About Me
I'm a software engineer at Amazon, and I'm learning the principles of how to think, learn, and build. This website is my personal space to explore these ideas and share some of my writings on technology and software.My journey with software began in the 4th grade. While my first programs were simple, that joy of building things has stayed with me ever since.
One of my early experiences came from managing a small website as a kid. I noticed the visitor counter read something like "280 people visited this website last hour." After realising this made the website look unpopular, I changed it to display the daily total: "4000 people visited this website today." This small change created a powerful social proof effect, and the visitor count grew dramatically. It was an early, powerful lesson in psychology and feedback loops.
When I'm not coding, I'm usually reading books or researching about fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence. I also enjoy admiring landscape views. In fact, the design of this site is inspired by the sunset from my window.
Highlights
- Received a First Class degree from King's College, London in Computer Science
- Achieved 99th Percentile in US College Exams
- Top 0.24% out of 2.5 million in Turkish College Entrance exams
- Graduated top of class in Mathematics and Physics from Terakki Foundation Schools, one of Turkey's leading institutions
- Software Engineer at Amazon with demonstrated career growth through promotions
- Currently building the Rufus AI Shopping assistant for Amazon
My bookshelf
You can tell a lot about a person by their favorite books. Here are some of mine:
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
- Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (Both Volumes) by Lee Kuan Yew
- History of Mathematics by Merzbach and Boyer
Do you know any similar books? Please recommend.