Demircan Celebi
Software engineer in London. Building software since 2009. Alive since 1993.
Projects
2026Chessoku
An original puzzle built on chess moves, inspired by sudoku.
On the App Store and Google Play.
2020Litafl & tafl — Viking chess (hnefatafl) playable online, plus its open-source engine.
2019Asonans
Finds assonance in Turkish text.
Past work
2023 – 2026Erguvan
Cofounder & CTO
Built and maintained KPI tracking and reporting software used by 30+ enterprises, including banks.
Also built Türkiye’s official sustainability disclosure platform as a side quest.
2020 – 2023OakNorth
Software engineer
Data pipelines feeding credit decisioning and portfolio tools, plus code generation that cut weeks off adding a new data source.
2018 – 2019Oliver Wyman
Software engineer
Financial modelling software that compressed months of model-building into days.
2017 – 2018Independent
Software engineer
Bootstrapped a chatbot management platform, including one bot deployed on Securitas’ employee portal (20,000 employees).
2015 – 2017Marketinf
Cofounder
A SaaS product for launching online marketplaces.
2014 – 2015Independent
Software engineer
Web and mobile projects for Sodexo, World Wildlife Fund, and others.
2013 – 2014Metrekare
Software engineer
Joined as employee #2 and built the frontend of its web and mobile apps.
2011 – 2012Digital agencies
Software engineer
Short engagements with Utopic Farm, Rhino Runner, and Katu, building websites and Facebook applications.
Education
2011 – 2017Boğaziçi University
Double major
Management Information Systems and Tourism Administration.