Harun Akgun Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Us

New York, Ny, Us

In my current role at Firefly, I lead a talented team of frontend engineers and UX/UI designers, steering the development of innovative digital products. My key responsibilities include:- Leadership & Team Management: Overseeing a team of frontend developers and UX/UI designers, ensuring alignment with project goals, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with design and product teams to translate user needs and business goals into seamless, user-friendly interfaces.- Technical & Design Oversight: Guiding the technical direction of frontend projects and the creative direction of UX/UI design, making strategic decisions to adopt modern technologies and best practices.Process Improvement: Implementing and refining development and design processes to enhance efficiency, quality, and team productivity.- Talent Development: Mentoring team members, promoting continuous learning, and supporting career growth within the team.My role is centered on driving performance, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and fostering a culture of innovation and well-being. Through effective communication and strategic leadership, I aim to contribute to Firefly's mission.

Kağıthane, Istanbul, Tr

I actively led the development of new business verticals, including Food Delivery and Courier Delivery, while enhancing the core Ride Share service. I also championed the conversion of all APIs from Restful to GraphQL, demonstrating my technical leadership.As the leader of a team of six Mobile & Frontend Engineers, I was responsible for hiring, coaching, and training, fostering an environment of professional growth. My management extended to cross-functional teams comprising backend, frontend, and mobile engineers on multiple projects, illustrating my adaptability and collaborative approach.

Kağıthane, Istanbul, Tr

I played a significant role in the development and architectural planning of two mobile applications (utilizing React-Native) and two web applications (leveraging React). In a mentoring capacity, I guided and coached a dedicated team of two Mobile Engineers and two Frontend Engineers, fostering their technical skills and professional growth.

İstanbul, Üsküdar, Tr

As the Lead Frontend Engineer at iyzico, Turkey's foremost payment service provider, I led a range of critical projects, successfully navigating from coding to team building.Key achievements include:Developing a Robust SaaS Payment Form: Created from scratch using pure JavaScript, this form was adopted by tens of thousands of partner companies and used by millions over its 5-year lifespan.Architecting Admin and Merchant Dashboards: Transitioned from TymeLeaf to React, enhancing functionality and user experience.Creating a Custom CMS and Proprietary WordPress Plugins: Developed for the company website, significantly improving content management.During a period of hyper-growth, I conducted over 400 interviews for Mobile & Frontend Engineer roles, ultimately hiring, coaching, and training a team of 8 frontend engineers. I transferred project development and maintenance responsibilities to this team, ensuring their professional growth and the continuity of high-quality deliverables.I managed a distributed team of frontend and mobile engineers, led the mobile team in developing and architecting two PSP-related mobile apps using React Native, and spearheaded the modernization of the Payment Form project using Preact. Additionally, I directed the conversion of all customer-facing app APIs from Restful to GraphQL, underscoring my commitment to technical excellence and innovation.

Sisli, Istanbul, Tr

At 8digits, I took charge of all frontend responsibilities, significantly elevating the customer-facing product. Utilizing Vanilla JavaScript, I implemented predefined actions on our clients' websites, tailoring them according to the marketing campaigns set up via their control panel. Despite my brief tenure, I made impactful contributions, bringing the product to new heights through my hands-on approach and innovative development strategies.

In my role, I effectively juggled multiple projects, crafting both robust front-end and complex back-end applications. Joining as one of the early developers in a team of three, I witnessed our team's expansion to 25 developers, marking an exciting period of growth and challenge.One significant milestone was the maintenance of procedural PHP code, intentionally staying away from OOP for years. However, we accomplished an extensive conversion to Symfony2 in just four weeks with a lean team of two Senior and one Junior developer - a project I had the privilege to lead.Another notable project was the creation of "arabulvar" (http://www.arabulvar.com), a commission-based marketplace. Our team developed it from scratch over 3-4 months. It's a testament to our commitment and skill that it's now maintained by a different team, still adding value to its users.

Adobe Flash development, Design, Implementation. CSS, XHTML, XML, ASP 3.0, Web Technologies Consultant.

Developing of CMS websites using ASP, Ms Access and Adobe Flash.

Bachelor'S, Comparative Literature

Masters, Mba