About

Merih Taze is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer, with a passion for technology and a drive to take on new challenges. With over 14 years of experience in the industry, Merih has developed a diverse range of skills and expertise across a variety of programming languages and development platforms. Merih's technical skills are extensive, covering both back-end and front-end development, as well as mobile development using cross-platform tools like React Native and Flutter. He has a particular preference for technically involved management positions and architecting systems to scale, and is an expert in making things scale and multi-threaded programming. He also has extensive experience in cloud engineering, with expertise in Google Cloud and AWS, including Kubernetes, load balancers, Appengine, Data Store, Big Query, and Pub/Sub. In addition to his technical skills, Merih is also a skilled interaction and UI designer, with fluency in Adobe Photoshop and Sketch. He is a team player with advanced coding and debugging skills, and is self-driven and passionate about his work. Merih's career history includes senior software engineering lead roles at Facebook and Snapchat Inc., where he was responsible for developing and leading the development of complex software systems. He is currently the author of Engineers' Survival Guide, a comprehensive guide to software engineering that provides career tips, advice, and tactics. Merih holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Cukurova University, where he achieved the highest GPA in his class. He is fluent in English and Turkish, and has beginner-level proficiency in Spanish. In his spare time, Merih enjoys a range of hobbies, including happy hour, drones, robots, BBQ, horse riding, soccer, dancing, hiking, and playing the flute and guitar.