Résumé | Ali Oktay

About Me

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with over 13 years of success designing, developing, and delivering scalable web and backend systems. Skilled in Java, Spring, Angular, microservices, and serverless architectures. Proven ability to lead teams, modernize legacy systems, and enhance product performance across industries. Strong in software architecture and performance optimization with a solid understanding of DevOps and SRE practices.

Contact Information

Location: Graz, Austria
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-oktay-570a5b42/

Skills & Expertise

Proficient

Java, Spring, REST APIs, Microservices, Angular, ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, CI/CD, Docker, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, Agile/Scrum, Legacy Modernization

Professional Experience

University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität), Graz

Senior Editor
January 2025–Current

Developing microservice-based backend and Angular frontend for research activity tracking
Enhancing systems that support academic achievements for researchers

Clarivate GmbH, Graz

Associate Technical Architect
February 2021–January 2025

Led the development of a product focused on the US Patent Office application process
Owned design and rollout of Backstage Software Catalog, developed custom plugins, and supported team integrations
Contributed to internal DevOps/SRE efforts by building automation tools and improving metric visibility

Unycom GmbH, Graz

Software Engineer
January 2018–February 2021

Dockerized the main application to improve development and testing workflows
Upgraded Java version in a large monolithic codebase to ensure compatibility and performance
Maintained and enhanced supporting microservices that extended core product functionality
Modernized UI using legacy tech stack (GWT, plain JS)

Foreks Information Technology and Services, Istanbul

Team Lead of Web Development Team
July 2015–December 2017
Software Engineer
May 2013–July 2015
Developed APIs, apps and widgets for stock exchange and energy markets. Led SVN to Git migration across projects. Created a complex financial news feed system using Spring Integration. Built a financial aggregation service for Istanbul Foreign Exchange broadcasts using Spring and MongoDB to store historical financial data.

Led a team to rebuild and maintain financial web applications.
Developed RESTful APIs on legacy databases (MySQL, MSSQL).
Modernized legacy systems using RoR, Grails, and Spring Boot.
Architected a complex news feed system using Spring Integration.

Doğan Online, Istanbul

Software Engineer
June 2012–May 2013

Delivered all frontend components for a large-scale e-commerce platform
Created microsites for marketing campaigns
Improved usability of internal back-office tools

Hobbies & Interests

I play table tennis three times a week and join the local tournaments and championship.