Based in İstanbulGMT+3
Utku Cengiz — Full-stack Engineer I build modern web applications end to end.
Hi, I’m Utku — a full-stack engineer with 4+ years of experience. I build front-ends with React and Next.js and back-ends with Node.js.
Utku Cengiz
Full-stack Engineer
- Years of experience
- 4+
- Companies worked with
- 5+
- Projects delivered
- 25+
Companies I’ve worked with
- PrimeTranslate
- Logglo
- 25 Proje Teknoloji
- InfiniCode
- Pinsoft
- Tozlu.com
- Ectaro
A bit about me.
I enjoy researching and learning new technologies, and sharing what I learn with the people around me.
- Based in
- İstanbul, Türkiye · GMT+3
- Education
- Computer Engineering (B.Sc.), Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University
- Languages
- Turkish, English
- Focus
- React, Next.js & Node.js
I care about clean, maintainable code and interfaces that are easy to use.
I’ve been interested in computers and the internet since I was a kid, and that curiosity eventually became my job. I started out on the front-end and later moved into back-end development. Today I build corporate websites, admin panels, e-commerce sites and the APIs behind them.
What I do
- 01
Websites & landing pages
Fast, SEO-friendly corporate and promotional websites.
- 02
Web apps & dashboards
Admin panels with authentication, data tables, charts and real-time updates.
- 03
APIs & back-ends
REST APIs with Node.js and Express: authentication, payments, file storage and scheduled jobs.
- 04
E-commerce
Product listings, shopping carts and checkout flows.
- 05
Figma to code
Turning Figma designs into responsive, pixel-perfect pages.
The stack I work with.
The languages, frameworks and tools I use in my projects, from front-end to back-end.
Languages
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
Front-end
- React
- Next.js
- Angular
- Redux
Styling & UI
- Tailwind CSS
- Sass
- Bootstrap
- Ant Design
Back-end
- Node.js
- Express
- REST APIs
- Socket.IO
Databases
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Redis
- Firebase
- Supabase
Cloud & tools
- AWS S3
- Stripe
- iyzico
- Paraşüt
- NetGSM
- WhatsApp API
- Shipping integrations
- GitHub
- Postman
- Figma
Pre-AI power levels
Self-reported
Reading the docs, cover to cover
100%Centering a div without asking anyone
125%Stack Overflow archaeology(answers from 2011)
180%Googling the exact error message
240%Debugging with
300%console.log()Writing regex from memory(honestly)
4%
Where I’ve worked.
Jan 2026 — Present
Full-time · Remote
PrimeTranslate (opens in a new tab)
- Full-stack Engineer
Developing PrimeTranslate’s translation platform end to end: Node.js and Express APIs with role-based access control, payment integrations and document processing, along with the web interfaces that use them.
- Node.js
- Express
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Redis
- Socket.IO
Sep 2024 — Present
Part-time · Remote
Logglo (opens in a new tab)
- Front-end Web Developer
Developing and maintaining the React interfaces of Logglo’s web products.
- React
- JavaScript
Sep 2024 — Jan 2025
Full-time · Hybrid
25 Proje Teknoloji (opens in a new tab)
- Front-end Web Developer
Built user-friendly, responsive interfaces for three platforms: TİM İnoSuit, the Turkish Exporters Assembly’s innovation management program; InManage, a team, project and task management tool with calendar integration; and GreenTIM, a sustainability platform for carbon footprint calculation and European Green Deal compliance.
- React
- JavaScript
Sep 2023 — Sep 2024
Self-employed
Freelance
- Front-end Developer
Front-end projects for various clients. Built the storefront of Tozlu.com, a well-known Turkish clothing retailer, from scratch; for Ectaro, developed pages of a factory’s web application and a gaming-chair e-commerce site based on a Figma design.
- React
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Ant Design
- Bootstrap
Sep 2023 — Sep 2024
Part-time · Hybrid
InfiniCode
- Front-end Developer
Led most of the development of an automated RSVP application that helps event hosts manage guest responses — from design and code to Firebase integration.
- React
- Tailwind CSS
- Firebase
Aug 2023 — Jun 2024
Internships
Pinsoft (opens in a new tab)
- Software Engineer InternFeb — Jun 2024
- Front-end Developer InternAug — Sep 2023
Led the front-end team of a bus ticket sales platform. Designed and built the customer and admin panels and integrated them with the back-end APIs.
- Angular
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
Have a project in mind? Let’s talk.
Reach out about a new website, a web application or a role on your team. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Links
GMT+3 · İstanbul