SOFTWARE ENGINEER & TECHNICAL GENERALIST

Muhammet
Mert Polat.

I build the systems behind the scenes.
And ideas that find their way into everyday life.

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BASED IN TURKEYBACKEND · FINTECH · SIDE PROJECTS
01 / INDEPENDENT WORK

Built out of curiosity.

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Spotwitter

01

A little MSN nostalgia. Bringing the music you listen to on Spotify into your Twitter bio.

PHP / Twitter API / MySQL

Kan Bağışla

02

Connecting people who urgently need blood with people who want to donate. Technology with a human purpose.

PHP / MySQL / SMS API

Yeni Bir Etkinlik

03

An event discovery platform for finding what’s happening nearby, built around your interests.

PHP / MySQL / JavaScript
ALSO BUILT

Yeni Bir Staj Internship discovery · Spotibuddy Music with friends · Yazılımoloji Technology publishing

02 / EXPERIENCE

From ideas to infrastructure.

Building since 2019
2025 — Present

Hayat Finans

Backend Developer

Modernizing banking infrastructure and developing end-to-end services for the BOA Core Banking Platform.

C# · .NET Core · SQL Server · Elasticsearch
2021 — 2024

PwC Turkey

Software Engineer

Built Conflict Scanner to identify business relationships and Workforce Insights for strategic workforce planning.

ASP.NET MVC · SQL · JavaScript · DevExtreme
2021

Garanti BBVA

Digital Technologies Specialist

Developed digital learning channels and collaborated with BBVA headquarters on global training initiatives.

LMS · CMS · Digital learning
2019 — 2021

QNB Finansbank

Software Development Intern

Worked on augmented reality onboarding, survey tools, and technology meetups.

PHP · MySQL · JavaScript · ExcelJS
2020 — 2021

Bahçeşehir Schools

Information Technology Intern

Contributed to AR and VR projects, distance learning infrastructure, and system integration.

AR / VR · Education technology
03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE CODE

A generalist’s curiosity.
An engineer’s mindset.

I’m Mert, a software engineer. My work spans enterprise software, banking systems, and digital learning technologies.

I like making complex things understandable and useful. Outside my professional work, I build independent projects, contribute open-source code, and write about science and technology.

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EDUCATION

Bahçeşehir University

BSc, Computer Education & Instructional Technologies
2016–2021 · Full scholarship · 3rd in department

Minor, Software Engineering Information Systems
2019–2022 · Full scholarship

Turkish — Native / English — Professional
HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND?
Let’s make
it happen↗
muhammetmert.polat@gmail.com
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