Hi, I'm Murat Kaan Meral!
Software Development Engineer
What I am all about.
I'm a Software Development Engineer with 4+ years of experience building AI-powered systems and cloud infrastructure at Amazon. Currently working on Amazon Q Developer, where I architect LLM-based applications serving enterprise users and develop agentic AI systems with safety guardrails.
My journey started with curiosity - questioning how our Sun "burns" without air in space when I was 10, and spending hours learning about fusion before I even knew multiplication. That same curiosity drives me today as I work on cutting-edge AI systems.
From robotics and machine learning research during university to leading enterprise AI deployments at Amazon, I've always been passionate about building technology that makes a real impact. I specialize in cross-functional collaboration, translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, and thriving in fast-paced environments.
Interests
AI Agents & LLMs
Building production AI systems has shown me both the incredible potential and critical safety challenges of agentic AI. I'm passionate about developing responsible AI that can take meaningful action in the world while maintaining human oversight and safety guarantees.
Deep Reinforcement Learning
From my early research with swarm robotics to enterprise AI deployment, I've seen how RL can create emergent behaviors that surpass human-designed systems. The combination of curiosity-driven exploration and safety constraints remains a fascinating challenge.
Distributed Systems & Cloud
Building systems that scale from individual users to enterprise deployments requires deep understanding of distributed architecture, event-driven design, and real-time data processing. These challenges become even more complex when AI agents are involved.
Human-AI Collaboration
The future isn't about AI replacing humans, but about creating seamless collaboration between human intelligence and artificial systems. Designing these interactions - from UX to safety controls - is where the real impact happens.
Technologies
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer
Amazon Q Developer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Built LLM-based chat applications for AWS Console, Documentation, and Marketing. Architecting distributed agent systems with supervisor-agent architecture, context awareness, and safety guardrails.
Software Development Engineer
Amazon Web Services Cloud9
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Worked on AWS Cloud9, a web based IDE, with focus on data-plane operations. Also integrated Cloud9 with remote dev environments on Amazon CodeCatalyst.
Full Stack DevOps Engineer
We Are Frank!
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Redesigned and modernized the unit testing tool Larva in open source integration adapter framework used by companies such as Nationale-Nederlanden.
Co-founder
Krill
Delft, Netherlands
Led software development for automated swarm of boats for water quality improvement, using reinforcement learning and multi-agent coordination.
Education
BSc Computer Science and Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands • GPA: 8.5/10
International Baccalaureate
TEV Inanc High School for Gifted Students
Kocaeli, Turkey
Volunteer Experience
Various Roles
Drone Clash
The Hague, Netherlands
Control Systems Advisor
FIRST Robotics Competition
Istanbul, Turkey
Awards
2x Awards
Shell Eco-Marathon
London, United Kingdom
5x Awards
FIRST Robotics Competition
Istanbul, Turkey & Calgary, Canada
6x Awards
Multiple Theatre Festivals
Istanbul, Turkey
Conferences
Organizer
TEDxYouth @TEVITOL
Kocaeli, Turkey
Interest
Light and Laser Shows
I am also co-founder of Vibrant Collective. I custom design and build light and laser shows for underground techno events.
Books
I love reading scientific and philosophical books that are about future and artificial general intelligence such as "Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom" or "How To Create A Mind by Ray Kurzweil".
Sports
Aside from occasional workout and football (soccer) games, I have been playing basketball for more than ten years. I do not follow the games day to day, yet I never miss an important game either.
Music
I am fond of jazz, especially the classics such as Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Art Blakey.
Contact
muratkaanmeral@gmail.com