KYKamil Yıldırgan

Hi, I'm

Kamil Yıldırgan

Entrepreneur·Executive·Engineer

Engineer at heart, executive by experience, entrepreneur by choice. I love building things that last, from high-performing teams to scalable platforms and products people rely on.

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Based in Istanbul, Turkey
22+Years in Technology Leadership
150+Software Engineers Led at Peak
20+Software Products Delivered
200+Production Releases Shipped

About Me

I'm a hands-on technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 22 years of experience building software and scaling teams across startups and global enterprises. Because I combine P&L ownership and organizational design with an engineer's understanding of how great software is actually built, I make sure strategy and execution never drift apart.

I started out as a software developer and grew into senior leadership, eventually leading organizations of 150+ engineers. My work has ranged from industrial platforms (cloud, edge and IoT) to large-scale enterprise software, telecom systems and FinTech solutions. Across all of those roles, my focus has been taking complex products from initial vision to execution. Experience has taught me that the best results happen when the right people, a clear architecture and a sharp business goal all point in the same direction.

Right now, I spend my time turning AI into real products with measurable business results. Whether I am building AI-enabled software in my own ventures or helping other companies get past the hype, I focus on practical execution using LLMs, AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation.

Currently Building

Co-Founder Since 2026

NextDGT

Enterprise Software & AI / Digital Transformation

Istanbul
Co-Founder Since 2025

TalentWare

AI-Enabled Talent Management & Upskilling

Istanbul
Co-Founder Since 2025

Stealth Startup

F&B Order & Payment Platform

Ankara

Experience & Education

Experience

Co-FounderFounder

NextDGT · Istanbul

Enterprise Software & AI / Digital Transformation

Highlights
  • Driving end-to-end software delivery and digital and AI transformation strategies for public and private sector enterprises.
  • Architecting cross-domain software solutions tailored for enterprise scalability, modernization and business impact.
2026Jan 2026 - Present10 Months

Co-FounderFounder

TalentWare · Istanbul

AI-Enabled Talent Management & Upskilling

Highlights
  • Pioneering AI-enabled talent management solutions that help engineering and R&D teams optimize hiring, accelerate upskilling and build modern workforce architectures.
  • Designing precision talent acquisition strategies and AI upskilling programs strictly aligned with specific tech stacks and corporate culture.
2025Jul 2025 - Present1 Year 4 Months

Co-FounderFounder

Stealth Startup · Ankara

F&B Order & Payment Platform

Highlights
  • Owning the end-to-end product vision, technical roadmap and core platform architecture for a fast-growing F&B order and payment solution.
  • Translating complex venue requirements into lean MVPs and executing live market pilots with restaurants and cafés to refine pricing and value proposition.
2025Jul 2025 - Present1 Year 4 Months

Director of Software Architecture

Logo Yazılım · Istanbul

Architecture for Next-Generation Enterprise Products

Highlights
  • Defined the overarching technology strategy and software architecture for next-generation enterprise products.
  • Architected highly scalable, high-performance applications while establishing rigorous performance optimization standards.
  • Bridged the gap between business objectives and engineering execution by championing modern software engineering practices across cross-functional teams.
2023May 2023 - Jun 20252 Years 2 Months

Head of Software Development

TurkNet · Istanbul

Network Applications & Customer CRM Platform

Highlights
  • Directed cross-functional engineering teams managing the ISP's complete portfolio of network applications and the customer CRM platform.
  • Contributed to the ISP's growth of 100,000+ customers by improving the reliability and capabilities of its network and CRM applications.
2022Dec 2022 - May 20236 Months

Co-Founder & CTO

Softtech Ventures · Istanbul

FinTech & Open Banking Venture

Highlights
  • Established the foundational technology strategy and scaled engineering operations from the ground up for a new FinTech and Open Banking venture.
  • Architected mission-critical FinTech solutions, including high-value Supplier Finance and Cash Flow applications.
  • Led massive refactoring initiatives that significantly enhanced legacy product performance and system stability while reducing technical debt.
2021Sep 2021 - Jul 202211 Months

Products & Solutions Development Manager

Siemens · Istanbul

Platforms Department for Siemens Germany Projects, 150+ Engineers

Highlights
  • Headed the Platforms Department, responsible for Siemens Germany projects, and led 150+ engineers.
  • Delivered Connectivity and Edge Services for MindSphere, the cloud-based open industrial IoT operating system of Siemens (13 Scrum teams).
  • Delivered CRSP NG, the Common Remote Services Platform providing secure remote access and diagnostics for Siemens industrial equipment worldwide (2 Scrum teams).
2016Jul 2016 - Dec 20204 Years 6 Months

