Sungur Zahid Erdim

Software Engineer
linkedin.com/in/sungurerdim github.com/sungurerdim Remote - Turkey (UTC+3)
Summary

Software engineer building automation systems, AI-powered tools, and developer infrastructure for over a decade. Combines a process optimization mindset with hands-on development - identifies inefficiencies, redesigns workflows, and builds the automation to make them permanent (up to 700x speedups in production). Background in information security engineering with hands-on experience across fintech, aviation, and Web3 domains.

Technical Skills
Languages
Python Go Dart Bash SQL
AI & Automation
LLM Tooling AI Agent Frameworks TensorRT Whisper / STT
Mobile & Web
Flutter FastAPI
DevOps
Docker CI / CD Linux
Domain
Blockchain / Web3 Process Automation Information Security
Experience
Independent Software Engineer Apr 2025 - Present
Remote
  • Developing open-source developer tools, AI agent frameworks, and mobile apps in Go, Python, and Flutter
  • Founded and solo-developed SafeScribeAI (safescribe.dev): privacy-first transcription app - RAM-only audio processing, GDPR-native, zero-cloud architecture
  • Created dev-skills: tool-agnostic AI skill framework powering production-grade skills for coding assistants
Head of Optimization Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Seedify - Web3 Launchpad
  • Owned end-to-end optimization across multiple departments, analyzing workflows and delivering tailored automation solutions independently
  • Built Python web scraper accelerating data collection 16x, reducing monthly manual effort from 128 to 8 hours
  • Automated user-generated content moderation via custom Telegram bot
  • Integrated Google Sheets, Calendar, and Slack APIs into a team coordination system, keeping all units synchronized on critical updates
Blockchain Automation Specialist to Project Manager Nov 2022 - Nov 2023
Seedify
  • Redesigned blockchain snapshot pipeline, reducing single-chain processing from 21+ hours to under 2 minutes (700x)
  • Scaled snapshot system to three blockchain networks, completing all in under 10 minutes total
Board Member & Managing Director Jan 2021 - Present
Counseling Practice
  • Founded and established the practice from the ground up, managing operations, compliance, and strategic direction
Software Developer Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
EtherGem - Blockchain Project
  • Built Docker and Bash automation managing 250+ VPS instances for blockchain node deployment, monitoring, and auto-updates
Process Improvement Specialist Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
Albaraka Turk - Participation Banking
  • Automated financial process calculations, reducing multi-hour workflows to under 30 minutes with one-click re-run capability
Specialist & QA Delegate Aug 2014 - Mar 2017
Turkish Airlines - Catering and Inflight Products
  • Built document processing automation reducing turnaround from 1 hour to 20 seconds per document (180x)
Education
M.Sc. Information Security Engineering - Istanbul Sehir University
2017
B.B.A. Business Administration - Istanbul University
2011
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - Scrum Alliance (2023-2025)