Adnan Topal
About Adnan Topal
Adnan Topal is an Engineering Manager at Delivery Hero with extensive experience in software engineering and frontend development.
Professional Background
Adnan Topal has an extensive background in software engineering and management, currently serving as an Engineering Manager at Delivery Hero. Prior to this role, he held the position of Web Chapter Lead at Delivery Hero from 2020 to 2022. Before that, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer in the Berlin Area, Germany, also with Delivery Hero, spanning the same period. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Software Engineer at DMI (Digital Management, Inc.) from 2017 to 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He started his career as a Frontend Developer at AKAY TRAVEL from 2015 to 2016 and at Ülker İnternet Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti. from 2013 to 2015, both based in Antalya, Turkey.
Educational Background
Adnan Topal has a solid educational foundation with a Bachelor's degree from Akdeniz University, where he studied from 2008 to 2012. Additionally, he attended Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem for one year, from 2009 to 2010, achieving another Bachelor's degree during that time. His academic background has equipped him with the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in software engineering and management.
Engineering Achievements at Delivery Hero
During his tenure at Delivery Hero, Adnan Topal was instrumental in various critical projects. He oversaw the design, development, and maintenance of authentication systems for the Foodora, Foodpanda, and YemekSepeti brands. Notably, he implemented a fraud prevention feature focused on phone number verification, which led to a 90% decrease in phone number abuse. He also successfully planned and executed the automatic session migration of European non-Foodora brands to Foodora domains, handling half a million sessions without disrupting business metrics.
Team Leadership and Performance
Adnan Topal has demonstrated strong leadership skills, with his team consistently polling above the organizational average on internal Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys since the beginning of 2022. His leadership has ensured high levels of team satisfaction and performance, reflecting his ability to manage and inspire a team effectively.
Enhanced Security Measures
Adnan Topal has significantly contributed to enhancing security measures at Delivery Hero. He delivered additional security measures for customer accounts, including two-factor authentication (2FA) and automatic session invalidation. These measures were highly effective, reducing account takeovers to zero in 2023, demonstrating his focus on security and user protection.