Bilsay Yildirim

Founding Engineer at Kula

Bilsay Yildirim has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries.

In 2007, they worked as a Software Engineer at Cybersoft Information Technologies, where they eventually became a Lead Software Engineer from 2007 to 2008. During this time, they gained experience in Unity game programming for a startup company called COCO, where they used the Unity framework, JavaScript, and .NET library for development.

In 2009, Bilsay joined WhoScored.com as the Chief Technology Officer, overseeing a world-wide online football platform with services for brands like BBC, Daily Telegraph, and SkySports. Bilsay worked in this role until 2016.

In 2013, they co-founded ParallelBrains, a company focused on technology, creativity, usability, and agile development. Bilsay worked as a co-founder until 2016.

From 2015 to the present, Bilsay has been involved with otuzbeslik.com, an online personalized city guide for Izmir. Bilsay co-founded the company and served as the Chief Executive until recently. With a new investor and the impact of the recent epidemic, they left their duties but the platform remains the most viewed online guide in Izmir with more editorial content and less ticket selling.

In 2020, Bilsay joined Capacity as the Chief Technology Officer. Bilsay held this role until 2021.

Most recently, in 2022, they became a Founding Engineer at Kula, an unspecified company.

Overall, Bilsay Yildirim has demonstrated their expertise in software engineering, technology leadership, entrepreneurship, and product development throughout their career.

Bilsay Yildirim completed their Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bilkent University between 2002 and 2006. Afterward, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from San Francisco State University from 2006 to 2007.

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  • Founding Engineer

    January, 2022 - present