Akif Dere | Frontend Developer

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Career

August 2023 – Present · Remote · Istanbul, Türkiye

Built frontend architecture for two marketing-focused, web-based HTML5 banner generation platforms.
Designed and extended an interactive canvas editor for conversational-flow based banner creation.
Implemented banner-side rendering and interaction logic that mirrors editor-defined behaviors.
Built authentication and role-based access control for a multi-tenant product.
Partnered with stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver scalable UI solutions.
Core stack: React, Next.js, React Hook Form, ApexCharts, Tailwind CSS, MUI.

April 2022 – August 2023 · Remote

Contributed to high-traffic feature development supporting over 12M monthly visitors.
Developed middleware applications for corporate-to-bank integrations and invoice payment workflows.
Improved Next.js Lighthouse performance and Core Web Vitals.
Implemented OTP authentication and reusable component patterns.
Collaborated with analytics teams to track key events via GTM.
Core stack: Vanilla JS, Next.js, TypeScript, Redux Toolkit, Redux-Saga, React Hook Form, Tailwind CSS, Bitbucket.

April 2021 – April 2022 · Full-time

Contributed to product features serving 45,000+ users.
Supported backend services with Node.js, MongoDB, and GraphQL.
Built admin interfaces in React with GraphQL integrations.
Created CronJobs to automate repetitive report and content operations.
Worked in Agile (Scrum) processes with cross-functional teams.
Core stack: React, Styled Components, Apollo GraphQL, Node.js, MongoDB, Meteor, GitHub.