Kazım Kalaycı

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur

Completed a bachelor’s degree with a 3.47/4.00 GPA. Built a foundation in programming, relational databases, and software engineering, then specialized in backend systems with Go and Java.

Jotform

As part of a 4-person intern team, converted analytics dashboard designs into working UI with HTML5, CSS3, and React, and shipped an additional landing page. Collaborated in Agile sprints, joined code reviews, and practiced responsive, component-based frontend work.

Independent

Designing REST APIs and PostgreSQL schemas in Go, implementing JWT authentication, and packaging services with Docker. Building side projects in Spring Boot and Go — from ACID money transfers to concurrent RSS workers and WebSocket rooms.

RESTful Bank API

Layered Spring Boot API for accounts and transfers: BigDecimal money handling, ACID transactions, validation, centralized error handling, and unit tests for success and insufficient-balance paths.

Java · Spring Boot · PostgreSQL · JUnit 5

Blog Aggregator

Go CLI and worker that manages users and RSS feeds on PostgreSQL via sqlc. A scheduled time.Ticker job fetches and parses feeds in the background — practice with HTTP/XML processing, migrations, and long-running jobs.

Go · PostgreSQL · sqlc · Goose

Real-time Messaging Server

Concurrent multi-room chat server with Go, Fiber, and WebSockets. Goroutines and channels keep room state thread-safe while broadcasting messages to connected clients.

Go · Fiber · WebSocket · Concurrency

TaskSphere

Containerized full-stack task platform: a Go REST API paired with a React client, packaged for local and production-style Docker workflows.

Go · React · Docker · REST

Payroll Management API

Spring Boot REST API simulating employee and payroll flows. Practiced HTTP method conventions, entity modeling, custom exceptions, CRUD, and consuming external services with RestTemplate.

Java · Spring Boot · REST · JPA

Pokedex CLI

REPL Pokédex in Go with PokéAPI integration and a mutex-protected in-memory cache plus a background cleanup loop to cut repeat HTTP calls.

Go · CLI · Concurrency · JSON