Hey 👋 I’m Sena Oz.

I am a Software Engineer passionate about creating impactful products. Always eager to learn and grow, I earned a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Bogazici University and pursued a Master's in Software Engineering. Currently, I work at Maestra.ai, contributing to innovative solutions.

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Experience

  1. Maestra.ai, Software Engineer Jul 2024 – Present
  2. California State Uni., Silicon Valley Campus, Software Developer Aug – Oct 2023 (3 months)
    • Developing Interactive Code Feedback and ML Model Training Platform using ReactJS, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. Designed and implemented a RESTful API using Strapi.
    • Pioneered an approach by integrating the ChatGPT API to provide real-time feedback on code submissions, and collected the data to train and improve the ML model.
    • Responsible for the end-to-end web development, including UI/UX design and front-end/backend implementation.
  3. Orion Innovation, Junior Software Developer (Part-time) Nov 2022 – Nov 2023 (1 year)
    • Created reusable components in React with TypeScript and SCSS for portals.
    • Implemented comprehensive test coverage for the developed React components, including screenshot tests for visual regression and unit tests for functionality validation. This ensured the stability and reliability of the user interface libraries, contributing to a more robust and error-resistant codebase.
    • Resolved issues and developed new features of company-specific user interface libraries, used by web and mobile platforms by addressing open tickets.
  4. YetGen, Web Application Dev., Team Lead Mar 2021 – Jan 2023 (1 year 11 months)
    • Converted design assets into component based HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
    • Developed and implemented WordPress sites, themes, and plugins.
    • Reduced/optimized the costs (cloud deployment expenses in Azure and AWS) of a learning management tool with 3500+ active users by analyzing the resource utilization.
  5. Univerlist, Front-end Engineer Intern Jul – Aug 2022 (2 months)

Projects

  1. Forecasting Model in Pharma Product Sales  Developed a forecasting model for pharmaceutical product sales using Python. The model will be instrumental in predicting future sales, enabling the company to optimize inventory management and production planning. The project aims to enhance the company's decision-making process, ensuring a more efficient and cost-effective supply chain.
  2. House Price Prediction Platform (Model&Frontend)  Created as part of the Decision Support Systems course, the King County house price prediction model addresses distrust in traditional real estate methods prevalent among Americans. The project utilizes real estate market data for King County, employing regression analysis to reveal insights into the factors influencing home prices. By providing data-driven decision support, the model aims to empower homebuyers and bridge the information gap in the King County housing market, fostering a more informed community.  (Github)
  3. Code Feedback and ML Model Training Platform  In the pipeline, I worked on the development of a cutting-edge online code-running platform using a tech stack that includes ReactJS, Tailwind, and Typescript, seamlessly integrated with the ChatGPT API. What sets this project apart is its innovative approach to gathering invaluable feedback on user-written code, which will be instrumental in refining machine learning models. I designed and implemented a RESTful API using Strapi, ensuring a seamless user experience and robust backend functionality. The project is set to revolutionize the way developers receive feedback on their code, offering real-time insights and enhancing the learning experience.
  4. Covid-19 Tracker Application  Created a user-friendly Covid-19 tracker using React, Redux, Tailwind CSS, and TypeScript. The app provides global and country-specific case data, features an interactive world map, and ensures smooth performance through efficient state management and Docker deployment.  (Github)
  5. Real Estate Scraper  Developed a web scraper that extracts information from a real estate listing website using BeautifulSoup, Pandas, Requests, and Numpy, and saves the extracted data in an excel file.  (Github)
  6. Cartoon Characters Wiki 🔗  Engineered an application using JavaScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and React Context, offering an immersive exploration of characters and locales within the Rick and Morty universe with responsive design and seamless dark mode functionality.  (Github)
  7. Course Registration System  Developed a web-based course registration system using vanilla JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL.  (Github)
  8. Weather App 🔗  Built a modern weather app with smart features such as auto-location detection (using browser API), smart city suggestions (keyword auto-complete) that dynamically loads the page with a responsive design and dark mode support. Used React.Js, Tailwind CSS, and OpenWeatherMap API.  (Github)
  9. Find My ID  Built the authentication module (username & password reset tool) for a web system using JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, and Next.js.
  10. Coursera-like System  Built a system (WordPress, Airtable, and Moodle) that replaced a solution costing 1K usd/month, and increased course completion rate by 55%.

Skills

Languages: JavaScript - TypeScript - Python - SwiftUI - SQL - NodeJS - HTML - CSS

Frameworks/Libraries: Cypress, - React - Next.js - StoryBook - Strapi

Tools: Git - GitHub - Jira - Confluence

Others: RESTful API - Agile - Scrum - AWS - Azure - MySQL - PostgreSQL