SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAM LEAD

Ümit Altıntaş

Full-stack engineering leadership, platform strategy, and delivery excellence. Building scalable systems and high-performing teams.

3+ Years
5 Team Members
15+ Projects
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About

Started as a developer passionate about clean code and scalable systems. Evolved into a team leader who mentors others while staying hands-on with cutting-edge technologies.

Currently leading engineering efforts at Codefirst, guiding cross-functional teams in delivering enterprise-grade solutions for clients like Turkish Airlines.

Performance First

Every decision evaluated through the lens of scalability and user experience.

Quality Driven

Comprehensive testing and code reviews ensure reliable systems.

People Focused

Great software comes from diverse, empowered teams.

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Experience

Codefirst 04/2024 – Present

Software Engineering Team Lead

Leading a cross-functional team of 5 developers, setting architectural direction and mentoring team members.

  • Scaled team from 3 to 5 developers, reduced onboarding time by 50%
  • Architected microservices for Türk Telekom, improving reliability by 40%
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 40%
Team Leadership Angular Microservices CI/CD
Codefirst (Turkish Airlines) 05/2023 – 04/2024

Full Stack Developer

Developed mission-critical aircraft weight and balance systems.

  • Built Spring Boot microservices reducing manual processing by 30%
  • Created Excel-like Angular interface improving accuracy by 25%
  • Implemented Kafka-based communication for data flows
Spring Boot Angular Kafka
PI Works 07/2022 – 04/2023

Junior Software Developer

Developed telecom analytics tools and learned production-grade practices.

  • Built Angular/.NET analytics dashboard
  • Optimized data pipelines reducing latency by 25%
  • Automated routine reporting workflows
Angular .NET Python SQL
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Skills

Leadership

  • Team Leadership & Coaching
  • Scrum / Kanban
  • Architecture Reviews
  • Hiring & Development

Backend

  • Java / Spring Boot
  • Node.js / Nest.js
  • Microservices
  • REST & GraphQL

Frontend

  • Angular / React
  • TypeScript / RxJS
  • Design Systems
  • Performance

Platforms

  • AWS / GCP
  • Kafka / RabbitMQ
  • PostgreSQL / MongoDB
  • Terraform / Helm

DevOps

  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Observability
  • Release Engineering
  • Incident Response
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Education

Gebze Technical University

2018 – 2023

BSc Computer Engineering

Specialized in software development, distributed systems, and data structures. Led project teams and organized study groups for backend development.

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Contact

Open to consulting engagements, technical leadership opportunities, and collaboration on high-impact platforms.

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