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Product thinking
I turn early ideas and complex requirements into a focused direction, clear scope and practical roadmap.
DiscoveryUX directionTechnical planning
Independent product engineer · Ankara / Turkey
I design & builduseful software.
I turn complex ideas into thoughtful digital products. I work across strategy, design and engineering.
Products and teams I've worked with
What I do
From an idea toworking software.
I work where product thinking, design and engineering meet. That lets me make sharper decisions and carry context all the way to the release.
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Design & engineering
Thoughtful interfaces and resilient software, considered together from the beginning rather than handed off in layers.
Web & mobileSaaSDesign systems
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AI & automation
Useful AI woven into real workflows, supported by production-ready data, evaluation and orchestration.
AI-native productsRAGIntelligent workflows
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Extensions & platforms
Deep browser and platform experience for products that feel native, stay maintainable and scale to serious usage.
Chrome extensionsAPIsInfrastructure
Selected work
Products madeclear, useful, real.
A small selection of products I've helped shape and ship. From focused early-stage tools to platforms used by hundreds of thousands.
01Selected project
Zing Coach
AI fitness coaching for 1M+ users. Official PSG partner. Full Webflow-to-Next.js rebuild.
Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSS
02Selected project
Auditional
Audition tracking for 2,000+ actors. Cross-browser extensions with one-click import.
SvelteTypeScriptFirebaseTailwindCSS
03Selected project
ChurchBee
Chrome extension newsletter builder for churches. Drag-and-drop inside your existing platform.
Next.jsChrome Extension
04Selected project
This is HCD
HCD community platform. 364 episodes, free courses, 450+ designers across 130+ countries.
Next.jsSupabaseSanityTypeScriptTailwindCSS
05Selected project
TrendinChat
Real-time trending topic chat rooms. Built in two weeks with Grok AI.
TypeScriptReactReact NativeSupabaseWebSocket+1
06Selected project
YouNet
Plug & play AI agents for customer support, SEO, social media and data analysis.
ReactMUI (Material UI)
Latest writing
Lessons earnedthrough practice.
August 20, 2026
2 min read
Choosing an AI Product Stack Without Unnecessary Complexity
A product-first framework for choosing models, realtime infrastructure and data boundaries before complexity becomes permanent.
- AI Products
- Architecture
- Product Engineering
August 20, 2026
2 min read
Building Browser Extensions That Survive Real Products
Practical architecture lessons from shipping browser extensions across Chrome, Safari and Firefox for products used every day.
- Browser Extensions
- Product Engineering
- TypeScript
August 20, 2026
2 min read
Migrating a High-Traffic Website from Webflow to Next.js
A practical approach to preserving discoverability, content quality and release confidence during a large website migration.
- Next.js
- Webflow
- Technical SEO
About me
Curious by nature.Practical by craft.
I'm Ugur, an independent product engineer based in Ankara, Turkey. For more than five years, I've helped founders and teams turn difficult technical problems into products people can simply use.
I'm most useful when a project needs both breadth and ownership: thinking through the product, shaping the interface, building the system and staying close enough to care about the small details.
For development partnerships and studio work, visit Curiosive ↗.
500K+
Product users
Across browser extensions and digital tools
20+
Products shipped
From early MVPs to established platforms
5+
Years of practice
Owning products from idea to release
100%
Job success
Built through clear and reliable collaboration
Kind words
Good work starts with good collaboration.
Ugur is an excellent full stack developer and a true professional. He delivered high-quality work using Next.js on the frontend and NestJS on the backend, with clean architecture, clear communication and strong attention to detail throughout the project. Would absolutely work with Ugur again and highly recommend him to anyone looking for a strong full stack engineer with modern JavaScript experience!
Brian
Client
He got me the project back in just 48 hours (his original timeline was 7 days)! Ugur is by far one of the best freelancers I've worked with. I highly recommend.
Tre
Client
Ugur completely rebuilt our game analytics platform from the ground up. Migrated PostgreSQL to ClickHouse, introduced Kafka, set up PM2 and moved infra to Hetzner. What used to crash or timeout now runs smoothly even under heavy load. He diagnosed problems quickly and knew exactly which technologies to implement without overcomplicating things.
Yalçın
Client
UK
A simple hello is a good start
Let's talk aboutwhat you're making.
I'm always happy to hear about an interesting problem, a thoughtful product or a collaboration that feels like a good fit.
Send me an email