Deniz Akşimşek Curriculum Vitæ

deniz@aksimsek.tr
Ankara, Turkey
github.com/dz4k
codeberg.org/dz4k

I am a software engineer with a focus on front-end and full-stack web development and an open source maintainer.

I'm looking for a position building high-fidelity applications or developer tools.

Skills

Software
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Deno
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Docker/Podman
  • Java
  • Typst
  • Dart
  • Flutter
  • Bash
  • Git
  • GTK
  • Vala
  • SQL
  • (SQLite/PostgreSQL)
  • Redis
  • React
  • Puppeteer
Fields
  • Web development
  • REST APIs
  • Responsive design
  • Accessibility
Techniques
  • CI / CD
  • Browser automation
  • Serverless computing
Vendors
  • Fly.io
  • Bunny.net
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Supabase
Languages
  • Turkish (native)
  • English (fluent, CEFR C1)
  • Toki Pona

Experience

Full-stack Developer, RuneLab / Easy And Done (TR) 2025 Feb. – Present

Created online course platform and store for online courses and corporate trainings.

Developed ecommerce store for company merchandise.

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • htmx
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker / Podman

Full-stack Developer, Rebase Ventures (UK) 2023 Aug. – 2024 June

Developed a scalable web crawler as a SaaS application, which was integrated into existing products to replace a costly and slow third-party solution.

Wrote internal developer documentation, as well as contributing to end-user documentation.

Set up alerts for production incidents.

  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Google Cloud
  • TypeScript
  • Puppeteer
  • htmx
  • Redis
  • SQL
  • Docker
  • React
  • Python
  • OpenAPI
  • Docker
  • Jest

Developer (part-time), Commspace (ZA) 2022 Sept. – 2023 May

Worked on a business automation system for end-to-end testing with Se­le­nium, Contributed to an in-house Java web framework and custom scripting language. Implemented a CodeMirror-based script editor.

  • Java
  • GraalVM
  • Browser automation
  • JavaScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Rollup

Portfolio

Hypermedia Systems (2023)

coauthored book about hypermedia and htmx. Wrote the "Client Side Scripting" chapter and the "HTML Notes". Designed the book on web and print. ☞ hypermedia.systems.

Missing.css

CSS framework and JavaScript library for rapid development of responsive web pages and interfaces. Built with funding from Big Sky Software and Commspace. GitHub ⋆ 625. ☞ missing.style.

Denizen

CMS for personal blogs and websites. ☞ denizen.dz4k.com.

Education

B. Eng. Computer Engineering, TED University, Ankara

Other

htmx and _hyperscript co-maintainer. ☞ htmx.org.

GitHub Accelerator 2023 alum. ☞ accelerator.github.com.

TED Tam Eğitim Burslu.

References

Damien C Tanner, CEO Rebase Ventures. ☞ tanner.me.

Carson Gross, CEO Big Sky Software, Instructor – Montana State University. ☞ bigsky.software.