frontend Engineer

Engineered the B2B Vodafone Red Console platform and Vodafone Yanımda e-commerce applications (iOS and Android), achieving perfect 100/100 Lighthouse scores.

Next.jsReactWebViewMobile UX

HB Campaign Panel

Built From Scratch

Internal enterprise campaign management platform built from scratch utilizing Next.js, React, and SQL (Postgres), accelerated by AI-assisted coding tools in Agile delivery cycles.

Next.jsReactPostgreSQLAgile

AI Planet Platform

Solo Ownership

100% Solo Frontend Ownership

Took 100% solo frontend ownership of talent500.com AI Planet platform, integrating AI-powered workflows, external tools, and memory states using Next.js, Redux Toolkit, and Zustand.

Next.jsRedux ToolkitZustandAI Workflows

Canvas Project Migration

100/100 Performance

UI Redesign & Migration Lead

Commanded a full-scale UI redesign and React to Next.js migration for canvas.talent500.co, driving engineering execution to perfect 100/100 performance and responsiveness scores.

Next.jsReactMigration100/100 Scores

OBT Trading & Fundraising Platform

Full Stack Lead

Led full-stack lifecycle for high-traffic, custom B2B trading, e-commerce, and fundraising platforms (obt.com.tr), significantly reducing application latency and securing API integrations.

ReactNode.jsMongoDBB2B

Education & Certifications

Education

Associate of Science (A.S.)

Computer Programming

Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey

2014 – 2016

Certification

Node.js API Masterclass (Express/MongoDB)

Certification

MERN eCommerce From Scratch

Certification

AWS Cloud Architecture Fundamentals

Certification

PyTorch & Advanced AI Systems

Let's build something calm, fast, and durable.

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