Curriculum Vitae
Mehmet Fahri Özmen
Backend Systems Architect & Engineering Leader
İzmir, Turkey
Software engineer turned engineering leader with over a decade in the industry. I've built systems end to end — from real-time tracking platforms to event-driven architectures serving millions — but the work I'm most proud of is the teams I've built along the way. I hire, mentor, and grow engineers, because I learned early that great software isn't built with frameworks — it's built with people. I stay hands-on with architecture and code reviews, but my real focus is creating environments where engineers trust each other, challenge each other, ship things they're proud of — and walk away better engineers than when they started.
The Journey So Far
MayademDec 2024 — Dec 2025
Head of Software TechnologiesNov 2025 — Dec 2025
- ▸Led cross-functional backend, frontend, QA, and UI/UX teams while actively contributing to backend architecture and production system design
- ▸Participated in technical solution design and peer code reviews to ensure scalability and maintainability of backend services
- ▸Drove complete product lifecycle from conception to deployment, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business objectives
- ▸Established engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality assurance processes across all disciplines
- ▸Managed hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and career development for engineering team members
Head of Backend EngineeringDec 2024 — Nov 2025
- ▸Built backend engineering teams from scratch for MagicPags and ÇokNet, personally conducting all hiring processes and recruiting top talent
- ▸Designed and led the implementation of microservices architecture using .NET, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Hasura, and PHP Laravel on AWS
- ▸Contributed to business analysis, project planning, and cross-team coordination, supporting both technical and non-technical departments
- ▸Managed engineers from several departments including UI/UX, QA, and frontend, ensuring smooth end-to-end delivery
- ▸Designed and led comprehensive CI/CD pipelines for frontend monorepos and backend microservices
- ▸Promoted test-driven development (TDD) practices and established observability standards for system robustness
MagicPags — Educational audiobook, analytics, child-safe delivery
Çoknet — Exam prep, microservices architecture, multi-discipline team
.NETKafkaPostgreSQLHasuraAWSLaravelObservabilityCI/CD
Brew InteractiveAug 2019 — Sep 2024
Software Engineering ManagerDec 2022 — Sep 2024
- ▸Designed and delivered event-driven microservices for high-traffic transactional systems for major clients in Turkey and globally
- ▸Led the migration of legacy backend systems from monolithic architecture to microservices in live production environments
- ▸Contributed to system architecture design and backend data modeling
- ▸Implemented CI/CD pipelines and containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes
- ▸Led Agile sprint planning, system architecture design, and data modeling while maintaining TDD principles
- ▸Fully responsible for professional development, hiring, performance evaluations, and career progression for team members
- ▸Developed internal open-source solutions for reusability across multiple client projects, enhancing operational efficiency
- ▸Performed peer code reviews to ensure maintainability and delivery quality
- ▸Supported hiring, professional development and mentoring of backend and DevOps team of 4-6 engineers
Senior Backend DeveloperAug 2019 — Dec 2022
- ▸Developed serverless functions and microservices for major international clients including decktopus.com and foodservicedirect.com
- ▸Implemented CI/CD pipelines and containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and various orchestration tools
- ▸Built custom Magento modules for major e-commerce project, enhancing platform capabilities and user experience
- ▸Collaborated in Agile Scrum environment, consistently delivering high-quality code following TDD methodology
Mobilet — Event ticketing platform with campaign engine, QR gate entry, and multi-channel payment processing serving millions
VillaSepeti — Vacation rental marketplace with automated search engine powered by set theory, replacing manual filtering
Shubuo — Digital advertising platform with intelligent ad scheduling optimizing delivery against contracts in real-time
Decktopus AI — Presentation platform with serverless architecture, real-time subscriptions, and event-driven workflows
Node.js.NETJavaSQL/NoSQLGraphQLDockerKubernetesAWSCI/CD
BeforeSunset AI· concurrent
Jan 2021 — Dec 2022Senior Backend Developer
- ▸Developed backend services using Node.js and created APIs with Hasura for efficient GraphQL data interactions
- ▸Designed PostgreSQL database schema and managed deployment within Docker containers on Kubernetes
Node.jsGraphQLPostgreSQLDockerKubernetesDigitalOcean
DatagenMay 2019 — Jul 2019
Senior Software Engineer
- ▸Developed sales automation system for Peyman Kuruyemiş, one of Turkey's leading snack food companies — Android application and backend services with MSSQL database programming
- ▸Implemented database programming on MSSQL Server using T-SQL for enterprise mobile application
C#XamarinMSSQL
Ptt TradeJun 2018 — Apr 2019
Senior Software Engineer
- ▸Built backend services for ptttrade.com foreign trade portal using Node.js, .NET Core, and Golang
- ▸Developed search engine using Elasticsearch and maintained multiple mobile and web applications
GolangNode.jsElasticsearch.NET Core
Veriyaz · Senior Software EngineerJan 2013 — Jun 2018
Erik Bilişim · Software EngineerSep 2012 — Jan 2013
TRT · InternSep 2010 — Oct 2010
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality · InternJul 2009 — Aug 2009
The Arsenal
Backend
Node.js·.NET·SpringBoot·PHP·Laravel·Golang·GraphQL·REST
Infrastructure
AWS·Azure·DigitalOcean·Docker·Kubernetes·CI/CD·RabbitMQ·Kafka
Data
PostgreSQL·MySQL·MSSQL·Elasticsearch·Redis·Clickhouse
Leadership
Team building·Hiring·Mentoring·Agile·Code review culture
Launch Pad
Yaşar University, İzmir — Computer EngineeringSep 2006 — Jun 2011
Comm Protocols
Turkish — Native
English — Professional
Want to work together? →·Read my thoughts →·Want to see code? →