Furkancan Okal

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering - 3.4 GPA | Manisa, Turkey

Office - Izmir

• Bus Trajectory Identification by Map-Matching (Spring Boot, Java, PostgreSQL/PostGIS): Engineered a system based on academic research to accurately map-match real-time bus trajectory data from APIs or Kafka streams.
• Applied advanced algorithms including Hidden Markov Models (HMM), A* for routing, vectorization of trajectories, and cosine similarity for trajectory comparison.
• GTFS Editor (Node.js, React/Vite): Developed a full-stack application to streamline the visualization and management of public transit (GTFS) data, implementing comprehensive CRUD operations for shapes, stops, trips, routes, calendars, and agencies.

Remote

• Worked on enterprise-level Java Spring Boot applications and SAP Hybris commerce platform.
• Developed and maintained server-side pages and components using Spring MVC.
• Operated within a Linux environment (Ubuntu) for development and deployment tasks.

Hybrid - Istanbul

• Developed a CI/CD pipeline component to automatically tag commits, improving deployment traceability.
• Created and managed Dockerfiles for containerizing .NET projects, integrating them into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Learned and consistently applied clean code principles to write clear, understandable, and maintainable code.

A full-stack pet owner forum application. Live | Source

• Features a complete user authentication and authorization system using Spring Security.
• Containerized with Docker and orchestrated via Docker Compose for easy deployment and scaling.
• Integrated Redis for high-performance caching of frequently accessed data.
• Implemented a monitoring stack with Prometheus and Grafana to track application health and performance.

A driven Computer Engineering student specializing in back-end development with Java and the Spring Framework. My journey began in my first year with a dual focus: mastering core Java through my curriculum while independently learning front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JS). I have since deepened my expertise in advanced Java, including multi-threading and sockets, and now build enterprise-level applications with Spring Boot.

My academic work has allowed me to apply complex algorithms to real-world problems. For my graduation projects, I engineered a map-matching system using Hidden Markov Models (HMM) and designed a novel load balancer powered by an LSTM neural network.

Passionate about the full software lifecycle, I also built and maintain an Arch Linux home server from scratch. It hosts my personal projects behind an Nginx proxy, is managed via SSH, and is monitored with a Prometheus/Grafana stack, reflecting my hands-on approach to DevOps and infrastructure.