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Mevlüt Kaan Karakoç

@mevltkaankarako

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I build Kubernetes platforms and event-driven Go services with automated delivery.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to grow in cloud and platform engineering, building secure, automated Kubernetes infrastructure and distributed systems while deepening my AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and cloud security knowledge.

At Solineer, I design and deploy multi-node K3s platforms across cloud and external Linux servers. I automate provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, build GitLab CI/CD workflows, and use ArgoCD to continuously deliver Kubernetes workloads.

I also built and operated TaskForge, a distributed Go microservices application using Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes. I bring observability through Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, and OpenTelemetry, alongside secure platform access with Cloudflare, TLS, DNS, Traefik, and cert-manager.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Current

Solineer

Jul 2026 - Present (2 months)

Designed and deployed a multi-node K3s Kubernetes platform, automated infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible, and built CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and ArgoCD. Implemented observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, and OpenTelemetry.

Kubernetes K3s Terraform Ansible GitLab CI CD ArgoCD Docker Trivy Traefik Cert Manager Cloudflare Prometheus Grafana Loki Jaeger OpenTelemetry Go Kafka Microservices GitOps MCP

Backend Developer Intern

Privia Security A.Ş.

Jun 2025 - May 2026 (11 months)

Designed and developed a distributed task orchestration system (TaskForge) using Go and microservices architecture. Built event-driven systems with Apache Kafka, implemented REST APIs and WebSockets, and deployed on Kubernetes.

Go Kafka PostgreSQL Gorm Docker Kubernetes K3s Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry Jaeger GitHub Actions Cloudflare REST APIs WebSockets

Cloud & DevOps Mentorship Program Participant

Sufle Teknoloji A.Ş.

Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 (3 months)

Selected participant in a Cloud & DevOps mentorship program, engaging in regular consultations with a Cloud & Platform Engineer and preparing for cloud certification exams.

AWS Cloud Computing Mentorship

Frontend Developer Intern

Sakarya University Of Applied Sciences IT Department

Jan 2025 - Feb 2025 (1 month)

Upgraded the organization's frontend template from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3, making improvements in state management, API security, and traffic cost reduction.

Vue.Js Nuxt.Js State Management API Security

ROS and Web Project Developer

Rotasam Research Center

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Worked with ROS Noetic, used React and Roslib to enable control of robots in simulation through web and mobile platforms, and worked on projects involving MQTT and IoT devices.

ROS React Roslib.Js MQTT IoT

Assistant Instructor

AGD

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Taught embedded software courses to middle and high school students using C++ and ESP32 programming. Also taught 10-finger typing courses.

C++ESP32 Teaching

Software Test Intern

Practice Project

Designed and executed manual and automated test cases, validated REST APIs using Postman and Newman, and integrated automated API tests into CI pipeline.

Manual Testing Testing Automation Postman Newman CI CD REST APIs Risk Based Testing