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Mustafa Tufan

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Mustafa Tufan

Experienced software engineer with over ten years in fintech, cryptocurrency, banking, and insurance industries, combining strong technical expertise with a master's degree in finance. Skilled in backend and frontend development, data analytics, and financial applications, with proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Python, Spring Boot, and multiple SQL dialects. Adept at building scalable, high-performance applications and optimizing software architecture.

Thrives in dynamic environments, from startups to enterprise-level projects, delivering impactful solutions. Passionate about clean code, emerging technologies, and solving complex problems.

Strong advocate of AI-assisted development, leveraging Claude, Copilot, Gemini, and ChatGPT on a daily basis to code, learn, plan, and iterate faster across both professional and personal projects — while always verifying solutions against real resources and documentation.

Contact
mustafa@tufan.ee
+90 538 018 95 16
Izmir, Turkey
Personal
November 13, 1992
Republic of Turkey

Experience (10+ years)

Senior Software Engineer at Allianz in Izmir, Turkey
Feb. 2023 - Current (3+ years)
  • Currently working on centralization of communication consent services among multiple projects.
  • Delivered TDM project; a regulatory technical requirement that requires all test data and systems are compliant with provided test data from regulatory bodies.
  • Delivered Kısmen Ödeme project; a regulatory business flow that allows private pension clients to withdraw funds from their pensions partly.
  • Delivered Temlik project; a regulatory business flow that allows private pension clients to use their pension savings as collateral in credit markets.
    Insurance, Pension, Java, Spring Boot, JPA, JUnit, Apache Maven, RESTful API, PL/SQL, Scrum, Git, Bamboo, Nexus
Software Engineer & Data Analyst at Change in Tallinn, Estonia
Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2022 (3 years 4 months)
  • Delivered both frontend and backend development of countless critical and the most used features like portfolio and price notifications, portfolio graph, performance graph, news section, Every Pay credit card payment integration, Mixpanel tracking integration and many more.
  • Given the nature of the start-up environment, there was a chance to execute in multiple positions simultaneously. I gained full knowledge of the product's database, delivered automated reports, and visualised and presented to the product teams & C-level managers as the only data analyst in the company.
    Fintech, Cryptocurrency, Kotlin, Dart, TypeScript, Python, Spring Boot, Gradle, Flutter, RESTful API, BLoC, PostgreSQL, Redshift, TDD, Code Review, Scrum, Git, Docker, Sentry, Mixpanel API, Metabase, Airflow
    Made a video production for the company, including shooting and editing, for early days of COVID-19.
Software Engineer at Avatud Lahendused in Tartu, Estonia
May 2019 - Aug. 2019 (4 months)
  • Developed custom Odoo ERP modules for unique requirements of Estonian construction and manufacturing companies.
    ERP, Python, JavaScript, Odoo, PostgreSQL, Kanban, Git, Docker, Sentry
Software Engineer at Allianz in Izmir, Turkey
Jul. 2018 - Apr. 2019 (10 months)
  • Developed Allianz Messenger Client that is a project to be added as a dependency to be able to send SMS and e-mail as a sole developer, and refactored all projects that were using former methods by being a team member in a Scrum team.
    Insurance, Java, Spring Boot, JPA, EJB, Oracle ADF, JUnit, Apache Maven, RESTful API, PL/SQL, Scrum, Git, Bamboo, Nexus, Oracle WebLogic
Software Engineer at Infina in Istanbul, Turkey
Mar. 2016 - Jun. 2018 (2 years 4 months)
  • Maintained Infleks Trade project that is a trading system that sends real-time trade orders to Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange.
  • Developed accounting and customer modules for Infleks Operation and Infleks Wealth Management projects as a sole developer in a team. Maintained fund and derivative instruments modules.
    Fintech, Stock Market, Investment Banking, Java, Spring Boot, JSP, JSF, PrimeFaces, JasperReports, Eclipse Rich Client Platform, JUnit, SAX Parser, Apache Maven, Apache Ant, Multithreading, SOAP, Sybase, MSSQL, PL/SQL, Oracle TimesTen, Scrum, Kanban, Git, CVS, Hudson, Jenkins, Apache Tomcat, WildFly
    Won an in-house contest to find a new slogan for the company, and changed the former slogan that was used since 2004 into Innovation for Finance
2012 - 2015
  • Developed and published Android apps, mobile games, and development tools during multiple internships.

Education
M.S. in Capital Markets and Stock Exchange at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey
2017 - 2019
  • Completed a graduate-level program at the intersection of finance and technology, covering capital market law, financial econometrics, financial mathematics, investment analysis and portfolio management, derivative markets and risk management, financial markets and institutions, and accounting and financial reporting. Concluded the program with a term project. This degree complements a software engineering background with deep domain expertise in financial systems — directly applicable to fintech, banking, and insurance software development.
B.S. in Software Engineering at Firat University in Elazig, Turkey
2010 - 2015
  • Completed a comprehensive software engineering curriculum covering algorithms and data structures, object-oriented programming, database management systems, operating systems, software design and architecture, web design and programming, information systems and security, network systems, statistics and probability, and artificial intelligence. Gained practical industry exposure through two formal internships and an extended workplace training program. Graduated with hands-on experience in both theoretical foundations and applied software development.
  • Organizer and Jammer at Global Game Jam Elazig 2012 2013 2014
  • Academic publication on Android in Turkish: FEEB 2011, Açık kaynak mobil işletim sistemi: Android İşletim Sistemi
Information Technology at Gaziemir Anadolu Technical High School in Izmir, Turkey
2006 - 2010
  • Completed a 4-year vocational technical high school program specializing in Database Programming within the Information Technologies field. Coursework covered database design and management, SQL and network database administration, object-oriented programming, visual programming with database integration, internet application development, operating system installation and usage, computer hardware fundamentals, and office applications. The program was delivered primarily through hands-on laboratory sessions, building a strong practical foundation in software and database technologies from an early age.
  • Performed as 215th among over 10.000 IT students in national examination for registering bachelor's programs.

Personal (Hobby) Projects

SoloChance.org, solo cryptocurrency miner tool
In production, actively adding new features
  • SoloChance.org calculates solo mining chances for cryptocurrency miners. It offers a user-friendly frontend and public API, serving 200k+ monthly requests and 20k unique users.
bch.ee, Bitcoin Cash mining pool
In production, actively adding new features
  • bch.ee is a Bitcoin Cash mining pool that rewards the block finder with a 1 BCH bonus on top of proportional payouts. Built on open-source mining software, it supports any SHA-256 hardware and operates with full-round share accounting.
Btckit.io, Bitcoin address generator
Paused
  • Btckit.io was a tool that generates custom Bitcoin addresses by brute-forcing.
Roll 'n Break, Unity3d game, published for iOS & Android
Last update: 2018
  • Roll 'n Break was an action mobile game, published for both platforms iOS & Android. In its peak time, it has thousands of monthly players.
Bilişim Bilgi Yarışması, native Android app
Last update: 2013
  • Bilişim Bilgi Yarışması was a quiz game that contains IT questions. It was popular among Firat University students for a while.