About

I work at the intersection of product, user, and technical processes.

My journey started in software development and continued through roles focused on testing, product, and customer needs. Today, I focus on building sustainable, meaningful solutions with modern product development approaches.

Istanbul, Turkey Remote 8+ Years Experience
Kadriye Doğutaş

Problem first. Then the solution.

My Story

My career has not followed a single specialization. My journey started with software development and testing, and expanded in different directions through web, digital products, and most recently Customer Success.

These experiences taught me to look at the same product from different angles. I saw how it is built on the software side, where it can break in testing, how it reaches the user on the digital side, and how people actually use it in Customer Success.

Working between customers and technical teams in particular made it clear to me that a solution that works technically does not always work for the user.

Today, while relearning modern development tools, I am bringing together the technical, product, and user perspective I gained in the past. This site is one of the real projects in that process.

For me, being technical is not only about writing code; it is about understanding the problem and building a solution that works, is usable, and can be maintained.

Working Approach

Before I start building something, I try to understand the problem first. It matters to me not only that a technical solution works, but that it responds to a real user need, can be tested, and that I can explain why it was built that way.

When I encounter something I do not know, I prefer to research it, break the problem into smaller pieces, learn by trying, and document what I learn.

Understand the Problem

Finding the right question first.

Before producing a solution, I try to understand the need, the context, and the actual problem.

User + Product + Technology

Not looking from just one angle.

I approach decisions by evaluating the technical, user, and product perspectives together.

Small, Verifiable Steps

Being able to control the change.

I break large changes into small, controllable, testable steps.

Document While Learning

Understanding the process, not just the result.

I record what I did and why, where I got it wrong, and what I learned.

What I'm Focused On Today

Modern Web Development

Deepening my modern application development practice with Next.js, React, and TypeScript.

Test & Quality

Bringing test automation and quality checks into the development process.

API & Integrations

Working on APIs, data flow, and integrations between applications.

Product Thinking

Connecting technical decisions to user needs and product value.

Customer Perspective

Bringing the user perspective from my Customer Success experience into product decisions.

AI-assisted Development

Using AI tools to support the development and problem-solving process.

Experience & Tools

Tools I've worked with and I'm currently deepening.

Software & Web

C#PHPHTML/CSSMSSQLPostgreSQL

Testing & Quality

Manual TestingRegression TestingSmoke TestingPostmanSoapUIGraylogDatadog

Web & Digital

WordPressSEOGoogle AnalyticsSEMrushAhrefs

Product & Customer

JiraConfluenceScrumCustomer OnboardingCustomer Communication

Current Development

Next.jsReactTypeScriptPlaywrightVitestGitGitHubCI / Build WorkflowsAPI IntegrationsApplication ArchitectureAI-assisted Development

What I'm Currently Working On

Rebuilding My Personal Website

Reworking the modern development process through a real project.

Next.js, TypeScript, testing, accessibility, and release process.

Web Development

Understanding the Test & Release Process

Working out how to actually verify that a change is safe.

Vitest, Playwright, smoke/regression tests, lint, typecheck, and build checks.

Testing & Quality

Building More Deliberately with AI Tools

Working on evaluating AI output technically, not just using it.

Understanding code, diffs, test results, and technical decisions.

Learning & Development

Want to talk it through?

Feel free to reach out about a new project, a product idea, or just something you're curious about.

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