KAAN ESENDEMIR

Director-Level Engineering Leader | Enterprise AI Adoption & Governance | Adjunct Professor, CS

Cliffside Park, US.

About

Visionary Director-Level Engineering Leader with over 9 years at UPS, specializing in architecting and delivering enterprise platforms, pioneering AI adoption programs, and establishing robust architecture governance. Spearheaded a 100-person AI proof of concept that garnered power-user endorsement for broader adoption, and scaled GitHub/M365 Copilot enablement across the organization. Expertly directs global engineering teams, overseeing the delivery and 24/7 reliability of 110+ microservices, while also serving as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, shaping future tech talent.

Work

UPS

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Application Architect

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Led enterprise-wide AI adoption initiatives and architecture governance, driving modernization and innovation across critical platforms.

Highlights

Led a 100-person proof of concept for Cursor, involving product owners and engineers, which achieved power-user endorsement for broader adoption by integrating InfoSec (SSO and access control).

Piloted GitHub Copilot desktop for non-developer roles, driving VS Code Copilot adoption and coaching teams on effective M365 Copilot prompt patterns to enhance productivity.

Drove Agentforce architecture and established critical interface agreements for Salesforce CRM bulk data loading, ensuring architectural integrity through Solution Architecture Review consults.

Managed comprehensive AI Risk Assessments, guiding designs through Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Solution Architecture Review (SAR) processes to ensure security, scalability, and compliance.

Architected advanced Salesforce Service Cloud solutions and critical enterprise integrations (APIs, middleware, Entra ID/SSO), significantly modernizing case management capabilities.

UPS

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Lead Software Development Engineer

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Directed a global engineering team, ensuring 24/7 reliability for over 110 microservices and leading critical incident response efforts.

Highlights

Directed day-to-day delivery for a 17-person blended engineering team, spanning FTEs and consultants across the US, Canada, and India, ensuring timely project completion.

Ensured 24/7 reliability for 110+ Java and Angular microservices deployed on OpenShift, leading biweekly production releases in collaboration with Engineering, QA, and Architecture teams.

Led critical OCC incident response efforts, collaborating with Directors and Senior Leadership to implement corrective actions that significantly reduced repeat incidents.

Selected for the Cognition Devin AI pilot, successfully proving a complex legacy WebLogic to Angular and Java microservice migration for a high-visibility security application.

Migrated Jenkins to Azure DevOps and implemented Argo CD GitOps, achieving full deployment traceability and contributing to talent acquisition by conducting 5+ technical interviews monthly.

UPS

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Senior Software Development Engineer

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Served as a primary escalation lead for mission-critical production incidents, enhancing system stability and streamlining release processes.

Highlights

Served as the primary escalation lead for mission-critical production incidents, ensuring rapid resolution and stability for high-volume distributed systems.

Collaborated with QA, operations, and external system owners to proactively identify and resolve release and integration bottlenecks, streamlining delivery.

UPS

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Intermediate App Developer

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Developed and maintained critical application features, contributing to system stability and user experience for enterprise applications.

Highlights

Developed and maintained critical application features, contributing to system stability and user experience for enterprise applications.

Participated in full software development lifecycle activities, including design, coding, testing, and deployment of new functionalities.

UPS

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Application Developer

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Contributed to the development and enhancement of software applications, ensuring adherence to coding standards and project timelines.

Highlights

Contributed to the development and enhancement of software applications, ensuring adherence to coding standards and project timelines.

Assisted in troubleshooting and debugging application issues, improving system performance and reliability.

UPS

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Co-op

Parsippany, NJ, US

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Summary

Gained foundational experience in software development, supporting team projects and learning enterprise system architectures.

Highlights

Gained foundational experience in software development, supporting team projects and learning enterprise system architectures.

Assisted senior engineers with coding tasks, testing procedures, and documentation, contributing to project progress.

Volunteer

Adjunct Faculty Supervisor, School of Entrepreneurship and Technology

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Elmwood Institute

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Oversee Course Mentors and Assessors for instructional quality; primary escalation for academic delivery and QA via Savanna LMS.

Highlights

Oversaw Course Mentors and Assessors, ensuring high instructional quality and serving as the primary escalation point for academic delivery and QA via Savanna LMS.

Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

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Purdue University Global

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Delivered weekly live lectures for various Computer Science courses, leveraging Brightspace for effective instruction.

Highlights

Delivered weekly live lectures via Brightspace for IN251 (C#), IT214 (Website Implementation), IN304 (Data Analysis), and IN351 (Advanced C# / Web and Mobility).

Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

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Rasmussen University

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Facilitated weekly live sessions for Object-Oriented Programming and Foundations of Software Design using Blackboard.

Highlights

Facilitated weekly live sessions via Blackboard for COP1044C (Object-Oriented Programming) and N142-CDA1202 (Foundations of Software Design).

Adjunct Professor, Computer Science

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Southern New Hampshire University

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Taught and mentored students across the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum using D2L Brightspace.

Highlights

Taught and mentored via D2L Brightspace across the undergraduate CS curriculum, including CS-210, CS-250, CS-320, CS-405, CS-465, and CS-470.

Education

Kennesaw State University

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Master of Science Information Technology Grade:

Montclair State University

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Bachelor of Science Information Technology Grade:

Publications

LLM-Assisted Rapid Prototyping in Software Engineering: A Practitioner Study of Developer Productivity

ResearchGate

A practitioner study exploring the impact of LLM assistance on developer productivity in software engineering, published on ResearchGate in 2026.

Certificates

AWS Academy Educator

AWS

Google Data Analytics

Google

Google UX Design

Google

IBM Machine Learning with Python

IBM

Salesforce Platform Foundations

Salesforce

Skills

Leadership

Engineering delivery leadership, cross-functional partnership, hiring and mentoring, incident command, ARB/SAR governance.

AI

Cursor, GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot, Agentforce, prompt engineering, AI risk assessment, responsible AI.

Architecture

Enterprise architecture, Java, C#, microservices, event-driven systems, Salesforce Service Cloud, REST APIs, Entra ID/SSO.

Cloud and Delivery

Kubernetes, OpenShift, DevSecOps, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Argo CD, Docker, Kafka.

Teaching

D2L Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas, remote live instruction, undergraduate CS curriculum.