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Orçun Candan

Forward Deployed Engineer

Applied AI · Backend · Full Stack

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Production solutions.

15+ years turning complex systems into practical tools.

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02 / Project showcase

12 projectsAll work
01

Integration / delivery

Platform Modernization

WordPress ↔ Laravel. Gradual migration.

WP↔WORDPRESSCOMPATIBILITYLARAVEL
Architecture sketch / gradual migration
Evidence / scope

Existing product kept running.

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03

Applied AI

Private Codebase RAG

Local answers from code and schemas.

PHP / SCHEMASLOCAL INDEXANSWERS
Codebase intelligence / local retrieval sketch
Evidence / scope

50K+ lines · ~40% less manual inspection

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04

Local models

LLM Fine-Tuning & Local Inference

Small-model training. Verifiable output.

OUTPUT CHECKRECORDEDValid outputs24 / 24Brand names21 / 23Mean generation26.2 s
Recorded CPU run / small-model experiment
Evidence / scope

24/24 valid outputs in recorded CPU run

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05

Model evaluation

Multilingual Career Model

Multilingual career Q&A, evaluated locally.

MULTILINGUAL EVALUATION42 / 54 · 77.8%NOT PROMOTEDGATE: 90%
Recorded regression / promotion gate not met
Evidence / scope

77.8% regression result · Not promoted

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06

Engineering workflow

AI-Assisted Development

Isolated tasks. Browser checks. UAT gates.

WORKTREESVERIFYUATTASK ATASK B
Workflow sketch / isolated tasks and verification
Evidence / scope

Public workflow guide & templates

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07

Market intelligence

AI Benchmark & Market Intelligence

Model accuracy and pricing, normalized.

BENCHMARKSGPU PRICINGMODEL PRICING15123
Source coverage / counts, not performance scores
Evidence / scope

15 benchmark · 12 GPU · 3 pricing sources

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08

Content systems

Multilingual Content & Reviews

Translation and review analysis at scale.

SOURCE CONTENTTRANSLATE7 LANG
Translation sketch / seven-language content system
Evidence / scope

500+ articles · Seven languages

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09

Live application

SüperLig Data Explorer

Source-linked football data. Clear methodology.

MATCH RECORDS1,028CARD EVENTS4,754
Football data explorer / schematic, not match positions
Evidence / scope

1,028 match records · Research ongoing

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10

Agent evaluation

PHP Coding-Agent Benchmark

Concurrency. Recovery. Mutation testing.

TEST AREAFOCUSIdempotencyRepeat safetyConcurrencyIsolationCrash recoveryPersistence
PHP benchmark / test areas, not run scores
Evidence / scope

Five task variants · Recorded runs

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03 / Background

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I am a forward deployed engineer with 15+ years of experience building production web systems, backend services and development infrastructure.

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