Emre Şahin's CV (January 2025)
EMRE ŞAHİN
Machine Learning & Software Engineering Professional
CONTACT
Email: i.emre.sahin@gmail.com Phone: +90 532 261 8985 Location: Istanbul
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior software engineer with 20+ years of experience in building end-to-end software and machine learning systems. Specialized in MLOps and Rust, with extensive experience in AI/ML systems development, backend engineering, and technical leadership.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Backend and Machine Learning Engineer | recital.software
February 2023 - Present
- Developing ML systems focused on LegalOps
- Implementing intelligent contract processing using LLMs (GPT, Claude-3, Llama)
- Integrating vector search solutions (Pinecone, pgvector) with Ruby on Rails backend
MLOps Engineer | Open Source Project - xvc.dev
2021 - Present
- Developing a high-performance MLOps tool in Rust for parallel data and ML pipelines
- Implementing Git-based version control for ML models and data
- Leading architecture and development decisions
ML Engineer and Technical Writer | iterative.ai
February 2021 - June 2022
- Created documentation and example projects for DVC platform
- Developed Katacoda scenarios and testing frameworks
- Designed authentication middleware for data distribution
Chairman and Chief Researcher | Teknokrat Yazilim A.S. | Emresult OU
November 2013 - Present
- Founded and led a team of 5 engineers
- Developed ML solutions including Ottoman language OCR (dervaze)
- Created real-time face recognition systems
- Managed Arabic Video Analysis System for CMU’s Human Rights Center
Performance Engineer and SaaS Ops Manager | DevFactory/Trilogy
January 2011 - December 2011
- Led global team of 20+ managing 6-8 SaaS projects
- Implemented database-level optimizations
- Managed distributed team operations
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Dlib, OpenCV
- Programming: Rust, Python, C/C++, Java, Ruby
- Web Technologies: Django, Flask, Ruby on Rails
- Mobile Development: Flutter, Kotlin
- DevOps: Linux, Git, Docker
EDUCATION
- Bilkent University - PhD candidate in AI/ML (2005-2010, 2012-2016)
- Bilkent University - MS in Computer Engineering (2003-2005)
- Baskent University - BA in Computer Engineering (1998-2002) Highest Rank in Department
LANGUAGES
- Turkish (Native)
- English (Near-native)
- German (Intermediate)
- Persian, Mandarin Chinese, Finnish (Beginner)
NOTABLE PROJECTS
- XVC: MLOps CLI application for ML pipeline management
- Facebin: Distributed real-time face recognition system
- Avians: Arabic Video Analysis System for human rights applications
- Dervaze: Ottoman Turkish ML system for text recognition