LicenseMarket · 2023 - Present
Engineering Manager / Backend Engineer
Hands-on backend engineering and team management for a commerce and CRM platform. Began managing engineers in early 2024; now lead a team of eight.
Backend engineering · Hands-on leadership
Senior Backend Engineer & Engineering Manager
I build backend systems for trading, payments, and real-time communication. At LicenseMarket, I lead eight backend engineers while staying hands-on with TypeScript, NestJS, database performance, and production reliability.
Adana, Turkey · NestJS / TypeScript
Latency measured over approximately six months. Methods and context
Selected work
01 · Client-owned · Private source
Database and API performance work on a commerce and CRM platform, alongside backend team management.
40% lower average API latency and 99.9% platform uptime over approximately six months.
Read case study02 · Client-owned · Private source
Ongoing freelance work on gold and cryptocurrency trading, with a focus on wallet consistency and live market data.
Atomic balance updates and idempotency safeguards protect against concurrent overdrafts and duplicate transaction logs.
Read case study03 · Client-owned · Private source
NestJS microservices for consulting, learning, messaging, and voice/video sessions.
500+ concurrent users in production, with observed messaging latency of 100–150 ms.
Read case study04 · Client-owned · Private source
Cryptocurrency backend services for identity checks, exchange integrations, commissions, and referrals.
Delivered identity-verification, exchange-integration, and financial workflow services.
Read case studyExperience
LicenseMarket · 2023 - Present
Hands-on backend engineering and team management for a commerce and CRM platform. Began managing engineers in early 2024; now lead a team of eight.
GBT Market · 2025 - Present
Ongoing freelance work on gold and cryptocurrency trading, separate from Keyvangold.
Personal projects
Simulation
Three Godot games where probability, time constraints, and geometry drive what happens on screen.
Three playable desktop prototypes
Inside the projectDesktop utility
A Windows keyboard guard with manual locking, a tray control, and an emergency unlock shortcut.
Windows utility · private source
Inside the projectReal-time application
Two-person browser calls with room links, chat, device feedback, and WebRTC connection diagnostics.
Live web app · public client and signaling source
Inside the projectPublic code & demos
Public source
A TypeScript utility for comparing values and nested object paths, including missing properties, null, and undefined.
Public source
A NestJS service that maps two job providers into one PostgreSQL model, with filtering, pagination, and per-job transactions.
Public source
A small Rust/Axum API that scores supplied evidence and service-health samples, with typed models and separate domain logic.
References
“I have been consistently impressed by his expertise and professionalism. His dedication and positive attitude make him not only a valuable team member but also a great colleague.”
“Saeed's expertise in backend technologies, especially with NestJS, was evident in every project he contributed to. He wrote clean, efficient code with a focus on scalability and performance.”