Group Manager

Siemens · Istanbul

Corporate Technology OP2 Group, 50+ Engineers

Highlights
  • Headed the Corporate Technology OP2 Group, responsible for Siemens Germany projects, and led 50+ engineers.
  • Projects: SIESTORAGE (grid-scale energy storage commissioning tool), TIA Portal Multiuser (concurrent multi-engineer automation engineering) and SIMOCRANE (crane automation).
2014May 2014 - Jul 20162 Years 3 Months

Group Manager

Evoline (Acquired by Accenture) · Kocaeli

Siemens Hearing Solutions Group, 40+ Engineers

Highlights
  • Headed the Siemens Hearing Solutions Group, responsible for Siemens Germany projects, and led 40+ engineers.
  • Delivered the software suite behind Siemens Hearing Instruments: iScan (3D ear model creation), ERC & ARC (hearing instrument management), Update Manager (software update and distribution suite), E-Business (electronic ordering system) and OUTA (automated application testing tool).
2007Jun 2007 - May 20147 Years

Technical Project Manager

Siemens · Istanbul

Siemens Turkey & Near-Shore Siemens Germany Projects

Highlights
  • Project manager and software developer for internal Siemens Turkey and near-shore Siemens Germany projects.
  • Projects: Phoenix (manufacturing execution system), CCMS (crossroad control and management system) and DELPHOI (CRM and sales management).
2005Mar 2005 - Jun 20072 Years 4 Months

Software Developer

Eclipse (Siemens Partner) · Istanbul

Manufacturing Execution System for Borusan Holding

2004Jan 2004 - Mar 20043 Months

Education

1998 - 2003

BSc, Computer Engineering

Istanbul Technical University · GPA 3.13 / 4.00

1994 - 1998

Science and Mathematics

Behçet Kemal Çağlar High School · GPA 4.77 / 5.00

What I Do Best

Technology Strategy & Leadership

Technology vision, engineering leadership at scale (150+ engineers), organization design, P&L ownership and executive stakeholder management.

Strategy · Teams · P&L

AI & Digital Transformation

AI-powered product development with machine learning, deep learning and LLM applications, driving digital transformation across public and private sector enterprises.

AI · ML · DL · LLM

Software & Enterprise Architecture

Scalable software and enterprise architecture, microservices and distributed systems, and cloud, edge and IoT platforms, from vision to execution.

Cloud · Microservices · IoT

Core Competencies

50 100

Engineering Leadership at Scale

100%

Software & Enterprise Architecture

100%

Product & AI Strategy

95%

AI, Machine & Deep Learning, LLMs

90%

Cloud, Edge & IoT Platforms

90%

Tolerance for Poor Quality

0%

Technical Toolbox

66 Skills · 8 Areas
AI / ML8 Skills
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Large Language Models
  • Artificial Neural Networks
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • RAG / GraphRAG
  • AI Agents
  • Vector Databases
AI Engineering & Frameworks8 Skills
  • OpenAI & Anthropic APIs
  • LangChain / LangGraph
  • CrewAI
  • OpenAI Agents SDK
  • Model Context Protocol
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • Scikit-Learn
Architecture & Design Patterns11 Skills
  • Software Architecture
  • Microservices
  • Enterprise Design Patterns
  • Distributed Systems
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • CQRS
  • Event Sourcing
  • Saga Pattern
  • API Gateway
  • REST
Cloud, Containers & Edge8 Skills
  • Cloud Computing
  • Edge Computing
  • Internet of Things
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • OpenShift
  • Serverless
Data & Messaging7 Skills
  • MS SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Apache Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
DevOps, Observability & Reliability10 Skills
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • SonarQube
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack
  • Datadog
  • Dynatrace
  • High Availability
  • Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages & Frameworks10 Skills
  • C#
  • Java
  • Python
  • C / C++
  • VB.NET
  • SQL
  • ASP.NET
  • .NET Core / Framework
  • Entity Framework
  • Spring
Project Management4 Skills
  • Agile / Scrum
  • V-Model
  • Waterfall
  • Lean

Credentials

Certification
PMP

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute

Credential ID 1386445

Certification
CPSA-F

Certified Professional for Software Architecture (iSAQB)

International Software Architecture Qualification Board

Credential ID 1702-CPSAFL-531-EN

Let's Build Something Great!

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