Emir Can Manici
Full-StackSoftwareEngineer
Backend-focused engineer shipping production Python/FastAPI systems — real-time infrastructure, multi-provider AI routing, three products live in production.
3
Products live in production
131
FastAPI endpoints shipped
500ms
First AI token via SSE
18 mo
In production engineering
Emir Can Manici
Full-Stack Software Engineer
About
I'm a backend-focused full-stack engineer with 1.5 years shipping production Python/FastAPI systems for US and Turkish clients, while finishing a B.Sc. in Information Technology. I own products end-to-end — schema design, API, deployment — not just the feature I was assigned.
At BLGN Studios I build backend features across a 131-endpoint FastAPI service powering Mira AI: chat, an in-browser IDE, image generation, a social feed. I built the realtime voice gateway (a WebSocket proxy fronting OpenAI Realtime and Google Gemini Live) and SSE token streaming that cut perceived response time 50–90%.
Before that, at Emrisoft (US, remote) I designed the FastAPI backend for a legal-document AI platform parsing PDF, Excel, Word, and Turkish government UDF files, with automatic failover across OpenRouter, OpenAI, and Gemini to survive provider outages.
Outside contract work, I solo-build and run two live products — MeetBook, a privacy-first location-aware book exchange with WebRTC voice/video, and Kuafor, a salon booking and management platform running for a real local business. Open to relocation, visa sponsorship, or full-remote.
Selected Work
RealProducts,ActuallyLive
Three systems I own end-to-end — from schema to deployment. Not tutorials, not clones. Click any screen to see it full-size.
MeetBook
Location-Aware Book Exchange
A privacy-first, location-aware platform for discovering and trading books nearby. Modular monolith: FastAPI, PostgreSQL + PostGIS, Redis, React Native/Expo, WebRTC.
FastAPI + PostgreSQL/PostGIS + Redis backend · React Native/Expo client · WebSocket chat + WebRTC voice/video · Argon2id auth with rotating refresh tokens
~82%
Calls connect P2P via WebRTC
30 days
Auto-deleted location history
1 hr TTL
Ephemeral TURN credentials
Kuafor
Salon Booking & Management Platform
A full booking-to-management platform for a real hair salon — public booking site plus an internal admin dashboard for staff scheduling, appointments, and WhatsApp notifications.
Next.js frontend · Express (Bun) backend · PostgreSQL + Redis · Self-hosted WhatsApp notifications · Nginx + Fail2Ban · Docker Compose
0
Server renders for cached public pages
5-step
Booking flow, zero page reloads
Isolated
WhatsApp notifications
Avukado'ya Sor — Legal AI Platform
AI Document Analysis
A legal-document AI platform for Turkish legal professionals — parses PDF, Excel, Word, and Turkish government UDF files, with a built-in document editor and multi-provider AI failover.
FastAPI backend · PostgreSQL + Redis · Automatic failover across OpenRouter, OpenAI, and Gemini · MCP context-orchestration layer for unstructured legal text
3
AI providers with automatic failover
4
Document formats parsed (PDF/XLS/DOC/UDF)
Experience
WhereI'veBuilt
Full-Stack Developer (Contract)
BLGN Studios
- ✦Shipped backend features across a 131-endpoint FastAPI service (~6,500 LOC) powering chat, an in-browser IDE, image generation, and a social feed for Mira AI.
- ✦Built the realtime voice gateway — a WebSocket proxy fronting OpenAI Realtime and Google Gemini Live; deployed with Dokploy and Docker Compose.
- ✦Delivered SSE token streaming: first token in ~500ms, cutting perceived response time 50–90%.
- ✦Designed intent-based model routing with a sub-1ms regex fast path handling 5–15% of traffic at zero LLM cost, holding routing spend to ~$1–5/day at 10k requests.
- ✦Shipped iOS/Android features from a shared React Native/Expo codebase; added GitHub Actions CI (ruff, pyright, pytest + testcontainers on MariaDB) gating every PR.
AI Systems Engineer (Contract)
Emrisoft (United States)
- ✦Designed the FastAPI backend for a legal-document AI platform parsing PDF, Excel, Word, and Turkish government UDF, with PostgreSQL and Redis on one cost-optimized Docker host.
- ✦Built automatic failover across OpenRouter, OpenAI, and Gemini to survive provider outages.
- ✦Built a Model Context Protocol (MCP) context-orchestration layer to improve retrieval on unstructured legal text; added a router agent and prompt-guard validation layer.
Web Developer (Contract)
İşkur — Turkish Employment Agency
- ✦Built and shipped data-driven web apps (FastAPI, Next.js, Tailwind) for Türkiye's national employment agency.
- ✦Dockerized and deployed to AWS/GCP infrastructure.
Skills
TechnicalArsenal
Backend
AI & LLM Systems
Frontend & Mobile
Data & Infrastructure
Languages & Testing
Credentials
Certifications&Training
Every Question
Answered Honestly
38 questions across 6 categories — built for HR recruiters, CTOs, and hiring managers. Every answer is specific, honest, and backed by shipped production systems.
Still have questions?
I reply to every email personally — usually within a few hours, always within 24.
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