Mustafa Karakus

Tech Lead @ Stellantis
5.0
(1 review)
Applied AI & Software Engineering | Technical Leadership
Netherlands
Speaks English and Turkish
Active last week

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$350 / month

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About

I’m a Tech Lead and Engineering Manager with 13+ years of experience building software, leading engineering teams, and turning ideas into production systems.

My experience spans software engineering, mobile and backend development, cloud infrastructure, and applied AI. I’ve worked across both hands-on engineering and engineering management, giving me a perspective that combines technical depth with team leadership and product thinking.

A significant part of my work today is building practical AI systems, from LLM-powered applications and AI agents to automation, developer tools, and AI features integrated into real-world products. I enjoy going beyond prototypes and working through the engineering challenges required to make these systems reliable and useful in production.

### What I can help with

**AI & Software Engineering**

* Building production AI/LLM applications
* AI agents, RAG, automation, and AI-powered products
* Designing architectures for AI-enabled systems
* Moving from prototypes to reliable production systems
* Integrating AI into existing software products
* Making practical technology and architecture decisions

**Technical Leadership**

* Growing from Senior Engineer to Tech Lead or Engineering Manager
* Leading teams while staying technically involved
* Architecture and technical decision-making
* Managing technical debt, delivery, and engineering quality
* Working effectively with remote and distributed teams

**Engineering Management**

* Transitioning from IC to Engineering Manager
* Building and managing engineering teams
* Setting technical direction and roadmaps
* Balancing people, delivery, and technical challenges
* Developing engineers and creating effective team processes

**Career Growth**

* Planning your next career step
* Moving toward Staff, Tech Lead, or Engineering Manager roles
* Resume and profile reviews
* Interview preparation
* Navigating senior engineering and leadership roles

**Building & Shipping**

* Turning ideas into practical technical plans
* Breaking complex problems into manageable steps
* Reviewing architecture and implementation decisions
* Getting unstuck on real engineering problems

My mentorship is practical and personalized. Bring me a career decision, architecture problem, AI idea, side project, leadership challenge, or something you're stuck on, and we'll work through it together.

The goal is simple: help you become a stronger engineer and leader, make better technical decisions, and move forward with confidence.

What mentees say

5 out of 5 stars

Mustafa gave some great suggestions and insights on preparing for leadership interviews. He also shared some great resources with me which helped immensely. Thanks a lot!

Kiranjith

Kiranjith

Standard Plan • 1 month

What happens when you start

You tell Mustafa your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.

You meet within days. Mustafa reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.

You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.

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