Ugur Kaplan — Software Engineer

01 / About Me

Background &
Expertise

I'm a Computer Science graduate from the University of Duisburg-Essen with a strong focus on Python, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, and database management. I combine technical depth with practical experience gained at Deloitte and in startup environments.

Currently open to new opportunities where I can apply my skills in software engineering, data science, or IT consulting — ideally in an international, fast-paced environment.

Location Essen, Germany

Education BSc Computer Science, UDE

Languages Turkish · German (C1) · English (C2)

Interests Chessboxing · Card Game Design

Programming Languages

PythonSQLC++Java JavaScriptTypeScript

Data Science & ML

NumPyPandasPyTorch Scikit-learnMatplotlibSeaborn

Web & Frameworks

React.jsNode.jsAngular HTMLCSS

Cloud & DevOps

AzureAWSGCP DockerKubernetesCI/CD

Tools

Power BISAPJira GitHubMS Excel

Work Experience

Deloitte Dec 2024 – Jul 2025

IT Audit Intern & Working Student · Düsseldorf

Analysed IT systems, application architectures and data flows to identify technical risks
Reviewed security and data protection mechanisms at application and system level
Worked with system configurations, access controls and security-relevant software components

TELUS International Jun 2022 – Nov 2024

Digital Trust & Safety Analyst, Working Student · Essen

Contributed to digital trust and safety operations over a 2.5-year engagement

IDEA Technology Solutions Jan 2022 – Apr 2022

Junior Python Developer · Istanbul

Fixed a critical bug that accelerated the data analysis pipeline by ~500%
Reduced analysis runtime from minutes to seconds via algorithmic optimisation
Built ML models with Scikit-learn for trend forecasting; processed large datasets with NumPy, Pandas & Matplotlib

02 / Portfolio

Selected
Projects

2025

DEVIA

Bachelor's thesis: integrated a Large Language Model into a VR-based medical training system to improve intent recognition and realism in simulated doctor–patient conversations.

C#UnityVRLLMNLPPrompt Engineering

2024

PollTrust

Machine learning model that estimates election win probabilities by weighting polling data based on historical accuracy and bias patterns of individual polling organisations.

PythonScikit-learnPandasStatistical Modelling

2023

Translation Game

Interactive German–English vocabulary game built and deployed as a mobile-friendly web application. Focuses on gamified learning for language learners.

PythonHTMLCSSJavaScript

2022

Raytracer

Implemented a raytracer from scratch for image synthesis using mathematical light simulation and real-time visualisation with OpenGL.

C++OpenGLLinear AlgebraComputer Graphics

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