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  DOCUMENT: RESUME
  VERSION: 1.0
  UPDATED: 2025-09-12

  NAME: Umut Ahmet
  TITLE: Senior Full-Stack Engineer
  CITIZENSHIP: British, Australian
  LOCATION: London, UK
  CONTACT:
  - EMAIL: hello@umutahmet.com
  - LINKEDIN: https://linkedin.com/in/umutahmet

  SUMMARY:
  Product-minded full-stack engineer with a strong front-end focus and proven experience in product development, rapid prototyping, and user-centred design. Skilled at turning ideas into polished interfaces and scalable systems, while also running growth experiments to improve activation, conversion, and retention. Experienced with AI workflow automation and agentic systems. Looking for roles that value creativity, curiosity, and collaboration.

  SUMMARY_GOALS:
      - Seeking teams that value technical curiosity, fast-paced creativity, and a healthy balance of autonomy with collaboration.
      - Focus areas: AI automation, agentic workflows, modern front-end, product design.

  RECENT_RELOCATION:
  Returned to London in mid-2025 after several years in Sydney, now seeking opportunities with UK-based teams.

  CORE_COMPETENCIES:
  - React, TypeScript, JavaScript 
  - Svelte/SvelteKit, Next.js, Tailwind CSS 
  - AI workflow automation; agentic systems; prompt and tool design 
  - Product and UX thinking; prototyping; MVP delivery 
  - SDLC, Agile/Scrum, cross-functional collaboration 
  - Mentorship, team enablement, process design 
  - System design for client-heavy apps; performance and accessibility 
  - Analytics & Experimentation: Rudderstack & Amplitude instrumentation; multi-variant testing

  EXPERIENCE:
  - COMPANY: Shotstack
    ROLE: Senior Front-End Engineer
    DATES: 2022-10 - 2024-12 (2y 3m)
    SUMMARY: Led front-end revamp of the video editing suite; modernised architecture and shipped features that improved usability and performance; designed and implemented a reusable component library.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    - Led front-end development for a browser based video editor
    - Modernised architecture and shipped UX/performance improvements.
    - Designed and implemented a reusable component library,  improving development efficiency by ~40%.
    - Collaborated with product managers and designers to improve onboarding flows.
    - Partnered with marketing on selected growth experiments aligned to funnel improvements.
    - Ran experiments to improve onboarding and activation flows using Amplitude.
    - Mentored junior engineers; introduced processes for code reviews, testing, and experiment tracking.
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    - +25% uplift in users reaching activation milestones.
    - ~40% improvement in development efficiency via component library and processes.
    - Improved usability and performance across the editor.
  
  - COMPANY: Kanda Colab
    ROLE: Founder
    DATES: 2020-01 - 2025-07 (5y 6m)
    SUMMARY: Delivered MVPs and PoCs across ecommerce, SaaS, and AI platforms; moved rapidly from concept to product; bridged product, UX, engineering, and deployment.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    - Founded and scaled a digital strategy studio focused on technology, design, and AI-driven solutions for startups and entrepreneurs.
    - Led multidisciplinary teams across product design, front-end development, and AI integration.
    - Translated early-stage business ideas into clear, deliverable MVPs and Proof of Concepts.
    - Built long-term client relationships through clarity, empathy, and delivery excellence.
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    - Evolved the studio to specialise in AI automation, integrating low-code (Gumloop), no-code (Zapier), and code-based (Vercel AI SDK, Cloudflare Workers & Agents) workflows.
    - Delivered tools and platforms across ecommerce, SaaS, and AI use cases — from rapid prototypes to scalable internal systems.
    - Introduced agentic workflows to automate and enhance client operations, including voice agents, smart form systems, and process orchestration tools.
    - Built a reputation for turning ambiguous ideas into structured solutions with speed and precision, leading to strong referrals and repeat business.

  - COMPANY: ustwo
    ROLE: Creative Technologist
    DATES: 2020-02 - 2020-03 (2m)
    SUMMARY: Discovery for Qantas-mapped technical opportunities/constraints; prototyped and tested feasibility.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    - Selected for a key role in the discovery phase of a project for Qantas, focusing on technical opportunities and constraints.
    - Played a crucial role in understanding the problem to align the project's technical direction with business objectives.
    - Contributed to ideation, prototyping, and feasibility testing of innovative and technically feasible solutions.
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    - Made significant contributions to the project's early stages.

