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Burak Albayrakoglu

@burakalbayrakoglu

Senior Software Developer at Adesso SE who delivered SOKA-BAU integration microservices and a bank's first microservices transformation.

Germany

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At Adesso SE, I developed Java 21 master data and integration microservices for SOKA-BAU, working directly with the client in Germany. I owned API contracts and integration patterns, and improved platform resiliency with a reusable retry framework and containerized integration tests.

As a freelance consultant, I led the renewal of Garanti BBVA's Swift payment transaction system, migrating legacy flows to Java microservices with 90%+ test coverage. I also contributed to lending platform transformation at TEB Bank / Amaris and built Kafka-based systems for Turkcell and BBVA Spain.

At BNP Paribas Cardif, I built and optimized a commission calculation engine and developed partner sales data ingestion and call-center CRM services. Since relocating to Berlin, I've been building personal backend projects with Java 21, Spring Boot, and Kafka.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sabbatical / Relocation

Current

Berlin

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Relocated to Berlin for family reunification and holds a valid German residence permit with work authorisation. Building personal backend projects using Java 21, Spring Boot, and Kafka.

Java 21+Spring Boot Kafka

Senior Software Developer

Adesso SE

Mar 2024 - May 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Developed master data and integration microservices for SOKA-BAU, Germany's largest sector pension fund, working directly with the client on-site. Owned API contracts and improved platform resiliency with a reusable retry framework and containerized integration tests.

Java 21+DDD API First OpenAPI Swagger Test Containers PostgreSQL Flyway Microservices

Senior Backend & Fullstack Software Developer

Freelance Consultant

Jul 2020 - Aug 2024 (4 years 1 month)

Worked on multiple projects including TEB Bank, Garanti BBVA, Turkcell, and Japan Tobacco International, delivering microservices transformations, payment systems, and backend integrations.

Java Spring Boot Kafka Microservices CI CD React TypeScript Kubernetes AWS

Lead Java Developer

Adesso SE

Jun 2022 - Mar 2023 (9 months)

Led an 8-engineer backend team building a company-wide internal platform used by 6,600+ employees. Set technical roadmap, coached engineers, and introduced CI/CD and observability practices.

Java Kubernetes AWS MongoDB PostgreSQL Jenkins CI CD Observability

Software Developer

BNP Paribas Cardif

Apr 2017 - Aug 2020 (3 years 4 months)

Built and optimized a commission calculation engine processing monthly payouts for a nationwide sales network. Developed an event-driven data ingestion pipeline and backend services for a call-center CRM.

Java EE Pl SQL SQL Event Driven Architecture CRM