# Deniz Cansin Rodoplu **AI & Software Engineer @JobTarget** — San Francisco, CA, United States Career Archetype: **Studio Trailblazer** (OB-MG) — One of the first Studio Trailblazers on Saywise ## Links - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/deniz-cansin-rodoplu ## Experience ### AI & Software Engineer, JobTarget (2025-06 – present) Stamford, CT · External & Customer Facing Agents Lead Backend Engineer - Lead engineer for JobTarget's customer facing AI agents: Designed multi-agent systems on LangGraph and Deep Agents spanning orchestration, intent classification, ReAct-style reasoning, tool calling over MCP, and agent-to-agent (A2A) communication. - Developed a low-latency, high-throughput serverless runtime on AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB) that scales to zero between sessions — session-scoped short-term memory with cross-session retrieval for long-term recall. - Implemented the security and context-engineering layer end to end: input/output filtering, scope enforcement, prompt harness design, and middleware hardening against jailbreaks, prompt/code/SQL injection, and PII leakage — the controls that made customer-facing deployment viable. Search & Matching - Data Ingestion - Co-built the backfill that enriched and loaded 7M candidate resume records into Vespa, the datastore behind JobTarget's Candidate Manager product. - Own the realtime ingestion path — a distributed, event-driven SNS → SQS → Lambda pipeline enriching and upserting 10K candidate records/day into Vespa, built for horizontal scale with retry and dead-letter handling for guaranteed delivery. ### Data Scientist, Data Lead, Allies Against Slavery (2023-11 – 2026-06) Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · Product lead for Lighthouse Screening, a SaaS case management and screening tool, hosted on AWS, used by 160+ organizations and 3,000+ users across Texas and Louisiana. - Orchestrated end-to-end product development and user adoption. - Acted as a UI/UX designer and crafted UI/UX components on Canva & Figma. - For customer success, implemented comprehensive training and user engagement programs. - Lead key stakeholder meeting with partners to decide on new product features, enhance user engagement, and increase screening. As Data Lead, managed 5 out of 15 key dashboards within Lighthouse Data, utilizing Python, AWS, and SQL to ensure data accuracy, freshness, and consistency. - Oversaw the development of visualizations that effectively conveyed complex scenarios and insights, driving informed decision-making across the organization and external stakeholders. - Implemented the ingestion, processing, integration, and automated cleaning of 50M+ data records across multiple datasets using AWS Aurora (SQL), developing workflows for transformation and validation that reduced manual intervention by 50%. - Using Python and R, performed advanced statistical analysis (including cluster methods, p-tests, A/B tests, and psychometric analysis) to produce in-depth analytical reports (50+ pages), translating complex data insights into actionable recommendations for non-technical audiences. ### Statistics and Precalculus Tutor, Superprof (2023-01 – 2024-02) Berkeley, California, United States ### Co-Founder & President of The Dialectic at Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley (2021-11 – 2023-04) Berkeley, California, United States · I co-founded UC Berkeley's premier nonpartisan political discourse organization and spearheaded its transition to a registered student organization on campus. By bringing together a robust team of individuals committed to the exchange of free speech and global politics discourse, I ensured that the organization became an inclusive space and thrived after my graduation. I organized panels and events with UC Berkeley faculty, local politicians, UC Berkeley student body, and thought leaders on various subjects. The Dialectic at Berkeley remains a strong presence at the UC Berkeley campus, fostering a space for the discussion of politics, current affairs, and philosophy. ### Usher Captain, Cal Performances (2021-09 – 2023-04) Berkeley, California, United States · I coordinated 5 - 15 volunteer ushers during shows which housed between 500 - 8000 patrons. Through my experience, I learnt to actively communicate with people from all backgrounds and honed on my leadership skills. ### Operations Manager, Yasos Suites by the Sea (2020-06 – 2021-08) Berkeley, California, United States · Transformed our traditional family-run hotel by leading the digitalization of operations, implementing online reservation systems, payment solutions, and enhancing social media presence. This shift resulted in a 120% increase in foreign tourists and boosted overall occupancy to 90%. Oversaw the execution of housekeeping, restaurant, and reception services, designed and implemented staff schedules, and maintained efficient coverage across all operational areas. Additionally, co-managed and created engaging content for social media, growing Instagram followers from 0 to 3500. www.yasossuites.com ### Senior Writer at Berkeley Political Review, University of California, Berkeley (2019-08 – 2023-05) Berkeley, California, United States · I graduated UC Berkeley with a dual degree in Political Science and Data Science. My coursework underlines my passion for quantitative reasoning in social sciences, Middle Eastern politics, and political economy. I completed my undergraduate experience with an Honors Thesis which examined wealth amnesty regulations in Turkey; growing illicit political economy literature; and the effects of law on society. Through my time at Berkeley, I have equally maintained several leadership positions in student organizations and was nominated to receive the Priestley Award for my contributions to student welfare as a student leader. ### Global Relations and EU Roundtable Intern, TÜSİAD (2019-06 – 2019-08) Istanbul, Türkiye ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Political Science & Data Science, University of California, Berkeley (2019-08 – 2023-05) Graduated from UC Berkeley with a dual degree in Political Science with high honors and a specialization in comparative politics; and Data Science with a domain emphasis on quantitative social sciences. ### Secondary School Program in Political Science and Government, Harvard University (2017-01 – 2017-01) ### French Baccalaureate in Science, Lycée Français Pierre (2015-01 – 2019-01) Activities and societies: Co-founder of the school's MUN Club, two times class president (once sophomore year and once senior year) ## Skills AWS Lambda, Data Ingestion, Cloud Applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Dynamodb, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Development, Multi-agent Systems, LangChain, Data Management, Product Management, Mathematical Statistics, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Economics, Data Analytics, Social Sciences, Regulatory Policy, Legislative Relations, International Studies, Environmental Policy, Business Initiatives, Policy Analysis, Analytical Skills, Quantitative Research, Teamwork, Project Management, Customer Service, Event Planning, Data Analysis, Statistics, Journalism, WordPress, Interviewing, Storytelling, Academic Research, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies, Active Listening, Leadership, Research, Communication, Writing, Creative Writing, Nonprofit Organizations, News Writing, Political Science, Online Research, Microsoft Excel ## Credentials - **International Business Environment and Global Strategy** — IIMBx | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (issued 2018-11) - **Certificación de Calificación DELE Nivel B1** — Instituto Cervantes (issued 2018-07) - **Justice** — HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX (issued 2017-12) - **A Collaborative Approach to Building a Human Trafficking Data Ecosystem: A Blueprint for Shared Governance, Technology, and Terminology** - **Youth Screening Insights: Texas and Louisiana** - **The last stronghold of resistance: Idlib in War** - **The Fate of a Nation** - **The Iraqi Struggle for Self Determination** - **The Ugly Truth Beneath The Sand Dunes** --- Source: https://saywise.com/member7766 (last modified 2026-10-06T19:38:15.818Z)