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  "basics": {
    "name": "Serkan Yersen",
    "label": "Lead Software Engineer",
    "image": "/serkan.jpeg",
    "email": "serkanyersen@gmail.com",
    "summary": "Senior Software Engineer with 19+ years of experience, most recently at Meta working on WhatsApp Web, Mobile Infra, and Agentic AI. Deep expertise in Frontend Architecture, Developer Infrastructure, and Release Engineering. Led teams delivering systems for 3B+ users.",
    "location": {
      "city": "Bay Area",
      "region": "CA"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "network": "Website",
        "username": "serkan.dev",
        "url": "https://serkan.dev"
      },
      {
        "network": "LinkedIn",
        "username": "Serkan Yersen",
        "url": "https://linkedin.com/in/serkanyersen"
      },
      {
        "network": "GitHub",
        "username": "serkanyersen",
        "url": "https://github.com/serkanyersen"
      }
    ]
  },
  "work": [
    {
      "company": "Meta (WhatsApp)",
      "position": "Staff Software Engineer",
      "startDate": "2019-09",
      "endDate": "Present",
      "summary": "Worked on WhatsApp Web frontend, built release infrastructure for 3B+ users, and currently building Agentic AI developer workflows. Led teams to ship resilient automation pipelines and improved developer velocity."
    },
    {
      "company": "TechShed / RedBeacon",
      "position": "Frontend Architect",
      "startDate": "2013",
      "endDate": "2019",
      "summary": "Tech lead for Home Depot's online workflows. Built developer tooling, APIs, and mentored a strong frontend team."
    },
    {
      "company": "JotForm",
      "position": "Founding Engineer",
      "startDate": "2006",
      "endDate": "2013",
      "summary": "Built the first Drag & Drop WYSIWYG form builder. Developed core frontend/backend architecture used by millions."
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    "JavaScript (ESNext)",
    "TypeScript",
    "React",
    "Frontend Architecture",
    "Agentic AI",
    "Release Engineering",
    "Node.js",
    "Electron",
    "GraphQL",
    "CI/CD"
  ]
}