Selçuk Cihan
Senior Software Engineer
Former Amazonian with 20 years of expertise in distributed systems, automation & operational excellence.
Selçuk brings a strong sense of ownership and a track record of delivering results; taking on technical & management duties from operations to development, team building and architecture.
Client Testimonials
"I've been most impressed by his exceptional ability to tackle every phase of software development with in-depth knowledge, confidence and clear communication. I cannot emphasize enough how good Selcuk is at communicating in a clear and structured manner."
Daniel Vliegenthart
Team Lead, Tellimer
"He was the perfect remote contractor in many ways. His communication skills are top, he is very much a self-starter who can get stuck in on work with minimal guidance or oversight, and his code quality (and documentation!) is exceptional."
Ian Watt
Co-founder, Tellimer
"Selçuk is a quick learner, he approaches problems systematically and understands the business and customer needs. He is very detail-oriented, and a hard worker. You can trust him with the most challenging issues."
Erdem Kurul
Software Development Manager, Intertech
"I had the pleasure to manage and to work with Selcuk Cihan for the past 2 years while at Tellimer. He rose brilliantly to all challenges thrown at him both technically and communication wise. I would say his superpower is his communications skills, both writing and talking."
Decebal Dobrica
Software Architect, Tellimer
Experience & Projects
Building scalable solutions across diverse industries
RTIC Outdoors
rticoutdoors.comSenior Software Engineer
Key Achievements
- Created mobile device management tools to support warehouse ops, reducing manual device setup and improving reliability across Android-based workflows.
- Automated warehouse operations such as processing returns, customization of products and workflows, resulting in more efficient use of resources.
- Increased observability of the backend systems, providing better visibility into warehouse operations.
Technologies
Serverless Inc.
serverless.comSenior Software Engineer
Key Achievements
- Created the Python AWS Lambda SDK for Serverless Console, an observability platform for applications running on AWS Lambda.
- Coordinated releases and maintained backwards compatibility of the SDK.
Technologies
Tellimer
tellimer.comSenior Software Engineer
Key Achievements
- Created serverless backends for multiple products, including a machine learning SAAS application and a substack like platform for financial writers.
- Built analytics application to provide the financial writers with KPIs.
- Mentored team members and led system architecture design sessions.
- Took the initiative to improve operational excellence through active monitoring and improved visibility.
- Implemented workflows for ingesting 3rd party financial articles for tellimer.com.
- Architected an article recommender and an article summarizer for tellimer.com.
- Built a serverless app that periodically maintains the sitemap for various web apps for better SEO.
Technologies
Toptal
toptal.comSenior Software Engineer
Key Achievements
- Developed a public facing REST API, fully serverless on AWS, serving hundreds of thousands of customers.
- Optimized cost resulting in more than 50% saving on AWS bill.
- Mentored developers and reviewed design documents.
Technologies
Amazon
amazon.comSoftware Engineer
Key Achievements
- Developed and maintained the orchestration platform that powers Amazon’s massive product catalog.
- Carried out live migrations of several web services without downtime.
- Successfully deprecated multiple legacy services in an effort to enable catalog growth.
Technologies
Intertech
intertech.com.trSenior Software Engineer
Key Achievements
- Supported the workflow engine serving banking applications such as loans, customer complaints etc.
- Designed a workforce management system that empowers the bank’s operation center.
Technologies
Ziraat Teknoloji
ziraatteknoloji.comSoftware Development Engineer
Key Achievements
- Implemented workflow engine running on top of Oracle, serving over 100,000 workflow instances daily.
- Served as scrum master and mentored junior developers.
Technologies
AirTies
airties.comSoftware Development Engineer
Key Achievements
- Developed solutions for IPTV products in C & C++.
- Implemented teletext and RTSP parsers.
- Worked on closed captioning and subtitles for IPTV.
Technologies
Qualifications & Certifications
BS. & MS. in Computer Science
Boğaziçi University
Parallel algorithms, Wireless networks, Computer vision, Graph theory
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Professional • Amazon Web Services
Issued: 2022 • Expires: 2025