Alper Kokmen

Alper Kokmen is a seasoned software engineer with a diverse background in technology and engineering. Experience includes roles at notable companies such as Microsoft, where contributions were made to Windows 8's XAML UI controls, and Airbnb, where Alper was part of the Continuous Delivery team to enhance deployment infrastructure. As a cofounder of Karniyarik, a vertical search engine focusing on e-commerce for Turkish markets, Alper developed expertise in parsing unstructured HTML data. Subsequent positions at companies like Apple, where leadership was taken in the AIML Search Infrastructure team, and Meta as a Research Scientist in Superintelligence Labs further highlight Alper's expertise in infrastructure, performance, and machine learning. Education includes a Bachelor of Science from Bilkent University and studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.