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İsmail Hakkı Aydın

Open to new ideas Software Developer Istanbul

I write code, collect cities and brew coffee. Some days I’m compiling an app, others I’m snowboarding down a mountain.

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ismail@aydin
OS
İsmail v32
Role
Software Developer
Shell
zsh + freshly brewed V60
Editor
World
Languages
Turkish · English
Uptime
10+ years

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Hi! I'm İsmail Hakkı Aydın, İsmail for short. I'm an Android developer based in Istanbul, part of the team building the BtcTurk Hisse and BtcTurk Kripto apps at BtcTurk Teknoloji. Before that I worked on fintech and e-commerce apps at Mobillium.

Since 2022 we've been building mobile apps and SaaS products at my own company, nicaea Labs. Bitcoin, blockchain and algorithms are topics I keep chasing outside work too.

Away from the screen I explore new cities, take photos and collect postcards and stamps. I keep moving with running, the gym, cycling, hiking and snowboarding; I brew coffee, cook now and then, and open a good book.

10+years of experience
15hobbies
69cities
31countries

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  1. 782fbc3 (HEAD → now) Sep 2023 — Present

    Mobile Software Development Specialist @ BtcTurk Teknoloji

    İstanbul

    • BtcTurk Hisse and BtcTurk Kripto: two investment apps for trading stocks and crypto and following prices and markets. I worked on them at Mobillium too; now, in BtcTurk's own team, we build their Android side together, shipping new features and maintaining the apps.
    • Bithero and BtcTurk Kolay Bitcoin: two apps that aimed to bring crypto trading to different users with a simpler experience. I worked on their Android development with the team; neither is live today.
    AndroidKotlincryptostocks
  2. 3041a72 May 2022 — Present

    Founder @ nicaea Labs.

    My own company · nicaealabs.com

    • We build Android and iOS apps, websites and admin panels end to end, together with the APIs behind them, from idea to release.
    • We design, launch and maintain subscription-based SaaS products, and turn startup ideas into testable MVPs within a few weeks.
    • We provide mobile architecture, code review and software consulting to companies.
    AndroidKotlinJetpack ComposeiOSSwiftFlutterReact NativeSaaSMVPWebReactNext.jsNode.jsREST APIFirebaseSupabasePostgreSQLUI/UXconsulting
  3. 031f1c1 Aug 2020 — Sep 2023

    Android Developer @ Mobillium

    İstanbul

    • BtcTurk Hisse and BtcTurk Kripto: two investment apps for trading stocks and crypto and following prices and markets. I was part of the team building their Android side.
    • Migros Sanal Market: an online grocery app for picking products, ordering and getting them delivered home. I contributed to its development with the Android team.
    AndroidKotline-commercefintech
  4. b6b2661 Aug 2016 · 1 month

    Summer School Intern @ Microsoft Turkey

    Istanbul · Summer school internship

    • I was one of the students selected for a month-long summer school at the Microsoft Turkey office, trained on Microsoft technologies and software development processes, and reinforced it in workshops by building small sample apps.
    • Seminars by industry speakers and in-house events gave me a close look at corporate work culture; in teams with other interns we took projects from idea to final presentation.
    internshipMicrosoft
  5. 87a74a5 2013 — 2017

    Computer Engineering @ Kütahya Dumlupınar University

    Kütahya · B.Sc.

    • We built IoT projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi and ESP8266: home automation, temperature and humidity monitoring and smart irrigation, plus devices managed from mobile apps over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, such as remote-controlled plugs, lighting and a robot car driven from Android.
    • We built RFID card-based staff tracking, door access and attendance systems.
    educationIoTArduinoRaspberry PiESP8266RFIDBluetoothsensorsstaff trackingmobile control

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Projects are compiling

I'll share the things I'm working on here soon. Until then, take a look at my experience or drop me a line.

[ get in touch ][ my experience ]

~/hobbies — htop

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Photography 85%

Street and city photography, mostly 35mm.

Travel 90%

At least one new city every year. Exploring it on the ground and witnessing its streets and everyday life first-hand.

Postcards 80%

Postcards collected from the cities I visit; each one a small keepsake.

Stamp collecting 60%

Collecting stamps from different countries and eras.

Coffee 75%

V60, amazing beans brought back from new cities and long conversations.

Food & desserts 70%

I love discovering new dishes and desserts; every now and then I head to the kitchen and make them myself.

Books 70%

Sci-fi, history, biographies and design.

Bitcoin 85%

Reading about and following the idea, history and economics of decentralised money.

Blockchain 75%

The technology behind the chain: consensus, smart contracts and new protocols.

Algorithms 70%

Solving problems like puzzles; data structures and efficient solutions.

Running 55%

Weekend runs by the sea; goal: a half marathon.

Gym 70%

Weight training a few days a week; the balance to long days at the desk.

Cycling 65%

Exploring the city on two wheels, at my own pace.

Hiking 70%

Getting away from the city to walk trails, mountains and forests.

Snowboarding 60%

Out on the slopes when winter comes, enjoying fresh snow.

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map --visited

69 cities31 countries

Visited cities

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Athens, Greece
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Bled, Slovenia
  • Bologna, Italy
  • Brighton, United Kingdom
  • Bruges, Belgium
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Budapest, Hungary
  • Bucharest, Romania
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Canterbury, United Kingdom
  • Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • Córdoba, Spain
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Eastbourne, United Kingdom
  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Florence, Italy
  • Ghent, Belgium
  • Granada, Spain
  • Hamburg, Germany
  • Helsinki, Finland
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Kos, Greece
  • Kraków, Poland
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Los Angeles, United States
  • Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Lviv, Ukraine
  • Madrid, Spain
  • Málaga, Spain
  • Malmö, Sweden
  • Milan, Italy
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Munich, Germany
  • Nenzing, Austria
  • Oslo, Norway
  • Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Paris, France
  • Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Pisa, Italy
  • Prague, Czechia
  • Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Riga, Latvia
  • Rhodes, Greece
  • Rome, Italy
  • San Francisco, United States
  • Seville, Spain
  • Siena, Italy
  • Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Stuttgart, Germany
  • Tallinn, Estonia
  • Tübingen, Germany
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Warsaw, Poland
  • Venice, Italy
  • Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Wrocław, Poland
  • Zaandam, Netherlands
  • Zagreb, Croatia
  • Zurich, Switzerland

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Got an idea, a job offer or just a city I should visit? Drop me a line. Recommendations for coffee beans, books, routes or trails are welcome too.

hello@ismailhakkiaydin.com