Summary
Ahmet Öztürk is a founder and lead backend engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building resilient, low-latency distributed systems across transportation, defense, finance and education. Currently leading Release Anchor and driving member-lifecycle backend at Zipcar, he specializes in Java/Kotlin-based microservices, deterministic feature rollout algorithms, and fault-tolerant SDK/API design for global teams. He combines product-minded engineering with production operational skills—caching, rate limiting, and offline SDK fallback—to deliver scalable, usage-based platforms. Past roles include migrating monoliths to microservices, serverless data streaming on AWS, and IoT integrations, reflecting a strong track record across cloud, DevOps and embedded projects. With an MBA and a CS degree, he blends technical leadership and business sense to ship secure, high-performance software that solves real-world problems.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Atılım Üniversitesi
Master in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General, Master in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General at Bahcesehir University
English