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Folio I · the authorCartographer of the codex · 2026Ankara, Türkiye
Headword · §I

Ahmed

Samil Bulbul
n./v.Senior Software Engineer Ankara, Türkiye

turning complex distributed problems into elegant, reliable code.

§ II — Experience

Roles held.

In reverse order. Each entry is a small true thing, shipped.

Senior Software Engineer@ Picus Security

Led flagship Exposure Validation (EXV) product development. Architected Cloud Security Validation (CSV) from scratch. Migrated PostgreSQL to MongoDB, reducing query times from 2 hours to under 5 minutes.

Oct 2022 - Sep 2025Cybersecurity

Senior Software Engineer@ Aselsan - Smart Cities

Engineered Node-RED workflow platform scalability on K8s. Developed core NPM packages for low-code solutions. Built web-based deployment platform abstracting K8s complexity.

Jan 2021 - Oct 2022IoT / Big Data

Software Engineer & DevOps@ Aselsan - Toll Collection

Refactored monolithic C++98 to C++17 microservices with gRPC. Reduced container sizes from 168MB to 8MB. Implemented air-gapped Nexus Repository Manager.

Jan 2018 - Jan 2021Critical Infra
§ III — Instruments

What the hands know.

A calibration of tools — measured by use, not by novelty.

  1. 01
    Go (Golang)language
    98
  2. 02
    System Designcore
    91
  3. 03
    Kubernetes & Clouddevops
    92
  4. 04
    Distributed Systemscore
    90
  5. 05
    Node.js & Express.jsbackend
    88
  6. 06
    C++ & Clanguage
    85
  7. 07
    PostgreSQL & Mongobackend
    88
  8. 08
    React & JSfrontend
    82
  9. 09
    Rustlanguage
    75
  10. 10
    CI/CD & DevOpsdevops
    88
§ IV — Margins

The person behind the work.

Edges, hobbies, small prides, small flaws.

§ 01

Valedictorian

Hacettepe University, BSc in Computer Science. GPA: 3.89/4.0. Coursework: Algorithms, Parallel Processing, Computer Networks.

§ 02

The Optimizer

Reduced query times from 2 hours to 5 minutes. Shrunk container images by 95%. Optimization is not a task, it's a lifestyle.

§ 03

The Monolith Breaker

Refactored a massive legacy C++98 monolith into a modern, containerized C++17 microservices architecture using gRPC and Docker.

§ 04

Manual Deployments

If it's not automated, it's wrong. I will build a CI/CD pipeline for a Hello World app if I have to.

§ 05

Sonic Alchemist

Creating beats and melodies. Exploring the intersection of code and sound in music production.

§ 06

Mechanical Keys

Loved mechanical keyboards. Thock, clack, and tactile perfection.

§ 07

Narrative Grooving

Vibing with story-driven games. Letting the plot beats drop and the character arcs flow.

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."

— Simone Weil, pinned above the desk
Type
Display / Fraunces variable
Mono / IBM Plex Mono
opsz 9–144 · SOFT 0–100 · WONK 0/1
Palette
Bone · Ink · Terra · Brass · Sage
Grid
4px base · 12-col editorial
Rule weight 1px · opacity 12%
Hairline only — never bold.
Motion
Cord sway · 6s ease-in-out
Page load · 400ms stagger
Hover · 180ms spring
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