Fuat Yazar
Union City, CA
Senior Software Engineer — Java Backend · Full Stack · AI
Senior software engineer with 15+ years designing and modernizing distributed enterprise applications across healthcare diagnostics, financial services, and logistics automation. Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and AWS — with full-stack experience in React, Angular, and TypeScript. Experienced in leading architecture and implementation of complex systems, modernizing legacy platforms, building cloud-native services, and integrating AI/LLM capabilities into production applications.
From container-terminal automation and trading floors to banking platforms, regulated diagnostics, and agentic AI — a career built on learning fast and shipping systems that hold up.
Core Technical Proficiencies
Professional Experience
Cepheid
Senior Software Engineer
- Develop full-lifecycle Java/Spring Boot backend services for regulated scientific diagnostic platforms.
- Architect scalable REST APIs supporting real-time data visualization and analysis for scientific and research teams.
- Engineer event-driven pipelines for high-throughput assay interpretation and pathogen differentiation.
- Participate in architecture reviews, SDLC planning, and technical design activities supporting enterprise software reliability.
- Author regulatory documentation and procedural guidelines required for product release and compliance.
Trustd.AI
Software Engineer / Architect / Technical Consultant
Consulting & full-time engagements across backend services, integrations, and AI-enabled systems.
- Took ownership of a guest risk-analysis platform, completing and enhancing the system and its third-party integrations.
- Developed Java/Spring Boot applications and REST services supporting email, review management, and platform workflows.
- Built asynchronous, event-driven workflows using AWS SQS for guest data collection, verification, risk analysis, and notifications.
- Developed B2B integrations and webhook services using Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB.
- Built customer-facing host portal using React, Node.js, TypeScript, and Supabase.
- Integrated AI/LLM capabilities and enhanced existing AI-driven guest analysis workflows.
- Deployed services across AWS Lambda and EC2 with S3, Route 53, and IAM.
Capital One
Full Stack Lead Software Engineer
- Built and maintained cloud-native microservices supporting credit-card application and customer onboarding workflows.
- Developed production services using Java/Spring Boot, Python, and Node.js across AWS Lambda and EC2.
- Built event-driven processing using AWS SQS, progressing customer workflows through application, approval, online enrollment, and a 90-day onboarding lifecycle.
- Processed onboarding events (paperless statements, automatic payments, authorized users, sign-up bonuses) and published downstream events for compliance, fraud detection, and analytics.
- Designed distributed application data using Amazon DynamoDB.
- Improved production observability using Splunk and New Relic.
- Contributed to frontend development using Angular and TypeScript.
Navis LLC
Staff Software Engineer
- Implemented backend architecture and core features for a real-time container terminal automation platform.
- Designed distributed services for crane tracking, logistics monitoring, and asset management across global terminals.
- Developed high-concurrency Java/Spring systems supporting real-time industrial automation environments.
- Implemented business workflows and optimization logic using Hibernate, JBPM, and ILOG.
- Supported modernization of an on-premise enterprise platform into distributed services and cloud-oriented architecture.
Signature Consultants
Lead Software Engineer
Client: Bank of America
- Developed Python-based financial data workflow services processing contract information from multiple upstream services.
- Built REST-based backend services consumed by an AngularJS application for financial data review and verification.
- Implemented financial data processing using Python and an internal NoSQL database.
- Digitized global Forex processing workflows and developed UI automation using Selenium and Jasmine.
Optiver US
Senior Software Engineer
- Developed high-frequency rebate calculation systems for derivatives trading platforms.
- Automated back-office workflows, reporting, and email distribution using C#/.NET.
- Improved trade reconciliation processes handling high-volume Microsoft SQL Server datasets.
- Built internal desktop tools using C#/.NET, WPF, and MVVM architecture.
TrueBlue
Senior Software Engineer
- Maintained and enhanced the Student-Scout platform supporting large-scale data integrations.
- Developed SOAP and REST integrations for reliable third-party system communication.
- Executed migration of legacy applications to JEE/Tomcat/JBoss environments.
- Automated high-volume batch workflows using Spring Boot, Apache Camel, and Jasper Reports.
Navis LLC
Senior Software Engineer
- Developed automation and optimization frameworks for large-scale container terminal operations.
- Built cargo reservation systems, logistics modules, and business workflows using Java, Hibernate, JBPM, and ILOG.
- Delivered port logistics and cargo management features for global terminal operators.
Selected AI / Software Projects
Visual Agentic AI Workflow Development Environment
- Visual environment for designing, simulating, executing, and evaluating agentic AI workflows.
- Backend in Python/FastAPI with workflow execution, graph traversal, LLM integration, and evaluation services.
- Provider-neutral workflow model separating workflow definitions from the visual representation.
- Execution tracing and simulation supporting mocked responses, real LLM calls, and human-in-the-loop execution.
AI-Assisted Interview Evaluation Platform
- Backend scoring engine integrating LLM APIs for automated interview evaluation.
- Role-based authentication and row-level security protecting sensitive evaluation data.
- Stateful prompt workflows and REST services supporting the evaluation process.
Restaurant AI Chatbot
- AI-powered restaurant support chatbot using Node.js, React, Gemini APIs, and Gemini File Service.
Education & Certifications
Let's Work Together
Open to senior engineering roles, technical leadership, and consulting — particularly in distributed systems, Java/Spring Boot, and production AI integration.