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Muhammed Ali Mutlu
Head of Data Platforms at NTT DATA Business Solutions

About

A software engineer with over 8 years of full-stack development experience (Node, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Angular, React, Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes). Proficiency in coding best practices, testing, code reviews, and effective communication has enabled clear articulation of technical solutions to clients. Additional expertise includes data engineering (ETL, table-valued functions, stored procedures) and use of tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, TFS, Bitbucket, and Jira. Two Bachelor’s and one Master’s degrees in engineering have been obtained, along with experience as a Student Assistant for a Data Structures and Algorithms course. Following 2 years as a Group Manager at NTT Data, teams have been led in a Head role for the past year, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions and fostering a collaborative development culture.

Work Experience

NTT DATA Business Solutions
Istanbul, Turkey
March 2024 – Present
Head of Data Platforms
Led and managed software development and Power Platform teams of 20+ people, while actively contributing to full-stack development (backend, frontend, cloud). Oversaw recruitment, performance management, and client relationships, while maintaining hands-on involvement in coding and technical decision-making across projects.
NTT DATA Business Solutions
Istanbul, Turkey
March 2022 – March 2024
Data Platforms Group Manager
Providing software and software-related solutions for our clients. We serve: Software Development (Fullstack / Frontend / Backend), End-to-End Product Development, Cloud Architecture, DevOps Services, Power Platform Development.
NTT DATA Business Solutions
İstanbul, Turkey
April 2021 – March 2022
Senior Software Engineer
𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗧𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
itelligence
Istanbul, Turkey
February 2020 – April 2021
Senior Software Engineer
With Senior Software Engineer title, actively contributed to full-stack development in backend, frontend, and cloud platforms, working within teams of 5-15 people. Mentored junior/mid level engineers and played a key role in technical design and execution, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions.
itelligence
Istanbul, Turkey
October 2018 – February 2020
Software Engineer
With Software Engineer title, actively contributed to full-stack development in backend, frontend, and cloud platforms.
Vektora
Istanbul, Turkey
December 2016 – September 2018
SDK Developer
Implemented SDK solutions for BI Tools such as BusinessObjects, QlikSense, Tableau and Microsoft PowerBI.
ISISAN ISI SAN. TİC. A.Ş.
Kayseri, Turkey
June 2016 – July 2016
Project Assistant
Development of AI welding machine with image processing techniques.
Erciyes University
Kayseri, Turkey
September 2015 – January 2016
Student Assistant
Data Structures & Algorithms Course

Awards

  • October 2019

    SAP

    Analytics Cloud Hackathon - 3rd

    3rd prize for Analytics Cloud Hackathon that organized by SAP.

  • July 2017

    Vektora

    Bir Fikrim Var - 2nd

    Second Prize for "Bir Fikrim Var" Entrepreneurship Idea Contest at Vektora.

  • December 2015

    Bahçeşehir University

    High Honor Certificate

    2015 Spring High Honor Certificate

  • December 2015

    Bahçeşehir University

    High Honor Certificate

    2015 Fall High Honor Certificate

  • January 2014

    Bahçeşehir University

    High Honor Certificate

    2014 Fall High Honor Certificate

Contact

Istanbul TR
+905529881747

Education

  • 2019 2021

    Marmara University

    Master of Science - MS

    Computer Engineering

    Grade: 3.67 / 4

  • 2012 2017

    Bahcesehir University

    Bachelor's degree

    Computer Engineering

    Grade: 3.58 / 4

  • 2012 2017

    Bahcesehir University

    Bachelor's degree

    Electrical-Electronic Engineering

    Grade: 3.22 / 4

Skills

Frontend Senior
HTML / JSX SCSS / CSS / Styled Components Javascript / Typescript React / Next Angular Redux / NgRx
Backend Senior
.NET Core Python / Django / FastApi / Flask NodeJS / Express Java / Spring Boot
Devops Senior
AWS Azure
Operating Systems Senior
Windows Linux
Power Platform Mid
Power Platform Power Apps Power Automate Power Pages Copilot Studio
Other - Not Seniority Level Senior
Team Management Software Architect Cloud Migrations Project Management Agile / Scrum

Publications

A web scraping app for smart literature search of the keywords
PeerJ
31 October 2024

Utilizing Web Scraping techniques to simplify literature reviews.