Summary
Ibrahim Özgön is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer based in Istanbul, bringing 11+ years of hands-on experience building high-scale systems across e-commerce, automotive classifieds, and finance. He progressed from software developer to CTO at arabam.com, growing engineering teams from a dozen to 55+ while leading technical migrations to microservices, Kubernetes, and resilient cloud architectures. A pragmatic champion of AI and Big Data, he has sponsored PoCs to production for automated pricing, predictive maintenance, and LLM integrations, converting research into monetizable products. He combines deep technical fluency (.NET, Elasticsearch, Redis, Azure) with strong hiring, succession planning, and governance skills, driving organizational and managerial transformation. Known for instituting rigorous CI/CD, disaster recovery, and security practices, he balances strategic roadmapping with hands-on delivery. Outside of leadership, he remains an avid learner who documents and shares insights (eg. Medium contributions) and enjoys turning complex business problems into measurable technical outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Marmara University
English, Turkish