Building systems
that run at scale
since 2007.
Senior Software Architect. Currently founding Maksinet.
Backend, DevOps, AI, and voice systems.
Currently building.
# Not a product — a partnership company. We become partners in the AI transformation itself.
We don't sell hours; we become partners in outcomes. Strategy, architecture, production — end-to-end. KPI-tied fees, owner-level accountability. Intake: 2 clients per quarter.
- AI Strategy
- Voice Agents
- LLM Infra
- Cloud
- Outcome-based
Maksinet operates 6 production products: 850Santral, ClipBeat, Call2Me, Ikigai, FlyBrand, Nina.
Experience.
# Since 2007. Lead engineer, architect, and founder roles.
- 2026 →
Maksinet● current
Founder & CEOAI transformation partnership company. Outcome-based model instead of hourly billing. 6 production-grade products in portfolio.
- AI Agents
- Voice AI
- LLM
- Cloud
- 2025 - 2026
SecretHero
Senior Software ArchitectBuilt the entire technical infrastructure of a gamification SaaS from scratch. 10+ microservices, React Native mobile app (TapHop), Shopify App and Theme Extension, GitLab CI/CD with Kubernetes cluster.
- Node.js
- React Native
- MongoDB
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- 2022 - 2024
Vispera
Enterprise Integrations Lead / Team LeadLed DevOps processes and enterprise integrations. Backend with Ruby on Rails & Node.js. Designed CI/CD on Kubernetes and AWS.
- Ruby on Rails
- Node.js
- Kubernetes
- Azure
- 2021 - 2022
Medianova CDN
Senior Software EngineerInfrastructure with Kubernetes and Ansible. Optimized Go-based projects. Built high-availability Kubernetes cluster.
- Go
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- 2018 - 2019
Emlakjet
Senior Software EngineerFull-stack for Turkey's leading real estate platform. Scalable backend with PHP/PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch search, React frontend.
- PHP
- PostgreSQL
- Elasticsearch
- React
- 2017 - 2018
Cibuu.com
Software Project ManagerReal-time chat infrastructure for thousands of concurrent users. Microservices on AWS.
- Laravel
- Node.js
- RabbitMQ
- AWS
- 2016
Zingat.com (Dogus)
Senior Software DeveloperBackend development with PHP/Symfony. Data scraping automation with Python/Scrapy.
- PHP
- Symfony
- Python
- 2009 - 2016
SaveAs Yazilim, Teknokay
Software Engineer → LeadERP, MRP, and accounting software. Large-scale enterprise applications. Full-stack development.
- ERP
- Full-stack
Stack.
# Active technologies — daily production use.
Stories.
# Every project has a story. Technical decisions, wins, failures.
Contact.
# New role, collaboration, or just a coffee.
> umut@cetinkaya ~ % whoami Founder & CEO @ Maksinet Istanbul, Turkey · open to remote (Europe / global)