# Okan Akbulut

> Staff Software Engineer at Betterworks

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/okan

Experienced technical leader with 20+ years in building and scaling high-impact systems. Expert in API development, microservice architecture, and AI technologies. Skilled at leading engineering teams and delivering scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Betterworks
Jan 2018 – Present | Redwood City

### Senior Software Developer @ HUQLA
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed and developed digital marketing tool using Python (Django, Flask), PostgreSQL and Redis for backend development. 
Used Bootstrap and React  for frontend. 
Developed nodejs CLI application for web site generation / deployment(AWS S3 and CloudFront.)
Used Google Cloud Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub and CircleCI for continuous integration

### Software Architect @ SoftTech A.Ş - İŞBANK
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Istanbul, Turkey
Worked as a software architect in İsbank Branch Infrastructure Team.
Designed and implemented a full­-stack java framework to increase the productivity of developers. 
Created custom data-­driven GWT widgets, service layer using Spring, utilized aspect oriented programming and  Ehcache.
 Also utilized JAX­-WS handlers to customize the communication with the existing SOA infrastructure. 
Created a parameterized maven archetype to generate a reusable project structures. 
Designed and developed responsive mobile web applications for branch managers. Implemented a Restful api layer using jersey and spring, user interface using AngularJS and bootstrap.

### Senior Software Developer @ Akbank
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey
Application development for Enterprise Internet Banking and Call Center. 
Using CGI-C, Apache, AIX, Html and gSOAP for web service client generation. 
Developed client side templating system(TAL/METAL implementation) to help cgi developers be more productive.

### Senior Software Developer @ Sentim Software
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
Framework development for Hospital Information Management System using C#.Net. using NHibernate as ORM tool.

### Senior Software Developer, Co Founder @ IDA Software Technologies
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Istanbul, Turkey
Designed and developed a python-powered xml application framework called Rakun. Rakun aims to make it easier to develop enterprise applications(such as ERP, CRM, and MRP), while at the same time integrating such applications into Plone and making use of its powerful content management capabilities
Designed  and developed a manufacturing planning application for the chemical industry using python and zope.

### Software Developer @ Anka Information Technologies
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
Design and developed web based Kuzgun enterprise application framework using python and zope with a team of 3 people. Service layer using python, zope and kuzgun framework. DB layer using  PostgreSQL or MySQL. I used reportlab python library for pdf and barcode generation. 
I developed a python extension for statistical library written in C.  LDAP integration to Zope’s user management system.
Linux system administration. 
DB administration.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
San Francisco Bay University

### BS in Computer Engineering
Karadeniz Technical University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/okanakbulut

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Last updated: 2026-04-12