# Elif Sezgin

> Senior Software Engineer at Taut

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/elifsezgin

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with over 7 years in building scalable frontend and full-stack solutions. My expertise spans across React, TypeScript, and Python, with a focus on delivering high-quality user experiences and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Passionate about solving technical challenges and building tools that make a positive impact on both end users and development teams.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Taut
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Iterable
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California
➢ Spearheaded the development of the user interface for Predictive Audiences, an AI-driven tool, allowing users to seamlessly integrate custom queries for customer segmentation.
➢ Independently executed a full-stack project with Scala as the backend language, addressing a critical need to clarify metric definitions for customers within the analytics pages. Implemented a solution that allowed product managers to update metric definitions through a user-friendly interface in the admin panel. This initiative significantly reduced dependency on engineers for routine updates, empowering product managers to make timely adjustments. 
➢ Played a pivotal role in the formation of a new analytics and reporting team within Iterable after transitioning from another team. Contributed significantly to building a dynamic page displaying customer metrics across multiple channels and campaigns, Messaging Insights.
➢ Led the creation of a core component library from scratch, streamlining UI development processes and minimizing reliance on third-party design libraries.

### Software Engineer @ 23andMe
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
➢ Developed a REST API for an internal release information archiving tool using Django, streamlining the release process.
➢ Automated release processes through Jenkins, enhancing efficiency and reducing time-to-market.
➢ Improved homepage performance by 66% through concurrent programming and strategic database query optimizations.
➢ Contributed to the development of the profile page using JavaScript and Django in collaboration with the product team.
➢ Actively participated in on-call duties, effectively tracking, triaging, and resolving site errors.

### Software Engineer @ RCI App
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
➢ Engineered the architecture of a finance software, taking a lead role as the first engineer in the core team.
➢ Implemented APIs to facilitate seamless client-server communication.
➢ Revamped the frontend of the application with React, transitioning from jQuery.
➢ Maintained a commitment to producing clean and reliable code, incorporating unit tests and integration testing.

### Software Developer Intern @ Genomize
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
➢	Developed a functionality to  to genomize-Seq (an NGS data analysis tool) that converts genetic data to pdf reports using Python, HTML, CSS
➢	Implemented database models to Genografi (a genetic test software that screens diseases) using Python on Django
➢   Analyzed and compared human NGS – Microarray data resulting in maximizing the reliability of results for the genetic testing software. Coordinated communication with Genotypic Technology Pvt. Ltd. for the related Microarray SNP project. 
➢	Trait Research : Researched and defined the traits to be analyzed in Genografi, a genetic test that identifies hereditary, pharmacological and phenotypic characteristics.
➢	Product Testing: Tested genomize-Seq, reported and reduced bugs.

### Bioinformatics Lab Assistant @ Sabanci University Sezerman Lab
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
➢	Mutation effect predictor project : The purpose of the project is to determine the overall outcome of a point mutation on a protein. In this project, I used FoldX as a tool, pdb files and substitution mutations as the data in order to predict the energy differences of proteins per point mutation.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Boğaziçi University

### Software Engineering
App Academy

### Python on Django
Linux Summer Camp

### Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elif-sezgin
- Website: https://www.elifsezg.in
- Website: https://github.com/elifsezgin

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Last updated: 2026-04-01