Eastern Mediterranean University · 2025–2026
Outstanding Project Award
SignTurk was selected as an outstanding graduation project by the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering.
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Selected work
Projects
A focused selection of systems I can explain from architecture to trade-offs.
TÜBİTAK BiGG / BİGGNITE · First stage passed
YazarIS
An AI-assisted order assistant turning Turkish B2B messages into catalog-validated drafts, with human confirmation at the center.
- Founder & developer
- In development
Award-winning graduation project · 2025–2026
SignTurk
Real-time Turkish Sign Language recognition, approved-word sentence assembly, speech output, persistence, and 3D animation.
- 179 runtime classes
- 94.17% offline RTMW Top-1
Microsoft Türkiye project · Local development
QueryPilot Local
An offline-first PostgreSQL execution-plan assistant with read-only SQL controls, recursive EXPLAIN JSON analysis, deterministic diagnostics, and Foundry Local retrieval.
- 24 citation-ready knowledge chunks
- 3s database statement timeout
Collaborative backend system · Active development
SupportFlow AI
A multi-tenant support backend with transactional ticket workflows, append-only audit events, and retry-safe document ingestion.
- 187 test cases
- Tenant-scoped data access
Professional journey
Experience
Production-minded work across backend AI systems, retrieval-augmented applications, and enterprise software engineering.
Back-End AI Engineering Intern (Remote)
FlyRank.ai
Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Usage Metering & Billing Engine
- Built a PostgreSQL-first multi-tenant usage metering and billing service with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, monthly quotas, exact integer micro-USD pricing, durable alert jobs, and signature-verified Stripe test-mode subscription synchronization.
- Hardened retry, concurrency, and webhook correctness with idempotency keys, PostgreSQL advisory locks, payload fingerprinting, event-order guards, and tenant isolation. Verified that 12 concurrent usage retries produced exactly 1 persisted event and 8 concurrent webhook deliveries produced exactly 1 applied event across a 22-test PostgreSQL suite.
AI Innovators Summer Internship (Remote)
Microsoft Türkiye
Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
QueryPilot — Evidence-First PostgreSQL Performance Assistant
- Built and released an evidence-first PostgreSQL performance assistant combining deterministic EXPLAIN-plan diagnostics, workload regression detection, and grounded RAG/LLM explanations.
- Implemented AST-based read-only SQL validation, pg_stat_statements workload ranking, plan baselines, and strict evidence and citation validation. Release evaluation achieved 12/12 rule-diagnosis, 12/12 no-answer behavior, and 9/9 Retrieval Hit@3, with 103 Python tests and 88.68% coverage.
Enterprise Data Software Engineering Intern
İSKUR Holding
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
- Optimized SQL-based enterprise data retrieval using SAP Open SQL joins, reducing processing time by 41%.
- Developed backend validation and automation logic for contract, barcode, inventory, and operational-cost workflows, with transactional logging and structured audit trails.
Profile
About
I am a Software Engineer specializing in Python backend and AI systems. I build production-oriented APIs and retrieval-augmented applications, with hands-on experience in real-time inference, computer vision, async data workflows, and measurable AI services.
B.Sc. in Software EngineeringEastern Mediterranean University · 2021–2026ABET-accredited · 100% English-taught programme
- 3.83/4.00
Final semester GPA
- C2
EF SET English proficiency · 71/100
- 2026
Software Engineering graduate
- Global
Remote and relocation ready
Engineering toolkit
Skills
Grouped by the systems and projects where I use them.
Languages
- Python
- SQL
Backend
- FastAPI
- Pydantic
- SQLAlchemy
- Alembic
- REST APIs
- Celery
- Webhooks
- RBAC
Data
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
Applied AI
- LLM APIs
- RAG
- Structured Outputs
- LLM Evaluation
- Human-in-the-Loop
- MCP
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (ECS/Fargate, RDS, S3, ECR, CloudWatch)
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- OIDC
- Git
Testing & Quality
- pytest
- Integration Testing
- Contract Testing
- CI/CD
Continued learning
Credentials
Selected certificates and technical learning programmes.
EF SET
Eastern Mediterranean University
Academic Honours · 2025–2026
Eastern Mediterranean University
Seminars and Conferences
BTK Akademi
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Academic references
Selected excerpts from signed reference letters.
“He is a highly motivated individual – working very well in teams and at the same time can take the initiative in leading the team…”
“Eray is a hardworking and dependable individual who is capable of working both independently and as part of a team.”
Signed letters are available to employers on request. Personal contact details are not published.
Available for the right opportunity
Let’s build something useful.
Open to worldwide remote roles, onsite opportunities in Türkiye, and international relocation. My strongest direction is Software Engineering across Python backend, AI systems, and real-time inference.
eraykulkizaga@hotmail.com