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Mert Can Balcı

Software Engineer · Istanbul, Türkiye

Summary

Software engineer with 3+ years on high-traffic aviation systems and a dual degree from İTÜ and Binghamton University (SUNY). Full-stack, with a track record of bridging complex algorithms and business needs, improving middleware performance by 20% and leading cross-functional work that ships scalable software.

Experience

  1. Hitit · Full Stack Developer

    Jun 2023 – now · Istanbul

    • Lead architectural enhancements for scalable core systems in the aviation sector, managing over 1.5 million daily transactions.
    • Optimised middleware database queries, improving API response times by 20% (150 ms).
    • Re-engineered the Kiosk module end to end with Oracle PL/SQL and Spring Boot, achieving 100% data consistency.
    • Mentor junior engineers and standardised code-review practices.

  2. Hitit · Junior Software Developer

    Sep 2021 – Jun 2023 · Istanbul

    • Facilitated the migration of mission-critical legacy systems to modern web technologies (Spring, JSF).
    • Re-architected customer panel interfaces with Thymeleaf and MVC, increasing page load speeds by 45%.
    • Owned technical analysis and delivery across 20+ Agile/Scrum sprints.

  3. AllPawsInn · Seasonal Developer

    Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 · New York

    • Designed and deployed the desktop software architecture managing 500+ registered users and inventory data.
    • Reduced operational data-entry errors by 25% through UI/UX improvements.

  4. Arçelik – İTÜ · R&D Intern

    Jul 2020 – Aug 2020 · Istanbul

    • Developed Gaussian Mixture Model algorithms for voice recognition, raising model accuracy by 12%.

Education

  1. Binghamton University (SUNY) · B.S. Computer Science & Information Systems Engineering

    Sep 2017 – May 2021 · New York

    Dean's List, 2017–2018. Merit Scholarship, 2017. GPA 3.20 / 4.00. TOEFL iBT 101.

  2. İstanbul Technical University · Information Systems Engineering

    Sep 2014 – Aug 2017 · Istanbul

    Dual degree conferred in May 2021 together with Binghamton University.

Skills

Languages
Java (expert), Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Oracle PL/SQL
Technologies
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, JSF, JSP, Thymeleaf, Git, Docker, Jira, Agile/Scrum