About my story


I was born in October in Ankara. I’ve been interested in software development since my childhood. With interest curiosity, I created my first website using some free website builders so this is how my early career starts when I was 10 years old.

Later, I became deeply passionate about the world of software and technology. Because of my father's duty, most of my childhood past in eastern provinces of Türkiye.

Between 2012-2014, I've started recording software development tutorials about C# and desktop application programming. Learning and sharing my knowledge about software, electronics and advanced mathematics was always a happiness for me. My old channel and video software lessons from thoose years are still available on YouTube

My father was a soldier, so my early life mostly passed in eastern provinces of Türkiye. After completing my primary & high school education at various schools across different provices in eastern Turkey, In 2016, I've started to studying on Computer Engineering department at Kocaeli University.

In my last grade, i've started a project which aims to build end to end BSD based operating system "Project: Clockwork OS" This work brought me first place in the Marmara regional category of Teknofest TÜBİTAK 2242 inter-university research project competitions in the "Information and Communication Technologies" category, and later third place in the countrywide finals held at Teknofest.

Following my success at Teknofest 2020, with an offer from KODLAB, I authored a book about artificial intelligence book titled "Projects with Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision" upon the proposal of KODLAB publishing. Shortly after my book was published, I graduated from university.

Following my graduation, first step of my career was at as Full-Stack sofware engineer. After several years, I am working as software engineer since 2021. Currently, i am working as software engineer at

Personal Life

On a personal note, I enjoy hobbies such as theater, public speaking, and bodybuilding. Beyond these, blogging—sharing my ideas and experiences—is one of my greatest passions. I believe that all these hobbies and endeavors play a significant role in shaping my personal identity.

For this reason, on my website, I share promotional articles about my projects, personal opinions, information I wish to share, or reviews of the books I’ve read. I usually prefer science fiction and futuristic-themed books. I also have a keen interest in history and philosophy.

Additionally, I have attempted many entrepreneurial ventures in the past. I’ve developed numerous projects, some relatively successful and others not. Unfortunately, due to life circumstances and partly regional/economic factors, I have yet to develop a fully successful venture.

You can find more detailed information about me.

<h1>About my story</h1>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-1788 align left" src="/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/umitaksoylu_official.png" alt="" width="95%"></br>I was born in October in Ankara. I’ve been interested in software development since my childhood. With interest curiosity, I created my first website using some <a href="http://www.bedava-sitem.com/">free website builders so this is how my early career starts </a> when I was 10 years old. 
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Later, I became deeply passionate about the world of software and technology. Because of my father's duty, most of my childhood past in eastern provinces of Türkiye. 
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Between 2012-2014, I've started recording software development tutorials about C# and desktop application programming. Learning and sharing my knowledge about software, electronics and advanced mathematics was always a happiness for me. My old channel and video software lessons from thoose years are still available on <u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIa4z-0jAVP1m-7YDhSY9Fg">YouTube</a></u>
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<p>My father was a soldier, so my early life mostly passed in eastern provinces of Türkiye. After completing my primary & high school education at various schools across different provices in eastern Turkey, In 2016, I've started to studying on Computer Engineering department at Kocaeli University.
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In my last grade, i've started a project which aims to build end to end BSD based operating system <u>"Project: Clockwork OS"</u>

This work brought me  <b>first place</b>  in the Marmara regional category of <u>Teknofest TÜBİTAK 
2242 inter-university research project competitions</u> in the "Information and Communication Technologies" category, and later <u>third 
place in the countrywide finals held at Teknofest.</u></p> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-1788 alignright" 
src="/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Gorsel-2025-02-04-saat-15.23.43_acca4e43-320x462.jpg" alt="" 
width="278" height="422"></p> <p>Following my success at Teknofest 2020, with an offer from <u>KODLAB</u>, I authored a book about artificial intelligence  book titled "<u>Projects with Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision</u>"  upon the 
proposal of <strong>KODLAB</strong> publishing. Shortly after my book was published, I graduated from university.  </p>

<p>Following my graduation, first step of my career was at

<a target="_blank" href="http://huawei.com/">
<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/huawei_banner-e1739529935651.png" width="90px" /></a>

as Full-Stack sofware engineer. After several years, I am working as software engineer since 2021. Currently, i am working as software engineer at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vakifbank.com.tr/tr"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/vakifbank_banner-e1739088974575.jpg" width="96px" /></a> 

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<h1>Personal Life</h1> <p>On a personal note, I enjoy hobbies such as theater, public speaking, and bodybuilding. Beyond these, blogging—sharing my ideas and experiences—is one of my greatest passions. I believe that all these hobbies and endeavors play a significant role in shaping my personal identity.</p> <p>For this reason, on my website, I share promotional articles about my projects, personal opinions, information I wish to share, or reviews of the books I’ve read. I usually prefer science fiction and futuristic-themed books. I also have a keen interest in history and philosophy.</p> <p>Additionally, I have attempted many entrepreneurial ventures in the past. I’ve developed numerous projects, some relatively successful and others not. Unfortunately, due to life circumstances and partly regional/economic factors, I have yet to develop a fully successful venture.</p> <p>You can find more detailed information about me.</p> <h4></h4>

I always interested in Artificial Intelligence and massive systems which are wings to my dreams.

I want a world with no injustice, cruelity and inequality. My main goal is changing world. At least, my own.

This is why i am so interested in artificial ingelligence. I beleive that AI is messenger of no-mans future. 

So, i have launched my own startup, Typhoon Interactive. I am currently developing next-gen artificial intelligence systems and software solutions. 

Experience
May 2024 - Present
Experience
Full Stack Software Engineer

Full Stack software engineer at Vakıfbank
(State Bank owned by T.C Ministry of Treasury and Finance & T.C Wealth Fund)

Payment Systems (POS)

Sep 2023 - Feb 2024
Experience
Full Stack Software & Blockchain Engineer

Fullstack software & blockchain engineer at Paribu (Blockchain Exchange Market)

ERC20, ERC271, Solidity, Ethereum

Oct 2022 - Sep 2023
Experience
Full Stack Software Engineer

Full Stack Software engineer on live stream and social media applications which used by billions.

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Experience
Full Stack Software & Arficial Intelligence Engineer

Full Stack Software Developer on Huawei's "Petal Search" Search Engine Project.

I also worked  on development of AI models for search engine using PyTorch

May 2021 - Oct 2021
Experience
Candidate Engineer & Intern

Candidate Engineer & Intern. I have developed full-stack web applications with generative AI models

Top Projects
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