Berk Karadalan.

11/2023 · 01/2026

Istanbul, Turkey

Backend Developer

Pavo Group

• Developed backend microservices in Python (FastAPI) and Go (Gin) for internal teams.
• Built LLM-powered automation tools with Ollama for research teams — automated web monitoring, content summarization, and intelligent Slack notifications.
• Created containerized deployment configurations with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Nginx configs, cron jobs, and CI/CD test suites for each service.
• Collaborated with cross-functional security research teams, integrating components into a forensics product.
• Developed automated forensic parsers for multi-platform analysis (iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux), generating customer reports.
• Designed GitLab CI/CD quality gates — automated linting (Ruff, golangci-lint), build verification, test coverage enforcement, and AI-assisted code review.

03/2022 · 11/2023

Istanbul, Turkey

DevOps Engineer / System Administrator

MediaNova CDN

• Monitored CDN infrastructure using PRTG, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Orion OTT — ensuring stability and responding to incidents.
• Configured and managed Nginx for traffic management, server configurations, and module installations.
• Deployed and configured CDN edge servers to optimize content delivery.
• Set up and maintained Wowza and FFmpeg-based containers for live streaming operations.
• Managed server installations and configurations using Ansible automation.
• Handled on-call shifts with sole responsibility for system operations.