Hello there

Emircan Erol

Creative technologist weaving CVs, podcasts, and playful tools into one ongoing comic. I build expressive software that still behaves in production.

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Story so far

2024 — Present

Creative Engineer · Independent Studio

Designing playful AI products for learning, sound, and storytelling teams.

  • Rapid prototyping in Next.js, edge functions, and WebGL.
  • Shipping design systems that feel hand-made but scale like code.

2021 — 2024

Senior Product Engineer · Agora Labs

Led the end-to-end build of Agora's multilingual podcast tooling stack.

  • Cut publishing time by 63% with automation and narrative templates.
  • Mentored a team of five engineers across frontend, audio, and growth.

2018 — 2021

R&D Engineer · AudioViz

Invented gesture-first audio experiences for museums and live shows.

  • Granted 2 patents for spatial audio control surfaces.
  • Partnered with curators to translate sketches into interactive media.
Quick stats

Vitals

Base
Istanbul · working across EU & remote
Availability
2 client slots for Summer 2025
Response
Replies within 48h
HQ rhythm
Office hours · Fridays 14:00 → 17:00
What I bring

Skills & tools

Craft

  • Next.js / React
  • TypeScript
  • Node & edge runtimes
  • GraphQL
  • WebGL / Canvas

Design

  • Narrative UX
  • Service blueprints
  • Creative coding workshops

Toolkit

  • Figma
  • Ableton
  • Notion
  • Logic Pro
  • Runway
  • Whisper

Podcast log

Solo tape

Studio Field Recording

Duration · 4 sec

Show notes →Download

Solo riff

Signal Sketch 019 · Why playful UX sells AI

Duration · 24 min

Show notes →Download

Guest: Lina Arslan

Sketch to Ship · Spoken interfaces with Lina A.

Duration · 36 min

Show notes →Download

Mini tape

Studio Log · Behind the scenes of Episode Zero

Duration · 11 min

Show notes →Download
Contact

Stay in touch

Email · [email protected]

UTC+3 · Istanbul

Replies within 48h

Office hours · Fridays 14:00 → 17:00

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