Open to senior engineering & leadership roles

Senior Software Engineer · AI & Engineering Leadership

I build the systems behind ambitious products.

Product-minded engineer with 8+ years turning uncertain ideas into fast, resilient software—and helping teams make better technical decisions while doing it.

Based in Istanbul · Working globallyGitHubLinkedIn
Umit Vice, Senior Software Engineer
AI-native product systems
End-to-end technical ownership
8+years building products
100/100Lighthouse performance
+25%Core Web Vitals uplift
0→1products shipped end-to-end

Ideas I took from zero to live.

Two products where I owned the problem framing, architecture, interface and production delivery. Hover to explore the build in three dimensions.

01 / Personal product

Founder-built · AI / Fintech

Vaniras

An AI-powered market intelligence platform that turns probabilistic forecasts into clear, decision-ready signals.

Machine-learning forecasts, market heatmaps, watchlists and stock intelligence designed as one focused product system.

  • Machine Learning
  • Next.js
  • Product Architecture
  • Data UX
Visit live product
vaniras.comVaniras market intelligence product preview
02 / Personal product

Founder-built · Marketplace

Life World

A thoughtfully engineered real-estate marketplace for discovering and comparing exceptional homes.

A premium discovery experience with structured property data, considered search flows and an editorial visual system.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • MongoDB
  • Marketplace UX
Visit live product
life-world.vercel.appLife World real estate marketplace product preview

Leadership is a force multiplier.

“The best architecture is the one a team can understand, operate and evolve with confidence.”
01

Turn ambiguity into a system

I translate broad product goals into clear architecture, milestones, ownership and measurable release criteria.

02

Raise the team’s execution ceiling

I make the path easier to follow through focused technical direction, pragmatic standards and high-signal communication.

03

Ship quality that compounds

Performance, resilience and developer experience are designed into delivery—not scheduled as a cleanup phase.

My operating range

Architecture depth. Product judgment. Calm execution.

  • Technical strategy & roadmaps
  • Cross-functional delivery
  • Mentoring & engineering standards
  • Reliability & performance culture

High-stakes products, shipped with ownership.

A track record spanning AI platforms, mobility, telecom, marketplaces and enterprise systems.

01

Bolt Insight

Bolt Insight Platform

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.js
  • Python
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
Full Stack & AI Engineer
02

Marti Technologies

Marti Tech Ecosystem

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.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Kubernetes
Frontend Lead
03

Vodafone

Vodafone Red Console & Yanımda

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

  • Next.js
  • React
  • WebView
  • Mobile UX
Senior Frontend Engineer
04

Vodafone

HB Campaign Panel

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.js
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
  • Agile
Built From Scratch
05

Talent500

AI Planet Platform

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.js
  • Redux Toolkit
  • Zustand
  • AI Workflows
100% Solo Frontend Ownership
06

Talent500

Canvas Project Migration

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.js
  • React
  • Migration
  • 100/100 Scores
UI Redesign & Migration Lead
07

Optimus Software

OBT Trading & Fundraising Platform

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.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • B2B
Full Stack Lead

Built across teams, sectors and borders.

Full résumé
1

Jan 2026 – Present

Remote | London, UK

Bolt Insight

Full Stack 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 the boltinsight.com platform.

Next.jsPythonNode.jsOpenAI
2

Jul 2025 – Dec 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Marti Technologies (NYSE: MRT)

Senior Software Developer (Contract)

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.

ReactNode.jsPythonKubernetes
3

Apr 2024 – May 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Vodafone

Senior Software Developer

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.

Next.jsReactPostgreSQLWebView
4

Apr 2022 – Apr 2024

Remote | USA & India

Talent500

Software Developer

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.

Next.jsReact NativeRedux ToolkitZustand
5

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022

Istanbul, Turkey

Optimus Software

Senior Software Developer

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.

ReactNode.jsMongoDBB2B
6

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

Remote

Freelance

Full Stack Developer (Contract)

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
7

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

Istanbul, Turkey

M&L Software

Software Developer

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

ReactReact NativeGCPERP
8

Feb 2017 – Aug 2017

Istanbul, Turkey

Morplex Industry, Commerce Ltd.

Front End Developer & Designer

Maintained corporate web applications and digital product catalogs while contributing to UI/UX design execution.

Front EndUI/UXCorporate Web

Hands-on enough to go deep. Experienced enough to see the whole system.

I work across the product surface—from interface architecture and AI workflows to APIs, data, cloud infrastructure and delivery quality.

01

Languages & Frameworks

Next.js · Python · Node.js · TypeScript · React · PyTorch · JavaScript (ES6+) · GraphQL · REST · TailwindCSS

02

AI Engineering

OpenAI · Anthropic · AI Agents · LLM Agent Workflows · RAG · Context Management · Automated Data Pipelines

03

Databases & Infrastructure

SQL (Postgres) · noSQL (MongoDB) · Kubernetes · Docker · AWS · GCP · Jenkins · Terraform

04

Architecture & Tools

WebSockets · Core Web Vitals · PWAs · Mobile WebView · Fallback & Recovery Patterns · Agile (Jira)

Looking for someone who can own the hard parts?

I'm open to Senior Software Engineer and Engineering Manager opportunities where product ambition, technical quality and team impact all matter.