Bülent Koray Öz
I’m a software engineer who enjoys designing complex systems, simplifying workflows, and turning ideas into real products. My recent work spans AI agents, fleet intelligence, telematics, and backend architecture. I split my time between solving engineering challenges, building startups, and exploring new technologies.
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Bülent Koray Öz
Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead — AI, Distributed Systems, AI Agents
About
Innovative and results-driven Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead with over 5 years of experience leading high-impact projects and cross-functional teams. Expertise in backend and frontend development, IoT data processing, and secure payment systems. Proven ability to manage complex projects, mentor teams, and deliver scalable, high-performance solutions using cutting-edge technologies. Passionate about building secure, reliable, and innovative software systems.
Over the past year, I’ve been leading research and development of AI-driven agentic systems: building LLM-powered chatbots, exploring human-in-the-loop approval mechanisms, and integrating LangChain / LangGraph architectures with custom tool servers.
I’m particularly passionate about designing autonomous, trustworthy AI agents that can interact with live data, execute workflows, and assist in complex decision-making.
My goal is to bridge engineering precision with AI creativity — enabling products that are responsible, reliable, and human-centered.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead
iUGO Technologies
Jul 2021 - Present
- •Managing a team of 8-15 engineers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and ensuring project deliverables align with business objectives.
- •Architecting and optimizing systems for processing high-throughput IoT data streams.
- •Establishing centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting systems using Grafana, Prometheus, and CircleCI.
- •Participating in the migration of on-premises infrastructure to Azure AKS.
- •Automating CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure management using CircleCI, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- •Implementing best practices and vulnerability assessments to ensure security compliance.
- •Coordinating with other teams to ensure smooth project execution and resolve technical challenges.
Software Engineer
iUGO Technologies
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
- •Developed advanced routing algorithms, map matching, and package delivery optimization systems.
- •Contributed to backend, frontend, and mobile app development for diverse projects.
- •Wrote unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability.
- •Worked closely with clients to understand requirements and translate them into actionable tasks.
Education
Master of Science in Game and Interaction Technologies
Istanbul Technical University
2019 - 2021
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
2013 - 2019
Skills
Publications
B. K. Öz, T. C. Aydınalev, and H. Köse. “Emotion Recognition Using Heart Rate and Rule-Based Assessment of Facial Expressions.” In: 2019 27th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU).
2019 27th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU)
P. Uluer, H. Köse, B. K. Öz, T. C. Aydinalev, and D. E. Barkana."Towards An Affective Robot Companion for Audiology Rehabilitation: How Does Pepper Feel Today?" 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).
2020 IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)