Hi, I'm

Mert Gürlek

AI Product Engineer

Product Owner at Masraff · Physics MSc at Gebze Technical University

I work where product decisions meet AI engineering: shaping roadmaps from real user data, then building the systems that deliver on them.

About Me

I'm an AI Product Engineer with a physics background. I sit on both sides of the table: owning product direction — roadmap, competitive analysis, scoping, sprint planning — and building the AI systems that make that direction real.

At Masraff I work as a Product Owner on an expense management platform, turning customer feedback and support data into prioritized product work, while building SpendIQ, an AI layer that turns raw spend data into actionable insight. Earlier, at Uyumsoft, I fine-tuned BERT on 1M+ records, shipped a GPT-4o RAG chatbot holding ~90% accuracy under corruption scenarios, and delivered voice-AI and automated reporting systems.

Alongside that I ship my own products end to end — visualfitai.com, hireparticle.com, depremehazirmisin.com, yds.mertgurlek.com — and build developer tooling for multi-agent AI workflows. I'm currently pursuing an MSc in Physics at Gebze Technical University, keeping the research thread that started with my thesis on superconductors in space missions.

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Education

MSc in Physics (Thesis)

Ongoing

Gebze Technical University

Sep 2026 — Present

Kocaeli, Turkey

Thesis-based graduate program, continuing the research thread from my undergraduate work on superconductors.

BSc in Physics

Yıldız Technical University

2021 — 2025

Istanbul, Turkey · GPA: 3.03 / 4.00

Thesis: “Superconductors in Space Missions: Magnetic Shielding, Radiation Protection, and Other Applications”

Technical Skills

AI & Data Science

BERT
GPT-4o
RAG
FAISS
NLP
Agentic AI
Local LLM / Ollama
Speech Recognition
Prompt Engineering
Model Evaluation

Programming & Development

Python
TypeScript
Next.js
React
FastAPI
Node.js
REST API
SQL
PostgreSQL
Prisma
Drizzle
Git

Simulation & Physics

Superconductivity
COMSOL Multiphysics
Solid Edge
Hybrid Shielding
Curve Fitting

Product Management

Product Ownership
Roadmap Planning
Competitive Analysis
Task Scoping
Sprint Planning
User Feedback Analysis
Agile / Scrum
Fibery / Jira

Work Experience

Jun 2026 — Present

Product Specialist — Product Owner & AI Builder

Masraff

Istanbul, Turkey (Hybrid)

  • Own product direction as a Product Owner on Masraff's expense management platform: roadmap planning, gap and competitor analysis, task scoping, and sprint planning with the engineering team.
  • Build SpendIQ, an AI-powered product that turns raw spend data into actionable insight for finance teams.
  • Turn customer feedback and support conversations into prioritized product work — analyzing request queues, rejection flows, and usage friction to decide what gets built next.
  • Drive internal AI adoption and process automation, replacing manual workflows with AI-assisted documentation, analysis, and reporting pipelines.
Feb 2026 — Jun 2026

Data & Business Process Development Analyst — AI Automation & Intelligent Systems

Uyumsoft

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Developed AI and automation projects that reduce operational workload in internal business processes, transforming end-to-end systems covering data flow, model integration, decision mechanisms, UX, and output quality.
  • Worked across CRM operations, collection processes, customer behavior analytics, and internal evaluation systems — converting manual workflows into faster, scalable, and sustainable structures.
  • Delivered voice AI applications for outbound collection calls, LLM-based analysis systems, automated reporting pipelines, and AI-powered assessment platforms.
Aug 2024 — Feb 2026

Cloud Products — AI Developer

Uyumsoft

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Trained a BERT model on 1M records to build a voice e-Invoice prototype (PyTorch, Transformers).
  • Built a GPT-4o-based RAG Chatbot achieving ~90% accuracy against multi-layer corruption scenarios.
  • Authored technical feasibility reports and product roadmaps for AI modules.
Aug 2024 — Sep 2024

Magnetic Systems Intern

Superkablo

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Contributed to superconducting magnetic system designs.
  • Conducted feasibility analyses for EV charging infrastructure.
Jan 2022 — Present

Founder & CEO

Utopian Orion's Quality (UOQ)

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Grew sustainable sales on a lean budget through customer loyalty strategies.
  • Developed and executed quality-focused marketing strategies aligned with brand positioning.

Featured Projects

Featured

SpendIQ

AI layer for expense management that turns raw spend data into actionable insight for finance teams. Built at Masraff as product owner and builder.

Next.jsTypeScriptLLMData Analytics

VisualFit

AI product-image platform for e-commerce marketplaces (Trendyol, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify) with credit and subscription billing.

