cngunel

Software Engineer

Software engineer with strong industry experience in the full software development lifecycle – from concept through delivery of applications and customizable solutions. 2+ years of academic experience in a large research group and in an EU project. Practiced with advanced development methodologies, tools, and processes contributing to the design and roll-out of software applications. Qualified in troubleshooting – able to analyze code and engineer well-researched, cost-effective and responsive solutions.

Experience: 5 years

Yearly salary: $60,000

Hourly rate: $35

Nationality: 🇹🇷 Turkey

Residency: 🇮🇹 Italy


Experience

Software Engineer
Quadified
2022 - 2025
Designed and implemented REST APIs and features end-to-end, enhancing system functionality. Developed reusable real-device automation flows for Android, iOS, and GSM Module devices, streamlining testing processes. Improved CI/CD pipelines and owned production deployments, ensuring seamless updates and hotfixes. Partnered with Support team to triage tickets, reproduced issues, and shipped patches. Supervised juniors via code reviews, pair programming, and onboarding checklists.
Researcher
KnowDive Group, University of Trento
2019 - 2022
Built end-to-end data-generation and anonymization pipelines for the EU H2020 WENET project; designed collection procedures, tooling, and governance. Maintained research applications and group platforms; contributed Python data-processing utilities and documentation.
Software Engineer
DePar Technology
2015 - 2019
Owned the software lifecycle from requirements and design to implementation, testing, and deployments—for messaging products. Led RCA, bug fixes, and hotfix patching for the NewNet Mobile Messaging suite, improving incident SLAs. Built and customized Java/JasperReports features to meet customer reporting needs, ensuring reliable, high-quality deliveries. Partnered with Product, QA, and Support teams to enhance functionality and user experience across releases.
Intern
Piraeus University of Applied Sciences
2014 - 2014
Collaborated with the CoNSeRT Research group at Piraeus University of Applied Sciences on the 'HomeOS' project. Developed applications to integrate various sensors with the Lab of Things platform using Microsoft Visual Studio 2013. Gained hands-on experience with On/Off Switches, Dimmer Receivers, and Motion-Temperature-Luminosity Sensors.

Skills

aws
javascript
python
sql
java
english
turkish