Altay A.

altay@hey.com

I'm a software engineer passionate about frontend infrastructure, monorepos, and developer experience.

Please check this post to read more about how I approach software development.

Tech stack

  • TypeScript
  • React (Next.js) & React Native (Expo)
  • Tailwind, Radix, shadcn for UI
  • React Query, Jotai, XState for state management
  • tRPC, GraphQL, REST APIs for networking
  • pnpm, yarn, Turborepo for managing monorepos
  • GitHub/GitLab actions and Vercel for CI/CD

Work Experience

Undisclosed Fintech Company (Sep 2024 - present)

  • Working on the frontend infrastructure and developer experience in an ecosystem that produces a few cross-platform apps.

put.io (Jan 2017 - present)

  • Managing the frontend monorepo that produces apps for web, iOS, tvOS, Android TV, Chromecast, Roku, and various smart TV platforms.
  • I've done this full time in 2017-18 and 2021-23, still involved as a contractor when I have other full-time commitments.

Klarna (May 2019 - Aug 2021)

  • Consumer Deals

    • Onboarded new hires to scale an MVP I've built earlier.
    • Worked on feature development and cross-team integrations.

  • App Client Core

    • Worked on feature isolation infrastructure in a monorepo used by 50+ teams.
    • Reviewed 300+ pull requests, mentored new joiners, and participated in hiring interviews.

  • Marketing Touchpoint Infrastructure

    • Integrated third-party SDKs for analytics and marketing.
    • Developed loyalty campaign infrastructures.

Lightcurve GmbH (Nov 2018 - May 2019)

  • Developed features for the cross-platform Lisk Mobile app built with React Native.
  • Implemented Bitcoin support (BIP49) and native modules for the iMessage bridge.

Vispera (Sep 2016 - Mar 2017)

  • Re-architected the frontend layer of the core Rails application.
  • Built single-page apps for complex data entry and management tasks.

Peergust (Mar 2016 - August 2016)

  • Built demo apps and dashboards for the P2P content delivery network.
  • Developed Vortigern, an open-source server-side rendering boilerplate for React.

Education

BSc. Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University (2012 - 2016)