Eren Kabakci

Eren Kabakci

Staff Mobile Engineer in Berlin

About

Software engineer & mobile development enthusiast with a decade long hands-on development experience. I take pleasure working in cross-functional teams, tackling real-world problems and providing solutions with an egalitarian attitude. I have shipped and participated in multiple applications for renowned companies and clients within the industry.

Projects

2024

Memephrase is a custom iOS keyboard designed to effortlessly transform your text across any app with just a single tap. By merging the creativity and boundless potential of generative AI with the user-friendly interface and seamless experience of native iOS keyboards, Memephrase offers an innovative and engaging way to enhance everyday communication with wide-variety of personas and styles for the user to select from.

2024


Duck it!Duck it!

Jan 2024 - PresentJan 2024 - Present

  • Duck it! is a powerful macOS menu bar AI writing assistant designed to enhance your writing experience across all applications on your Mac. With a single keyboard shortcut, Duck it! allows you to seamlessly fix, rephrase, or translate your text, making it an indispensable tool for anyone looking to improve their writing efficiency and quality.

    • Quick Fixes and Rephrasing: Instantly correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, or rephrase sentences to improve clarity and style.
    • Seamless Translation: Effortlessly translate text between multiple languages with just a keyboard shortcut.
    • Customizable Prompts: Tailor your commands and assistant with a more detailed prompt selection, ensuring that Duck it! meets your specific writing needs.

    Whether you’re drafting emails, crafting reports, or creating content, Duck it! enhances your writing with AI-driven precision and ease. Experience the convenience of having a smart writing assistant at your fingertips, ready to elevate your communication skills.
2022

macOS development for beams menu bar app. Google calendar integration, onboarding development and preparation for the first public release via Product Hunt.

  • Overseeing the development effort while ensuring delivery for the public launch and minimizing the risk with a multi-step refactoring plan. Extraction of presentation, business and utility layers while introducing best practices.
2021

BLE Companion App for Intimate Pleasure Industry

Long term iOS development and interim tech leading for the iOS team & We-Vibe intimate pleasure app for BLE enabled companion devices.

  • Architectural design ,E2E development and release management of the new We-Vibe App using a modern tech stack. Implementation of a reactive BLE layer for various device communication related features.

  • Technically leading the iOS engineering efforts aligned with the product team. Assisting with hiring & scaling. Mentoring new members.

2020

Companion application for VW - ID. electric car series.

iOS development and technical project guidance for the companion app We Connect ID. designed for the new generation electric cars series. (ID. 3, ID. 4, ID. 5)

  • Redesigning the mobile architecture and laying out a 6 months plan for a modular code base transition while maintaining the deliverable milestones.
  • Introduction of a fully reactive, self-developed, open-sourced networking layer: fusion with extensive code coverage.
  • The very first public release for the We Connect ID. application using SwiftUI and Combine.
2018

Cars and Trucks Marketplace by eBay Inc. for Canadian and Australian markets.

  • Joint chat sdk development with the iOS team based in Portland, OR.
  • Ownership and implementation of the push notification infrastructure for the iOS application.

Work Experience

2021 — Now
Staff Mobile Engineer & Tech Advisory at Self Employed
Berlin - Remote

Mobile app ecosystem expertise with 10 years of hands-on development experience on iOS and macOS. Offering individual contribution, architectural design solutions for in-house teams. End-to-end development and leading mobile teams for various industries and clients.

2020 — 2021
Senior Software Engineer at Volkswagen AG
Berlin

iOS development and technical project guidance for the companion app We Connect ID. designed for the new generation electric cars series. (ID. 3, ID. 4, ID. 5)

  • Redesigning the mobile architecture and laying out a 6 months plan for a modular code base transition while maintaining the deliverable milestones.
  • Introduction of a fully reactive, self-developed, open-sourced networking layer: fusion with extensive code coverage.
  • The very first public release for the We Connect ID. application using SwiftUI and Combine.
2018 — 2020
iOS Engineer at eBay Inc.
Berlin

One of the early members of the core iOS team developing automobile marketplace for Canadian and Australian markets. (Kijiji Autos, Gumtree Cars).

  • Joint chat sdk development with the iOS team based in Portland, OR.
  • Ownership and implementation of the push notification infrastructure for the iOS application.
2017 — 2017
Senior Mobile Engineer at Delivery Hero
2015 — 2016
iOS Engineer at Monitise
Istanbul
2015 — 2016
iOS Engineer at Door2Door GmbH
Berlin
2016 — 2016
iOS Engineer at Wooga GmbH
Berlin

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