# Hakan Okay

Hakan Okay is a remote worker on Himalayas, Software Engineer at Cisco (Meraki), based in Canada.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@hakanokay

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Software Engineer with a habit of owning problems end-to-end.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Canada |
| Authorized to work in | Canada, Turkey |
| Salary expectations | 40k+ CAD |
| Job categories | Software Engineer, Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer, Full Stack Engineer |
| Skills | Python, SQL, Go, TypeScript, React, Kubernetes, Docker |
| Website | https://hakanokay.dev |
| Portfolio | https://hakanokay.dev |
| LinkedIn | https://https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakan-okay/ |
| GitHub | https://https://github.com/h-okay |

## About

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Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building the parts that make products work: reliable backend services, clean frontends, automation, and the tooling that keeps teams moving. Comfortable across Go, TypeScript, React, and Python, with a habit of owning problems end-to-end and making them solid in production.
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## Experience

### Software Engineer (current)

Cisco (Meraki). Sep 2024 - Present

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Built the Workflows TypeScript SDK from scratch, including CLI tooling, React hooks, and session management. Shipped 50+ features for the Workflows UI React frontend and architected API key authentication with a Go-based auth service.
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Skills: TypeScript, React, Go, Kubernetes, Helm, CI-CD, API-Gateway, Nginx, CORS, Microservices

### Software Engineer

TwinsMusic Enterprises. Sep 2023 - Mar 2024

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Engineered a subscription-based sound and music library platform for content creators, owning the full technical stack. Delivered the web application using React, Next.js, and TypeScript, and designed the backend API and PostgreSQL database schema.
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Skills: React, Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, CI-CD, Test-Containers, Backend-Development

### Data Scientist

Datablast. Mar 2022 - Feb 2023

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Created and shipped CLI features for a data pipeline tool using Python. Integrated new analytics KPIs and optimized report generation using FastAPI and BigQuery, and constructed batch and streaming ETL pipelines using Kafka, Airflow, and Pandas.
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Skills: Python, fastAPI, BigQuery, Kafka, Airflow, Pandas, ETL, Data-Pipelines

## Education

### Algonquin College

Diploma, Computer Programming. 2022 - 2024. Grade: Honours

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Completed a Diploma in Computer Programming with honours at Algonquin College from 2022 to 2024.
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### Akdeniz University

Bachelor of Science, Engineering. 2014 - 2018

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Earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Akdeniz University from 2014 to 2018.
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## Tech stack

- Kubernetes
- React
- JavaScript
- Python
- HTML5
- CSS 3
- TypeScript
- Docker
- Golang

To contact Hakan, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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