Yalın Pala's CV

• Phone: +90 542 523 18 27
• Email: yalinpala@pm.me
• Location: Ankara, Türkiye
• Website: yalinpala.dev
• LinkedIn: yalin-pala
• GitHub: yplog

Summary

Software Developer with 6+ years of experience building high-performance backend systems and full-stack applications. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Proven track record delivering production systems across SaaS, enterprise, telecom, and health sectors using Go, Node.js, and React. Strong advocate of open-source, clean architecture, and distributed systems design.

Experience

Software Developer & Backend Lead, Netta Tech -- Ankara, Türkiye

2023 – present

• FlowMaster (Workflow Orchestration SaaS): Architected and led backend development using Go and Node.js (NestJS), ensuring 99.9% uptime; integrated Redis to streamline inter-service communication, reducing message roundtrip latency by 75%.

• Integrated 8+ third-party APIs (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Asana, Jira, Google and Outlook Calendar & Mail) into FlowMaster, automating critical workflows and improving data synchronization efficiency by 85%.

• Forbody (Fitness & Wellness Marketplace): Developed and maintained backend systems for a cross-platform fitness marketplace serving iOS and Android users across Turkey.

• Real-time Education Platform: Engineered a high-concurrency real-time quiz platform for classrooms, enabling hundreds of students to simultaneously answer questions with synchronized state using RabbitMQ, handling 100K+ concurrent events per day.

• Streamlined infrastructure across all projects with Docker and Podman, achieving 60% faster deployments and reducing environment-related errors by 80%.

Software Developer, Anayurt Teknoloji -- Ankara, Türkiye

2021 – 2023

• Arginix (Network Monitoring System): Developed a full-stack enterprise network monitoring platform using Java Spring Boot and React, supporting SNMP v1/v2/v3, ICMP, SSH, WMI protocols; delivering 24/7 real-time monitoring, alarm mechanisms, and network traffic analysis for clients including ASELSAN, TÜBİTAK, and Türk Telekom.

• Telecom Coverage Mapping Platform: Developed an interactive map-based application for visualizing real-time base station signal data and coverage metrics, utilizing Node.js and Next.js to render high-density geospatial datasets for a national telecommunications regulatory body.

• Bırakabilirsin (Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti): Developed a cross-platform mobile smoking cessation application using React Native, serving 100K+ users with features including nicotine dependency assessment, progress tracking, and real-time counseling support via YEDAM hotline integration.

Software Developer, NYKS Software -- Ankara, Türkiye

2019 – 2021

• Geographical Indication E-Commerce Platform: Built a full-stack marketplace for geographically indicated products using Node.js and React, with PayTR payment integration, digitizing traditional producers' sales channels.

• Manufacturing Quality Control System: Developed a comprehensive quality management platform covering proforma and invoice management, project tracking, and multi-user role assignment for a manufacturing company, using Node.js and React.

• Hospital Emergency Code System: Engineered a real-time emergency alerting system for hospitals; processed analog emergency signals via USB serial port using Python, broadcasting instant alerts over WebSocket to Android and Java-based kiosk devices across hospital floors.

Skills

Languages: Go, TypeScript, JavaScript (Node.js), Java, SQL, Bash

Backend & Frameworks: NestJS, Hono, Spring Boot, gRPC, RESTful APIs

Frontend: React, Vue, Next.js, Flutter

Data & Storage: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ

Infrastructure & DevOps: Docker, Podman, Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora), Nginx, CI/CD

Concepts: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, SOLID, System Design

Education

University of Colorado Boulder, MS in Computer Science2024 – present

• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Algorithms (Dynamic Programming, Greedy, Approximation) and Graph Theory.

• GPA: 3.67/4.0

Anadolu University, Associate Degree in Computer Programming2024 – 2026

• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Programming, Data Structures, Mobile Application Development, Web Interface Programming, Network Management & Information Security, Database Programming.

Bartın University, BS in Material Engineering2012 – 2018

• Thesis: Solar Energy Harvesting with Nanoantennas

Projects

Vivosig

2024 - Present

Developing a high-performance uptime monitoring and status page SaaS.

• Architecting a fault-tolerant backend in Go to handle concurrent heartbeat checks with minimal latency.

• Implementing TimescaleDB for efficient storage and real-time querying of time-series availability data.

• Designing a resilient background job system to process monitoring tasks across distributed nodes.

Certifications

REST API Development with Spring Boot, Backend Guru

Jan 2026

Advanced training on building scalable RESTful APIs and backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

Software Expertise Certificate, Istanbul Arel University (ARELSEM)

Jan 2024

Completed a 432-hour intensive software expertise program covering advanced software development practices.

Microsoft Certificate of Achievement, Bilge Adam

Jan 2018

Trained in .NET technologies, including C#, MS SQL Server, ASP.NET, Angular, and Cordova.

Organizations

Member, Chaos Computer Club (CCC)

2024 - Present

Member of Europe's largest hacker association, advocating for transparency, data security, and digital rights.

Member, Free Software Foundation (FSF)

2015 - Present

Active member supporting the free software movement and digital liberties.

Languages

Turkish: Native

English: Professional Working Proficiency (Upper-Intermediate)