  - COMPANY: Nine Entertainment
    ROLE: Senior Software Engineer
    DATES: 2018-08 - 2019-09 (1y 2m)
    SUMMARY: Built and maintained an award-winning React library for editorial teams; mentored juniors.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    - Delivered React tooling used by major publications (SMH, BT, The Age, WA Today).
    - Drove best practices and team collaboration.
    - Developed and maintained an award-winning ReactJS library for the editorial team.
    - Mentored junior developers, promoting best practices in code development.
    - Engaged in innovative project ideation and execution.
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    - Won 2019 Hackathon for a youth engagement concept.
    - Bonus: 2019 Bake Off Champion (baklava).

  - COMPANY: Huddle Insurance
    ROLE: Senior Software Engineer
    DATES: 2015-03 - 2018-04 (3y 2m)
    SUMMARY: Early team member; led front-end work focused on performance and UX; bridged design, product, and engineering.
    RESPONSIBILITIES:
    - Played a vital role in the foundational growth of Huddle Insurance.
    - Bridged the gap between designers, directors, and engineers, fostering a collaborative environment.
    - Led frontend development projects, prioritising performance and user experience.
    - Managed the entire software development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
    ACHIEVEMENTS:
    - Integral in transforming Huddle Insurance from a startup to a multimillion-dollar company.
    - Delivered robust, scalable solutions, showcasing leadership in technology implementation.

  TECHNICAL_SKILLS:
  - LANGUAGES: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML5, CSS3
  - FRONTEND: React, Next.js, Svelte, SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS
  - AI_AUTOMATION: Agentic workflows, prompt/tool design, Chat/Voice agents, Vercel AI SDK, Cloudflare Workers & Agents, OpenAI API, ElevenLabs, Zapier, Gumloop
  - BACKEND_SERVERLESS: Node.js, Express, REST APIs, serverless (Cloudflare, Vercel, Firebase), Supabase, Firebase, PostgreSQL
  - SCRAPING_PIPELINES: Cloudflare Workers, Puppeteer, Python (BeautifulSoup, Requests)
  - TESTING_QA: Unit, integration, e2e (Cypress, Vitest, Jest)
  - CI_CD_DEVOPS: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines; Git (GitHub/Bitbucket)
  - TOOLING_BUILDS: Vite, Webpack, Babel, npm/yarn/pnpm, Turborepo
  - HOSTING: Vercel, Cloudflare Pages/Workers, Firebase, Heroku, AWS (basic)

  DESIGN_SKILLS:
  - UX: Research, personas, journeys, usability testing; accessible, conversion-focused experiences
  - PRODUCT: Flows, wireframes, functional protos; alignment of product vision to outcomes
  - METHODS: Design Thinking, Double Diamond, Lean UX
  - VISUAL_INTERACTION: Layout, typography, motion, hierarchy, responsive, micro-interactions
  - SYSTEMS_TOOLING: Design systems, tokens; Figma (variants, auto-layout, prototyping)
  - DESIGN_DEV_BRIDGE: Atomic design, interactive prototyping; Figma → React/Tailwind handoff; Storybook

  LEADERSHIP:
  - Cross-functional collaboration with PMs, engineering, and stakeholders
  - Strategic planning: shaping requirements into actionable roadmaps
  - Mentorship and team development; culture of continuous improvement

  EDUCATION:
  - INSTITUTION: London Metropolitan University
    DEGREE: BSc Multimedia Technology and Applications
    NOTES: AQF Bachelor Degree with a Major in computing
  - INSTITUTION: General Assembly
    PROGRAM: User Experience Design Immersive
    SKILLS: Problem statements, research planning, competitive analysis, user flows, persona creation, feature prioritisation, prototyping (Lo-Fi/Hi-Fi)

  SELECTED_PROJECTS:
    - **Experimental Personal Website** (2025)  
    Built and instrumented my portfolio site as a live experimentation platform. Integrated Rudderstack + Amplitude to run growth experiments using multi-variant permutations (beyond standard A/B testing).
    
    - **AI Blog-to-Audio Workflow** (2025)  
    Developed an AI-powered workflow for a client, transforming daily written blogs into Spotify audio in his own voice, using Gumloop (low/no-code) and custom audio bridges.
    
    - **Zazu Beak** (2023 – ongoing)  
    AI-driven language learning application exploring immersive dialogue, cultural nuance, and audio generation workflows.

  PERSONAL_QUALITIES:
  - Innovation-driven; balances speed with quality
  - Thrives in startup-style environments
  - Lifelong learner; mentor mindset

  INTERESTS:
  - Language & Culture
  - Philosophy
  - Music
  - Yoga
  - AI

  END_OF_DOCUMENT
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