Next.js 14DrizzleNeon PostgresUpstash RedisSentry

CV ATS Optimizer

GPT-4o powered ATS-compatible CV optimizer — upload your old CV plus a job listing, get an optimized, text-based PDF in seconds.

TypeScriptNext.jsGPT-4oFAISSFastAPI

Earthquake Awareness Platform

Bilingual (TR/EN) earthquake preparedness platform with a live KOERI earthquake map and educational content.

TypeScriptNext.jsKOERI API

YDS Quiz App

YDS/YÖKDİL exam preparation app with OpenAI-powered question generation, offline support, and progress tracking.

JavaScriptNode.jsOpenAIService Worker

More Projects

Tool
Private

agentic-repo-setup

Claude Code skill that prepares any repository for multi-agent AI development — audits the repo first, then generates repo-specific guides, quality gates, and role layers, and keeps them alive with health checks and upgrades.

Node.jsClaude CodeMulti-AgentCI Gates
AI
Private

J.A.R.V.I.S

Agentic personal assistant reachable from the phone, with a multi-provider model layer — benchmarked local model routing, persistent learning memory, and commit-time quality gates.

PythonOllamaAgentic AILocal LLM
Tool
Private

Trendyol Seller API

Trendyol Seller API integration managing products, orders, returns, finance reporting, and customer Q&A from a single CLI.

TypeScriptNode.jsSQLiteREST API
AI
Private

K.U.R.G.A.N

Auto-analyzes legal notifications (tebligat) via PDF upload plus GPT-4, with e-invoice query capabilities.

PythonGPT-4FastAPIPDF Parsing
AI
Private

OCR Receipt Analyzer

Receipt and Z-report OCR platform using Google Document AI plus GPT for automated accounting data extraction.

PythonFastAPIGoogle Document AIGPT
Web
Private

AI Vocabulary App

AI-powered vocabulary learning application with spaced repetition and contextual examples.

TypeScriptNext.jsAI
Web
Private

ExamMaster

Comprehensive exam preparation platform with adaptive learning and performance analytics.

TypeScriptNext.js
Web
Private

Expense Tracker

Full-stack personal credit card expense tracker with categorization, analytics, and visual dashboards.

Next.js 14PrismaPostgreSQLshadcn/ui
Mobile
Private

Receipt Reader Mobile

AI-powered receipt reading and management mobile app designed for accountants and financial professionals.

TypeScriptExpoReact Native
Research
Private

Adaptive Two-Layer RAG Chatbot

Universal knowledge assistant with pluggable modules, holding accurate answers across five systematic corruption scenarios.

RAGGPT-4oFAISSPython
Research
Private

Astrophysical Signal Estimator

Estimates stellar temperature from observational spectra by combining curve fitting with machine learning.

PyTorchSciPyNumPy
Research
Private

YTU Study Support Chatbot

Learns from lecture notes, past exams, and recordings — mainly physics courses — to locate a student's knowledge gaps through dynamic dialogue.

PythonFastAPILLM
Web
Private

Client Portfolio Site

Modern portfolio website built for a client — featuring TR/EN language support and Light/Dark/Pink theme modes.

TypeScriptNext.js 14Tailwind CSS

Publications & Thesis

Superconductors in Space Missions: Magnetic Shielding, Radiation Protection, and Other Applications

Yıldız Technical University · 2025

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Undergraduate thesis exploring how superconductors can be used for magnetic shielding and radiation protection in space missions.

Awards & Recognition

Uyumsoft Innovation Competition — 2nd Place

2025

Uyumsoft

Awarded 2nd place for the Uyumsoft AI-Powered AdaptiveERP concept — an AI-driven ERP approach with voice control, proactive financial forecasting, and digital twin simulation for process optimization.

Poster Presentation — 2nd Place

2025

Yıldız Technical University

"Superconductors in Space Missions" — Research paper on magnetic shielding, radiation protection, and other applications.

Science Communication Article

2022

Türkan Magazine

Published article on the James Webb Space Telescope for public science communication.

Certifications

AI Workflow Specialization

LinkedIn Learning

2025

From Zero to AI Engineering

LinkedIn Learning

2023

Project Management Training (Starfish Project)

ÇYDD

2022

Diction & Public Speaking

Professional Training

2021

Volunteering

Organization Team Member

Turkish Physics Society — 41st International Physics Congress

2025

Actively contributed to the organizational processes of a major scientific event.

Sponsorship Lead

NASA Space Apps Challenge

2023

Managed sponsor relations and resource allocation for the hackathon event.

Youth Board President

ÇYDD Gaziosmanpaşa Branch

2020 — 2022

Led planning, execution, and representation of youth projects.

Editor

Kardelen e-Magazine

2021 — 2022

Managed content production and coordinated editorial processes.

Get in Touch

I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, and interesting conversations. Feel free to reach out!

Istanbul, Turkey