Istanbul, Turkey

Oğuzhan Taşımaz

Software engineer working on backend systems and distributed infrastructure, mostly in Go. These days I build and ship my own products, and shoot photography on the side.

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About

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I'm a software engineer focused on the backend: distributed systems, edge computing, and the infrastructure that keeps products running. Most of my work is in Go.

I've built backend microservices for Huawei Cloud Workspace, integrated point of sale systems at Qlub, and built data pipelines for an esports analytics platform at Scoutli. These days I work for myself, shipping my own products and taking on freelance backend, mobile, and web projects.

Right now I'm building Sazora, a music based matching app, and recently shipped Emsal, an AI legal research assistant for Turkish lawyers.

Away from the keyboard I shoot photography and videography, play the flute, snowboard, and spend more time than I should in Tolkien's world. Based in Istanbul, working with teams globally.

Tools I reach for

Go · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Kafka · Docker · AWS Lambda · GCP Functions · Firebase · TypeScript · React Native · Python

Experience

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Since 2025
Software Engineer
·IndependentIstanbul, Turkey
Building and shipping my own products, and taking on freelance backend, mobile, and web work. Recent clients include Upstash, roofnetwork, London Turks, and DNApal.
2024 to 2025
Software Engineer
·QlubDubai, UAE
Integrated a wide range of third party point of sale systems into the core platform, building Go and Python adapters and edge services for low latency between terminals and the cloud.
2023 to 2024
Software Engineer
·HuaweiIstanbul, Turkey
Built backend microservices for Huawei Cloud Workspace, a cloud and edge VDI platform: Go services and APIs, container orchestration with LXD and Docker, and event driven flows over Kafka and NATS.
2022 to 2023
Software Engineer
·DittofiBristol, UK
Shipped features for the web application platform in Go, migrated the legacy system to AWS, and rebuilt the backend for reliability and stability.
2021 to 2022
Software Engineer
·ScoutliIstanbul, Turkey
Built data pipelines and analytics for esports player scouting, with event driven communication between services over Kafka. Go, MongoDB, Redis, Docker.
2020 to 2021
Software Development Intern
·Denise ICTLondon, UK
Handled end to end development of B2B projects for the company's external clients.
2019
Software Development Intern
·BRISA BridgestoneKocaeli, Turkey
Built an RPA solution that automated tire order processing into SAP, cutting manual data entry and errors.

Education

2017 to 2021

Bachelor of Engineering

·Kocaeli UniversityKocaeli, Turkey

Worked with faculty on neural network and image detection systems for corporate clients.

Selected work

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EmsalAI · Web
An AI legal research assistant for Turkish lawyers: retrieval augmented chat across 300K+ legislation and case law documents, with every claim checked against its sources.
LLMs · RAG · Go · Proxmox · Modal
Live
SazoraiOS
A next generation, music based matching app. In active development.
SwiftUI · Go
Building
VizePlus+
iOS · Web
A visa appointment tracker for 90 countries with real time alerts. Grew to 3,000+ users and $600 MRR before VFS's Cloudflare block ended it.
Next.js · Node.js · SwiftUI · Redis · Firebase
3,000+ users
MusimagineiOS
Turns your voice, lyrics, and a reference track into a finished song.
SwiftUI · Go · Replicate · Firebase
Proxmox Homelab
Infra
A self hosted home cloud: 15+ services on Proxmox VE, from media streaming to photo backup, reachable anywhere over Tailscale.
Proxmox · LXC · Docker · Tailscale
Trendyol Go DCP KafkaOpen source
Contributed to Trendyol's open source Go DCP Kafka connector, automating test topic creation and fixing a Couchbase image issue.
Go · Couchbase · Docker
StyleGenieOpen source
Image similarity search for clothing, built with Upstash Vector: upload or generate an item and find lookalikes across shops.
Upstash Vector · AI
UpsyOpen source
An open source Discord and Slack bot that remembers conversations and answers from them, built with Upstash.
Vector DB · LangChain
SteamPieOpen source
Breaks down your Steam hours by genre as a simple pie chart.
Steam API
100k+ runs