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Damla Çekiç

Mobile Software Engineer

4+ years of professional experience building Android applications, mobile architecture, and cross-platform systems.

About me

I’m a Computer Engineer with 4+ years of experience architecting high-impact client-side solutions that serve millions of users. My work focuses on modular Clean Architecture, custom SDKs, and cross-platform systems. I’m currently expanding this foundation into server-side systems, distributed architectures, and AI/LLM-driven projects.

Areas of expertise

Core Engineering

Kotlin, Java, SQL, Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Clean Architecture, REST API Design, Data Structures

Mobile & Cross-Platform

Jetpack Compose, Android SDK, Compose Multiplatform (CMP), Coroutines, Flow, Hilt, Ktor Client, Room, Retrofit

Backend & Systems

Spring Boot, Java/Kotlin Server-Side Development, Spring Data JPA, PostgreSQL, RESTful Web Services

Tools & Engineering Standards

Git, GitHub, CI/CD Pipelines, Unit Testing, Postman, Detekt, Android Lint, Code Review, Claude, Cursor, and token-efficient AI-assisted development with custom rules and skills

Projects

CampusLyfe

An interactive, location-aware campus information and event platform. Built on Firebase for real-time data synchronization, with spatial mapping for geofencing, cafeteria menu updates, and campus event distribution. Selected as a finalist in a national engineering and technology project competition.

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Firebase Firestore Authentication Maps

Movie App

A cross-platform movie discovery app sharing UI and business logic across Android and iOS. Uses Clean Architecture with MVI/MVVM, dynamic categories, search, and custom asynchronous pagination for TMDB catalogs and poster metadata.

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Compose Multiplatform Ktor Client MVI / MVVM TMDB

Experience

Android Developer

VLMedia · Ankara

August 2022 – September 2026
  • Engineered high-traffic social and content applications with real-time messaging, dynamic feeds, media sharing, and engagement features; built fitness apps with offline-first Room persistence and health data visualization.
  • Developed reusable infrastructure, including a runtime permission management library and a resilient chunked media uploader for large transfers over unstable networks.
  • Architected multi-module systems across legacy and modern Android; worked with Java Threads, Volley, Coroutines, Flow, Retrofit, Ktor, Hilt, and Koin while modernizing Views to Jetpack Compose.
  • Contributed to peer code reviews and enforced quality standards with Android Lint and consistent formatting.

Android Developer · Freelance

Bakery Order Management Tablet App

May 2022 – July 2022
  • Developed an in-store tablet application to streamline daily bakery operations and fast-paced order creation.
  • Built reactive order flows using MVI/MVVM and LiveData; integrated REST APIs with Retrofit and Moshi and optimized product catalog image loading with Coil.
  • Maintained architecture and static analysis standards using Detekt.

Mobile / Android Trainee

Adesso · İstanbul

February 2022 – March 2022
  • Developed an Android movie application using MVI/MVVM and LiveData, with Hilt dependency injection.
  • Built interfaces with ViewBinding, DataBinding, RecyclerView, ViewPager2, and Lottie; integrated Retrofit, Moshi, Coil, and Jetpack Navigation.
  • Applied clean code, static analysis, and formatting practices with Detekt.

Education

Ege University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) · Computer Engineering

İzmir
September 2016 – February 2023
GPA 3.12

Learning & community

Google I/O Berlin

June 2025

Kotlin Conference · Munich

May 2026

Kotlin Backends Built for the Real World

Coursework by Philip Lackner (PL Coding), covering production-grade Kotlin backend development, REST API design, and server-side architecture.

March 2026