Hürkan Y.

About Me

Hürkan is a Senior Front-end Developer with 10+ years of experience designing, architecting, optimizing, deploying, and configuring front-end and back-end technologies for efficient operation of mobile and web applications for clients. He creates modern architecture solutions that enhance user experience and optimize performance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality interfaces. Hürkan is proficient in React, React Native, and other web development technologies, with industry experience as founder, co-founder, and lead engineer on diverse projects. He enjoys working on challenging projects that require creativity and innovation, using a client-centered approach for the successful delivery of client projects.

Frontend

Backend

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Front-end Developer
2018 - Present (7 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Freelance
Freelance
Front-end Developer
2017 - Present (8 years)
Remote
  • Developing MVPs for mobile and web applications using React and React Native.

  • Implementing modern architecture solutions to enhance user experience and optimize performance.

  • Developed an MVP for a mental health appointment system from scratch.

  • Contributed to mobile and web app front-end development of an AI-based template engine.

  • Designed, developed, and deployed a client-side decentralized game based on Ethereum.

Gustav
Gustav
Senior Web Developer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Remote
  • Supervised UI component development and data layer connection.

  • Designed and developed a real-time Trello-like drag-and-drop feature for candidates on the platform.

  • Developed a dynamic component structure, Saga, and reducer injections with Webpack configuration.

ScoreBeyond (acquired by LinkedIn)
ScoreBeyond (acquired by LinkedIn)
Web & Mobile Developer
2017 - 2017
Ankara, Turkey
  • Designed, developed, and deployed 3 web applications and 2 mobile apps.

  • Fixed bugs and managed code reviews through pull requests.

  • Developed clean, optimized, and accessible front-end code with a focus on reusability.

Sisoft Healthcare Information Systems
Sisoft Healthcare Information Systems
Front-end Developer
2016 - 2016
Ankara, Turkey
  • Refactored a framework that powers over 4,000 pages to operate in an uninterrupted manner.

  • Designed and developed a hospital management framework front-end infrastructure.

  • Produced a new internal framework based on the previously pure JavaScript framework using Angular 2 and Rx libraries.

ALTAIR Software & Defense Technologies
ALTAIR Software & Defense Technologies
Front-end Developer
2016 - 2016
Ankara, Turkey
  • Developed a responsive UI using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

  • Automated the HTML generation process with Jade, Grunt, and Gulp.

  • Developed a jQuery plugin for menu animation using CSS3 and HTML5.

JADESASSLESSStylusJavaScriptGulpGruntjQueryWebGLHTMLCSSResponsive UI CSS3 Animation HTML5 Animations
Kovan.io
Kovan.io
Full-stack Developer
2015 - 2015
Ankara, Turkey
  • Developed Node.js back-end services, designed the admin panel/dashboard with Bootstrap, and implemented Jade Template Engine for HTML generation.

  • Implemented a Facebook page post bot/crawler and algorithm for calculating trends with the Facebook API.

  • Configured and set up MongoDB/MySQL for the client.

Followent
Followent
Co-founder/CTO
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Ankara, Turkey
  • Developed a website that organizes hundreds of social community events for students during a semester.

  • Worked on a system that notified students with information on events within their sphere of interest.

  • Integrated WordPress plugins into the system, optimized its speed, managed the databases, and iterated themes and plugins.

Anket Servisi
Anket Servisi
Co-founder/CTO
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Ankara, Turkey
  • Built a robust feedback system for restaurants, bars, hotels, and the like.

  • Developed a responsive application with a link hidden in the QR code to direct people to a related feedback form.

  • Developed the admin section with a database of client feedback reports to help managers maximize customer satisfaction.

Showcase

Senior Front-end Developer - HWorld
Senior Front-end Developer - HWorld
  • Implemented frontend setup and boilerplate based on client design requirements.

  • Utilized React, Redux, Redux-saga, Drizzle, and Metamask extension for Ethereum development.

  • Developed initial designs for a project requiring direct connection to an Ethereum network.

Senior Front-end Developer - Bitcast.fm App
Senior Front-end Developer - Bitcast.fm App
  • Developed a proof-of-concept for a large number of React Native animations for Bitcast.fm.

  • The animation features include podcast audio playback and horizontal animations for comments, emojis, likes, and bookmarks.

  • The case study was designed to test animation performance in a React Native environment.

Developer - Cryptocurrency Trading Bot
Developer - Cryptocurrency Trading Bot
  • Full stack application using React, Node.js, MongoDB, and SQLite.

  • Employs a PineScript-like language and JavaScript compiler.

  • Features a multi-server network communicating via a custom TCP for candle data.

Developer - React Weekly Day Picker Component
Developer - React Weekly Day Picker Component
  • Provides a weekly view and day picker options, similar to Calendly.

  • Developed the UI components of the application.

  • Focuses on creating a user-friendly experience for selecting days.

React/Redux: Modals and Dialogs
React/Redux: Modals and Dialogs
  • Implemented a Modals feature using Redux.

  • Leveraged the Redux store for global Modals control.

  • Designed for controlled and globally accessible Modals.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Middle East Technical University - Turkey
2008 - 2012 (4 years)