# Kaan Caliskan

> Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems and high-throughput fintech infrastructure.

## About

Distributed systems engineer focused on high-throughput fintech infrastructure, with full-stack experience building end-to-end solutions across backend services and user-facing interfaces in fast-paced environments. Based in New York City.

Also known as Kaan Çalışkan. Primary site: https://www.kcaliskan.com

## Experience

- Clear Street (current) — Capital markets infrastructure for broker-dealers, hedge funds, ETF issuers, and traders. Clearing, Settlement & Custody team, building gRPC microservices in Go for the full trade lifecycle.
- Mastercard — Click to Pay; built SDKs and APIs powering checkout experiences.
- E*TRADE — Client Experience team; rebuilt the login UI with TypeScript and React.
- Leo AR

## Expertise

- Distributed systems design and implementation
- High-throughput fintech infrastructure
- Backend development with Go (Golang) and TypeScript
- Database design and optimization with PostgreSQL
- Microservices architecture
- Event-driven systems with Kafka
- Container orchestration with Kubernetes
- Service communication via gRPC and REST APIs

## Interests

- Mechanical Keyboards
- Tolkien's Legendarium
- Dune Universe
- Handheld Gaming

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaancaliskan/
- GitHub: https://github.com/kcaliskan
- kaan.dev: https://kaan.dev