Ugur
Kazdal

Solutions Architect at AWS, building cloud systems that survive reality.

Experience

Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services · Dubai & Istanbul
AI-ready cloud architectures for enterprise customers across MENAT. Built internal GenAI enablement platform (2nd place EMEA). Partnered with C-level executives on AI adoption strategies. Led workshops and executive briefings. Multiple global and regional awards.
Guest Lecturer, AI & Data Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
Co-Founder / Founder
Komo Apps & SimitApp · Dubai
DevOps Lead
Jagaad · Italy
Kubernetes, Serverless, EKS/ECS, Terraform, Docker. CI/CD pipelines for .NET, PHP, Node.js, React, Vue, Python.
DevOps Engineer
FTMO · Prague
Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, GitLab CI/CD, Grafana, Kibana, ElasticSearch, Terraform, Helm, SRE.
Platform Lead (Contract)
GameBench · United Kingdom
Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Grafana, ElasticSearch, Docker, Terraform, SRE.
DevOps Lead → Sr. Cloud Application Engineer
Wesrom Corporation · United Kingdom
Pipelines, DR, microservice architecture, SRE. ECS, Fargate, Docker, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS. Go, PHP, Node.js.
Cloud Consultant → Senior Cloud Engineer
Wawlabs AI · Istanbul
AI automation pipelines, MLOps, real-time analytics. Kubernetes on GCP, Terraform, Jenkins. Go, Gin, fasthttp, Nginx, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Redis. Node.js, Vue, React. gRPC, WebSocket.
Sr. Software Developer
Sefamerve ARGE · Istanbul
Go microservices, Docker, PHP/Laravel, REST APIs, CI/CD, JS library & Chrome extension development, Google Cloud.
Kargomat / Event Collector (PubSub) / AskidaUmut / Analytics Refund / Amazon Integration / TConnect / AI Deployment Tool
Co-Founder
KZDL Group · Istanbul
Full-stack agency. Vue, Node.js, Django, Flask, Go, PHP, Laravel. AWS, GCP, Azure. E-commerce, game development (Unity, Construct).
Technical Team Lead
1ki3 · Istanbul
PHP, Laravel, .NET, ASP.NET, DotNet Core, React Native, HTML5 Games, Unity, Linux Admin.
Faber-Castell / Vitra / Michelin / Gucci / Garanti Bank
Web Application Developer
FCB RAM · Istanbul
.NET, PHP, ASP.NET, Flash. Image/GIF generators, Garanti Bank, Dogtas ads.
Web Application Developer
RedWhite Creative · Istanbul
History of Science Columnist
Tarih Bilinci Dergisi · Istanbul
Apollo 13, Touch Screens, Manhattan Project, War Technology to Our Homes.
Web Application Developer
Papakudi Teknoloji · Istanbul
Web Developer
Benceiyi · Istanbul
Microsoft Student Partner
Microsoft · Istanbul

Skills

Languages

Go, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bash, PHP, .NET, C#, Python

Cloud

AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Serverless

Data

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, DynamoDB, RabbitMQ, ElasticSearch, Vector DBs

Architecture

Microservices, Event-driven, gRPC, REST, WebSockets, Distributed Systems

DevOps & SRE

CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, Nginx

AI / ML

GenAI, LLMs, Custom Models, MLOps, AI Pipelines, Semantic Search

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Professional AWS Solutions Architect Associate AWS GenAI Practitioner Kong KGAC-101 Node & MongoDB Foundation gRPC Golang Master Class

Awards

AWS — 1 Global, 1 EMEA, 4 MENAT Awards2022–2024
2nd Place — AWS GenAI Competition (EMEA)2024
Google Turkey PWA Hackathon — 2nd Place2018
Google Turkey AMP Hackathon — 3rd Place2018
Microsoft — Best Event Organization2010
Microsoft Imagine Cup Blogger — 1st Place2009

Community

Education

Illinois Institute of Technology
B.S. Information Technology · Present
Beykent University
Mathematics & Computer Science · Dropped Out

Beyond

Dance Tango (5+ yrs, 3 festivals) & Folk Dance (17+ yrs)
Speaking Science, Technology, Motivation, Careers
Writing History of Science columnist at Tarih Bilinci