# Kaan Kabalak > Software Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kaankabalak Versatile and passionate front-end engineer with a unique Electrical Engineering background and more than 8 years of experience in high-paced startup environments. Specializes in React, Redux, JavaScript, HTML and CSS to transform designs into pixel-perfect, fully functional applications. Skills: • Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, SASS, LESS • Frameworks/Technologies: React, Redux, jQuery, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, TestCafe, Express.js, Node.js, Django, Flask • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab • Methodology: RESTful Architecture, CRUD Operations, OOP, MVC, BDD, Agile Development Website: kaankabalak.com ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ MinIO Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Successfully delivered a revamp of the company website, spanning 68 pages in total, using HTML, jQuery, and SASS within an intensive, 3-week timeframe. Collaborated across internal and external teams to ensure a timely launch. • Working closely with the Marketing team to improve website conversion metrics by utilizing Webflow Optimize, HubSpot and Salesforce APIs. • As a member of the development team, built the company’s support platform front-end using React, Redux and Twilio Programmable Chat API. Partnered with designers and back-end software engineers to successfully implement the platform, currently used by over 600 customers. • Contributed to the refactor of the company’s open-source object storage browser by following React and Redux best practices. • Automated end-to-end permission testing using TestCafe for the company’s open-source administration console. • Migrated React components for the company’s support platform from JavaScript to TypeScript. • Visualized data using the DataTables plug-in for the company’s internal platform and improved the performance of a large-scale map-based component by 35% using the Google Maps API. • Screened and interviewed candidates for front-end development roles. ### Front-End Developer Intern @ AgilOne Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Created a card view in AngularJS for list-based components on the company's web platform. • Handled issues regarding the UI/UX of the company’s web and configuration platform, which included navigation between pages, inconsistencies, input validation, bug fixes, and CSS cleanup. • Wrote unit tests in Jasmine to ensure that the initialization process of the controllers and services were done correctly. ### Student @ Coding Dojo Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Coding Dojo is an immersive coding bootcamp where students learn 3 full stacks in 14 weeks. • Spent more than 1000 hours learning Python/Django, MEAN (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js) and Swift. ### Summer Intern @ Aselsan Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Ankara, Türkiye • Worked as part of the Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics Sector Department Avionics Software Design Directorate • Developed a simulator which mimics the behavior of the pilot's helmet and the turret of a helicopter as part of the military helicopter modernization project. The simulator, which sends and receives certain signals from analog input and output cards, was written with LabWindows/CVI using C. • Created a user interface for the simulator with LabWindows/CVI's user interface editor. • Ensured that the simulator worked in conjunction with the previously developed turret controller. ASELSAN is the largest defense electronics company of Turkey whose product portfolio includes communication and information technologies, radar and electronic warfare, electro-optics, avionics, unmanned systems, land, naval and weapon systems, air defense and missile systems, command and control systems, transportation, security, traffic, automation and medical systems. ### Summer Intern @ GAMA Industry Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Ankara, Türkiye • Reviewed and checked the general electrical works and the single line diagrams of an Oil Terminal Deep Water Berth project that the company has been working on. • Examined the electrical works of the guard house of the ongoing construction of a 4x350MW Power Plant. • Conducted duct bank calculations for the installation of electrical wires. GAMA Industry is the construction arm of the Turkish company GAMA Group. GAMA Industry specializes in the construction of industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, wastewater treatment systems, pipelines, business and shopping complexes, residences, social and cultural facilities, dams, and underground transportation systems. ### Summer Intern @ BOTAS Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Ankara, Türkiye • Worked in BOTAŞ Natural Gas Operations District Management as part of the Automation, Telecommunications and Electrical Works Technical Support Department • To prevent the corrosion of crude oil and natural gas pipelines, designed a cathodic protection measurement circuit that measures current and voltage values periodically and records them on an SD/MMC card. • Implemented the embedded software for the chip of the circuit using C. BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation is the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. ### Summer Intern @ Organik Kimya Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Istanbul, Türkiye • Worked as part of the IT Department • Localized the Key Performance Indicator tracking software that the department was developing to English. Organik Kimya manufactures polymer emulsion products for various applications. It offers coating, construction, industrial adhesive, life sciences and material, pressure sensitive adhesive and paper, and textile and leather performance solutions. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bilkent University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kaankabalak - GitHub: https://github.com/kaankabalak - Portfolio: https://kaankabalak.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/kaankabalak JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kaankabalak/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11