Osman Raif Güneş
Senior Full Stack Developer / Tech Lead
Istanbul, Turkey
osmanraifgunes@gmail.com
+90 554 959 99 50
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/osmanraifgunes
GitHub: github.com/osmanraifgunes
Professional Summary
Senior Full Stack Developer and Tech Lead with 12+ years of experience building
scalable, cloud-native, and high-traffic enterprise systems.
Strong expertise in .NET, Node.js, modern frontend frameworks, event-driven architectures,
and AI-powered backend integrations.
System Design & Architecture Highlights
- Designed high-scale systems processing data for millions of users
- Built event-driven architectures using Kafka and RabbitMQ
- Implemented Redis-based caching and async processing for performance optimization
- Designed fault-tolerant systems with idempotency, rate limiting, and circuit breakers
AI & Intelligent Systems
- Integrated LLM APIs (OpenAI / Azure OpenAI) into backend systems
- Implemented embedding-based semantic search for large-scale datasets
- Designed AI-assisted features for analytics, search, and decision support
Professional Experience
Full Stack Developer Poilabs
2024 – Present
- Led full-stack development of location-based navigation and campaign platforms
- Developed cloud-native REST APIs deployed on Azure
- Built analytics dashboards and improved admin performance by 40%
Lead Developer RobotQA
2016 – 2024
- Architected codeless test automation platform reducing testing time by 70%
- Designed event-based processing pipelines with RabbitMQ and Redis
- Led backend services using Node.js and microservice architecture
Senior Software Developer BELBİM (İBB)
2013 – 2016
- Developed enterprise-scale payment and transaction systems
- Worked on high-availability backend services used by millions of citizens
- Contributed to secure financial workflows and data consistency mechanisms
Full Stack Web Developer OnUs Services
2012 – 2013
- Developed web-based business applications using ASP.NET and JavaScript
- Worked on database-driven systems and internal admin tools
Technical Skills
- Backend: C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Node.js, Express.js, Entity Framework, REST APIs, Swagger, Microservices
- Database: T-SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL
- Event & Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis
- AI: LLM API Integration, Embeddings, Semantic Search
- Frontend: Vue.js, React, Next.js, Angular
- Hybrid Mobile: Ionic, React Native
- Cloud: AWS, Azure, Firebase, Cloud Functions
- Security: OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT (pitfalls & best practices)
- DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
- Cost Optimization: Cloud cost monitoring, scaling & FinOps strategies
Education
- BSc – Computer & Educational Technology, Boğaziçi University
- MSc – Computer Engineering (MSc), Cyber Security, Yıldız Technical University (In Progress)
Languages
- English – Professional Working Proficiency (C1)
- Turkish – Native