Kamil Akcay
About Kamil Akcay
Kamil Akcay is an Engineering Manager at Delivery Hero in Berlin, Germany, with over 10 years of software development experience in the Banking/Fintech sector.
Current Role at Delivery Hero
Kamil Akcay currently serves as an Engineering Manager at Delivery Hero in Berlin, Germany. In this role, he leads a team of eight product-focused full-stack engineers. He is responsible for mentoring and guiding engineers, offering continuous feedback, and ensuring the practice of disciplined software engineering. His tasks include conducting automated testing, code reviews, and writing sustainable and maintainable dynamic code.
Previous Experience at Solaris SE
Prior to his current role, Kamil Akcay worked at Solaris SE in Berlin, Germany. He held various positions, starting as a Senior Software Engineer from 2020 to 2021, followed by a role as Lead Software Engineer from 2021 to 2022, and finally as an Engineering Manager from 2022 to 2023. During his tenure, he gained valuable experience in leading teams, managing projects, and utilizing a diverse tech stack including Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, and AWS.
Work at Joonko
Kamil Akcay also worked at Joonko in Berlin Area, Germany. He was a Senior Software Engineer from 2019 to 2020 and subsequently became the Lead Software Engineer for a brief period in 2020. At Joonko, he focused on software development and leadership roles, as well as building strong business relationships with clients and business units.
Early Career and Education
Kamil Akcay began his career as a Network Intern at Turkish Airlines in 2012. He then worked as a Software Developer at Cybersoft in İstanbul, Türkiye from 2013 to 2016, before moving to TEB as a Senior Software Developer from 2016 to 2019. His education includes a degree in Computer Engineering from Istanbul Arel University, and a year studying Ingeniero en Informática at University of Deusto. With over 10 years of software development experience, mostly in the Banking and Fintech sectors, he has developed a broad technical skill set.
Language Proficiency and Technical Skills
Kamil Akcay is fluent in Turkish and has professional proficiency in English, limited working proficiency in Spanish, elementary proficiency in French, and beginner-level German. His technical skills are diverse, including expertise in Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, Next.js, React, AWS, and Terraform. He publishes programming videos on his YouTube channel, aiming to mentor engineers in the early stages of their careers by providing practical and actionable content.