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.
View the award and productEray Kulkızaga · Software Engineer
Models intoworking products.
Backend engineering × applied AI.
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Projects
A focused selection of systems I can explain from architecture to trade-offs.
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
Portfolio engineering
eraykulkizaga.com
A dependency-free portfolio shaped with semantic HTML, expressive CSS, and focused JavaScript.
- 0 runtime dependencies
- Semantic HTML structure
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.
AI Innovators Summer Internship Program
Microsoft Türkiye
Jun 2026 – Jul 2026 · Completed
Completed a mentorship-based Microsoft Türkiye summer program and developed QueryPilot Local, an offline-first PostgreSQL execution-plan assistant using Microsoft Foundry Local.
- Built safety-first components for read-only SQL validation, structured EXPLAIN JSON parsing, deterministic plan diagnostics, local embeddings, and semantic retrieval.
- Validated SQL safety, plan parsing, rule-based diagnostics, retrieval, API behavior, and deterministic fallback through unit, API, retrieval, and smoke tests.
Microsoft Foundry LocalPostgreSQLEXPLAIN JSONLocal Retrieval
Backend AI Engineering Intern
FlyRank.ai
1 Jul – 26 Aug 2026 · 8-week program · Ongoing
Completing an accelerated Backend AI Engineering internship focused on automation, data-intensive applications, agent workflows, documentation, and token- and cost-aware AI system design.
- Built and documented backend systems spanning REST/CRUD APIs, database integration, Docker, authentication, AI API integration, background jobs, responsible scraping, and PDF reporting.
- Applied prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation, security hardening, workflow automation, and technical case-study communication.
REST APIsDockerAI APIsBackground JobsAgentsEvaluation
Enterprise Data Software Engineering Intern
İSKUR Holding
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Developed backend validation and automation logic for contract, barcode, inventory, and operational cost workflows in an enterprise SAP environment.
- Optimized SQL-based enterprise data retrieval with SAP Open SQL joins, reducing processing time by 41%.
- Implemented transactional logging and structured audit trails to improve monitoring, reporting, and traceability.
SAP ABAPOpen SQLEnterprise SystemsAudit Logging
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 & Backend
PythonSQLTypeScriptFastAPIRESTWebSocketPydanticSQLAlchemyAlembic
AI Systems & Vision
LLM APIsRAGONNX RuntimeOpenCVTensorFlowRTMPose/RTMW
Data & Async
PostgreSQLpgvectorRedisCeleryBackground JobsReal-Time Inference
Testing & DevOps
pytestRuffPyrightDockerGit & GitHubGitHub Actions
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 recommendations
What my professors observed.
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