Hi, I'm Erdem 👋
Senior Software Engineer
Senior engineer with 10+ years building production systems across distributed teams and shifting technical constraints. Started freelance - took 15+ projects from blank repo to deployed software: integrations, APIs, full-stack applications, database architecture - across industries and time zones. From there I led a distributed team building WordPress plugins that ship to 300,000+ sites, owning architecture decisions, release cycles, and the hard problems of backwards compatibility at scale.
AI-native workflow integrated end-to-end: spec-driven development, context engineering, agentic tooling, and LLM-integrated processes. Full-stack across TypeScript, PHP, React, Vue, and Node - focused on integration architecture, scalable systems, and shipping software that holds up in production.
Featured Projects
Top-rated Gutenberg plugin with a 4.9/5 rating. Led team development, architected Pro version with licensing, and modernized to React while maintaining backwards compatibility.
Complete overhaul of table builder plugin with 4.8/5 rating. Rebuilt with Vue.js for dynamic drag-and-drop editing, optimized for large datasets, and managed breaking change migrations.
Advanced table block for WordPress using pnpm monorepo architecture. Implemented TypeScript-based build system with clean separation between free and pro features.
Architected and built a WordPress coupon plugin rated 4.7/5 powering 5,000+ sites. Engineered Gutenberg block integration, affiliate conversion system, and scalable Pro licensing from scratch.
Architected integration solution bridging AppSumo lifetime deals with Freemius licensing. Built secure API layer with OAuth 2.0, webhooks, and comprehensive test coverage.