# Can Bakis

> Personal website of Can Bakis, a Stockholm-based Software Engineering Manager and Tech Lead with 15+ years of experience and a focus on practical AI engineering.

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## Primary pages

- [Home](https://cbakis.com/): Introduction and navigation.
- [About](https://cbakis.com/about): Career history, leadership philosophy, current skills, earlier technologies, and side projects.
- [Blog](https://cbakis.com/blog): Articles by Can about engineering, leadership, AI, technology, and product development.

## Experience

- **Software Engineering Manager · Paligo** (Apr 2025 — Aug 2026): Stockholm · Next-Gen Editor, agentic development, MCP prototype
- **Software Engineering Manager · Rebtel** (Aug 2024 — Jan 2025): Stockholm · led 3 backend + 4 native app engineers
- **Software Engineering Manager · Mathem** (Jul 2023 — Apr 2024): Stockholm · led 6 engineers, hands-on React
- **Senior Frontend Developer · Bannerflow** (Jan 2019 — Jul 2023): Stockholm · Angular, Azure, microservices, Scrum Master
- **Freelance Software Engineer & Consultant** (Dec 2015 — Jun 2018): Istanbul · web, Android, e-commerce, workshops
- **Developer → Team Lead · Mobisoft Teknoloji** (2011 — Dec 2015): Istanbul · PHP, JavaScript, Android/Java, C#
- **B.Sc. Computer Software Engineering** (2005 — 2010): İzmir Ekonomi University

## Current focus

- ai & agentic systems: MCP, A2A protocol, AI evaluation, Context engineering, RAG systems, AI automation, AI governance, Vector databases
- ai & developer tools: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, Herdr, OpenAI API, OpenRouter
- leadership & strategy: Technical leadership, Tech strategy, Product strategy, Tech recruitment, Coaching & mentoring
- architecture: System design, Distributed systems, API design, Microservices, Serverless, Performance optimization
- languages: TypeScript, SQL, Python, Go, Rust, Dart
- runtimes & frameworks: Node.js, Bun, React, Next.js, SST, Flutter
- cloud & platforms: Cloudflare, AWS, Supabase, Firebase, GitHub Actions
- testing & evaluation: Playwright, Vitest, Jest, k6, PactFlow, Promptfoo

## Side projects

- [brain-fog-mode](https://github.com/beholdrlabs/brain-fog-mode): An open source agent skill for cognitive accessibility under my open-source org Beholdr Labs. It gets an AI assistant to cut cognitive load, keep track of where a task stands, and makes decision making easier when overloaded.
- Fragile Frontier: A real-time asteroid mining space strategy game in Godot, inspired by Fragile Allegiance. — work in progress (sporadic development)

## Writing

- [So Everyone is a “10x Product Engineer”. Now What?](https://cbakis.com/blog/everyone-is-a-10x-product-engineer): AI scales production. It does not scale the things production depends on. What happens when implementation stops being the bottleneck?

## Optional

- [AI representative](https://cbakis.com/chat): An interactive, persona-based interface for asking questions about Can's public profile.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakiscan): Public professional profile and recommendations.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/canbakis): Public software projects and contributions.