Resume - Mirat Can Bayrak

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Usak, Turkey (GMT+3) · mirat.bayrak@gmail.com · +90 506 678 85 05 · github.com/miratcan · linkedin.com/in/mirat-can-bayrak

Summary

Generalist engineer who has shipped Android apps, desktop tools, Django backends, React frontends, and Solidity smart contracts across 15+ years.
Comfortable owning anything from database to deploy. Led a dev team at a global travel SaaS.
Remote-first since 2011.

Full-Stack Developer & Migration Architect August 2025 – April 2026 | Remote

Designed an AI-orchestrated migration workflow with specialized agent roles (Explorer, Contract-Writer, Technical-Writer, Developer) to systematically migrate legacy PHP endpoints to FastAPI with zero downtime.
Implemented core backend features: sync_tablet endpoint (13+ data dependencies), Twilio video calling, Pushy push notifications, Nettie calendar integration, license activation flows, and WooCommerce webhook processing.
Refactored the Android tablet app: extracted components from a monolithic MainActivity, added JaCoCo test coverage, fixed 33 lint errors, and integrated external video calling (Vicasa).
Migrated all foreign keys from integer to UUID across the database schema with backward compatibility.

Full Stack Developer August 2023 – August 2025 | Remote

Built a field service management platform from scratch for HQ, distributors, and end users — covering fault reporting, job dispatch, spare part tracking, and device backups.
Designed a multi-tier workflow: customer reports route to regional distributor, get queued for field service, and track through resolution with full audit trail.
Backend in Django + FastAPI with Django Filters; React + Chakra UI frontend with separate portals for customers and distributors.

Blockchain & Full Stack Developer April 2022 – August 2023 | Remote

Built multi-chain NFT marketplace features, including Solidity contracts and Python event-processing services.
Modernised a legacy ReactJS front-end, adding Next.js REST APIs and tooling for faster product iterations.

Software Architect March 2021 – March 2022 | Remote

Led architecture decisions for enterprise client projects, from solution design to database migrations.
Produced technical specs and onboarding material to keep mixed skill-level teams aligned on delivery.

Python Developer → Development Manager August 2017 – January 2021 | Istanbul, Turkey

Promoted to manage the Python division responsible for hotel booking engines used worldwide.
Managed 3 teams (12 engineers total), coordinated hiring, mentoring, and delivery processes.
Built the Cosmos static hotel data service (500K+ hotels, 232 countries) and internal dashboards using Numba, Celery, and PostgreSQL.

Backend Developer July 2015 – September 2016 | Istanbul

Developed the backend for a Swiss marketplace platform for booking and comparing services.
Transitioned to QA, building manual test processes and automating frontend tests with Selenium and Cucumber.

Software Developer October 2014 – June 2015 | Istanbul

Built the backend for a social media management platform — unified dashboard for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
Integrated multiple social media APIs for scheduling, analytics, and cross-platform posting.

Software Developer May 2013 – September 2014 | Istanbul

Maintained the backend of Markafoni.com — a high-traffic e-commerce platform with 20M unique visitors and 340M page views per month.
Worked with Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis, and MongoDB for distributed task processing at scale.
Built a "Payment Test Server" that simulated virtual POS and payment provider APIs for integration testing.

Software Engineer January 2012 – July 2013 | Istanbul

Maintained ValMod, a Django application used by the UK government to validate hospital receipts across 5 regions in England.

Freelance Software Developer 2011 – 2013 | Remote (Barcelona)

Built lookremix.com end-to-end: Django backend and a browser-based image processing tool with JavaScript and Backbone.js.

Assistant Software Programmer September 2007 – February 2009 | Part-time, Turkey

Automated image editing and content delivery workflows using Python, replacing manual graphic production processes.

Resmin: Visual Q&A platform where users answer questions with image stories — Django, full user/content system.
TahtLang: A DSL for Reigns-style card games with Tree-sitter grammar, LSP server, and balance simulator.
Simsar MCP: MCP server providing cryptocurrency market data to Claude and other AI assistants.
Eleman: Job board platform — FastAPI backend, React frontend, Airtable integration, Dockerised deployment.
VPix: Vim-like pixel art editor in the browser. React, TypeScript, Canvas API.
kaydet: CLI journaling tool for daily notes — Python, published on PyPI.

Spoken Languages: English (C1 Advanced), Turkish (Native)
Technologies: Python (Django, FastAPI), JavaScript (ReactJS, NextJS), Java (Android), Solidity, Web3, REST APIs, Celery, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, Git, Linux, Nginx, Caddy, VPS deployment, Twilio, MCP, Tree-sitter
Core Competencies: Backend architecture, clean code & reviews, testing strategy, performance optimisation, cross-functional collaboration, mentoring
Soft Skills: Empathetic leadership, focus under pressure, async-first communication, technical mentorship, resilience training (certified, 2024)