Full-Stack Software Engineer (Istanbul R&D Hub)
# Full-Stack Software Engineer (Istanbul R&D Hub) - Beakwise Careers## Full-Stack Software Engineer (Istanbul R&D Hub)Istanbul HeadquartersFull-time3-6 Years of Experience## About This Role**About Beakwise**Beakwise is an R&D and product company building enterprise-grade software platforms for large organizations. **Financial services is our primary focus today** (insurance, banking, payments), and our ambition is broader: **to become a trusted software and technology products vendor for large enterprises across industries.**Istanbul is our headquarters and a key R&D engineering hub, and we're hiring engineers who want to build real systems, set standards, and shape how the team works.**The opportunity**This is a hands-on engineering role for people who have shipped production software and want to build platforms that must be fast, secure, observable, and reliable.You'll work on:* Customer-facing applications (portals, dashboards, workflow tools)* Backend services and APIs (microservices, integrations, high-traceability operations)* Platforms where performance, resilience, and operational calm actually matter## Required Qualifications**Requirements (must have)*** **3+ years** of software engineering experience (full-stack, or strong FE/BE with willingness to cross)* You have shipped and supported production systems* Proficiency in a **backend programming language**, as well as a **frontend programming language and its frameworks** (for example **Vue.js or React**)* Solid understanding of **REST APIs** and relational databases* Comfortable with Git, code reviews, and modern development workflows* **English is required** (written and spoken)* **Turkish is required** (written and spoken)**Big plus**Any of the below is a strong advantage:* **Grasp of the Rust programming language** is a big plus* Microservices and integration-heavy enterprise platforms* Docker and Kubernetes; cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)* Experience building systems in complex domains such as: + Insurance + Banking + Payments / PSP ecosystems (authorization, settlement, disputes, reconciliation, merchant onboarding) + Automotive and mobility (dealer networks, fleet, financing, aftersales workflows)* Additional European or Asian languages (for example **Uzbek, German, French, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese**)## Key Responsibilities**What you'll do*** Build and ship features end-to-end (UI, API, database) with a product mindset* Design clean APIs and integration contracts* Write maintainable code with tests, reviews, and sensible engineering discipline* Improve performance and reliability, and keep production predictable* Collaborate with distributed teams and contribute to architectural decisions* Help shape engineering standards and culture as part of the Istanbul engineering team**Tech stack (what you will touch)**Our stack evolves, but you can expect work across:* **Frontend:** Vue.js, Nuxt (React experience is also welcome)* **Backend:** Rust (strong plus), plus modern backend patterns and services* **Data:** PostgreSQL / MySQL* **Delivery:** Git, CI/CD, containerization (Docker), cloud-native practices## What We Offer**What we offer*** A core seat in our Istanbul R&D hub with real influence and growth* Global collaboration with experienced engineers across regions* Challenging work: real integrations, real scale, real operational constraints* Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibility* A long-term team and platform mindset (we build, we improve, we own)**How to apply**Please share:* Your CV/resume* A link to GitHub, portfolio, or shipped work (if available)* Optional: a short note on what you built that you are proud of and why**Kind request:** Please complete your application via our careers page. It is a short, simple form and takes about the same effort as LinkedIn Easy Apply. The application link is included in this job post.*Beakwise is an equal opportunity employer. If you meet most of the requirements and you're excited about the role, apply anyway.*