Alper Soy

Istanbul, Türkiye (remote). Backend engineer on a clinical consultation platform for physicians, with AI assistance.

• Backend engineer on the clinical case workflow between physicians and specialists.
• Work on the AI assistant features and the account lifecycle flows.
• Maintain the automated test suites, database migrations and localization.

Technologies: NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes

San Francisco, CA (remote). Employer of record for the client engagements below; product work on ScaleUpStream, Bamep's own platform.

• Developed backend services with NestJS, .NET Core, PostgreSQL and Redis for ScaleUpStream, a platform connecting startups, investors and service providers.
• Implemented the Stripe integration end-to-end: customers, subscriptions with promotion codes, metered usage, Connect onboarding for sellers and the payment webhooks.
• Optimized PostgreSQL queries with indexing and caching strategies.
• Designed and documented REST APIs; strengthened authentication and authorization with JWT and roles.
• Integrated AWS services for scalability and content delivery; led the CI/CD migration to GitHub Actions.

Technologies: NestJS, .NET Core, PostgreSQL, Redis, Stripe, AWS, GitHub Actions

San Francisco, CA (remote). Client engagement through Bamep; backend engineer on GiddyUp and Edvisorly.

• Developed and maintained backend services with NestJS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis.
• Worked in modular monolithic codebases with clear module boundaries, keeping them maintainable and extensible.
• Designed database schemas and query optimizations that reduced query execution time.
• Integrated AWS services for data availability and security; developed and documented REST APIs.

Technologies: NestJS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, AWS

Brooklyn, NY (remote). Client engagement through Crea; one of the main backend contributors to Kalder's membership platform for brands.

• Developed backend services with NestJS, MySQL and Redis: a REST API and a background worker serving many brands from one codebase.
• Built the quest engine (experiences with proofs, waitlists, quotas and token rewards), the email notification system and the whitelist and waitlist flows.
• Worked on the Apple Wallet pass pipeline and the QR check-in flow with NFT ownership checks on chain.
• Optimized MySQL queries and set up centralized logging, the worker foundation and the access controls of the operator API.

Technologies: NestJS, MySQL, TypeORM, Redis, Bull, Apple Wallet, AWS S3

Istanbul, Türkiye

• Developed Node.js applications backed by MySQL through the Sequelize ORM.
• Added Redis caching, speeding up data retrieval and reducing server load.
• Designed and built REST API endpoints.

Technologies: Node.js, MySQL, Sequelize, Redis