hello, i am hakan eröztekin

senior software engineer
at trendyol

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senior software engineer @ trendyol / jul 2023 - present

leveraged my expertise to advance the company's mission of expanding its access to global markets by facilitating streamlined cargo delivery operations.

</> recent contributions include
• spearheaded the company's first initiative in the MENA/GULF region, even before the dedicated team was formed, showcasing proactive leadership in the region's expansion efforts.
• co-led a cross-functional project aimed at reducing international cargo costs, anticipating an annual savings of $50 million.
• collaborated with fellow leaders to reimagine delivery experience, resulting in a 50% reduction in development time even during the initial stages.

software engineer @ trendyol / jan 2020 - jul 2023

trendyol is turkey's biggest e-commerce company. working at the domestic delivery team to scale up cargo delivery capabilities of the company. responsibilities include developing applications with attention to industry best practices. helping new teammates to adapt quickly, mentoring junior developers, and interviewing new candidates.

</> technology stack & practices:
• language: java 17 (main), go, javascript
• framework: spring, hibernate, react, angular
• database: nosql (couchbase), elasticsearch, redis, sql (mssql, postgresql)
• messaging: kafka, confluent, rabbitmq, rest
• ci & cd: kubernetes, docker, gitlab, jenkins, argocd, microservices
• observability: grafana, new relic, prometheus, graylog, loki
• practices: unit testing, pair programming, code review, agile

software engineer @ adesso turkey / mar 2019 - jan 2020

contributed to the development of an enterprise management application at adesso, a germany-based consultancy firm. developed user pages, enhancing operational productivity and management efficiency.

</> technology stack & practices:
• java 8, spring, rest, maven, hibernate
• sql (mariadb)
• git, bitbucket, jira, jetbrains

founder @ sınavı yerim / jul 2013 - feb 2020 (voluntary work)

after ranking in the top 0.1% among 2 million students in the national university entrance exam, started a blog to voluntarily share my success strategies with the high school students. wrote more than 200 articles which are read 2.5 million times. then, renewed the blog with java 8 spring app which is deployed to aws (ebs, rds, cloudfront) and serves for react frontend. It is accessible at sinaviyerim.com

articles & videos

i enjoy learning and sharing what i learn. here are the recent ones,

• story of charon replatforming (upcoming video at trendyol technology youtube channel, colab with Emre Kumaş & Zuhal Polat)
• effortless new relic alerts (upcoming article, colab with Ege Kaan Can)
docker in a nutshell
kubernetes in a nutshell
java 11 in a nutshell
managing indexing with dynamic-data in elasticsearch
alert and monitoring with grafana