Tolga Cura
VP of Engineering
Experience
EdgePetrol
- Played a pivotal role in turning the company from the brink of collapse to its first seven-figure invoice, addressing critical platform stability issues and sharpening product-market fit leading to expansion into multiple territories
- Rebuilt board confidence by translating technical complexity into clear, honest updates — restoring trust in the product at a critical moment and enabling multiple follow-on funding rounds from existing board members
- Reduced platform operating costs by 50% while simultaneously improving uptime and availability
- Restructured the engineering team to eliminate underperformance, resulting in a 3× improvement in overall team productivity
- Commissioned and led the delivery of data products that improved customer engagement with the platform and helped customer success teams drive upsell
- Managed relations with major UK petrol station point-of-sale systems ensuring support systems were in place for business-critical integrations
- Elevated team members, through training and mentorship, from mid-level to senior engineers
- Managed multiple engineering teams across multiple domains
- Defined the direction of the technology and product with clear roadmaps
EdgePetrol
- Led the team owning the data integration layer, identifying improvements and driving them from proof-of-concept through to production delivery
- Collaborated closely with the product team to ensure technical deliverables were aligned with roadmap priorities
- Recognised by senior leadership for technical expertise, resulting in a move into SLT — contributing to strategic alignment calls and providing technical direction at leadership level
JRNI
- Led front-end development across UK and India teams, partnering directly with the CTO to shape the platform and shift the business model from consultant-led implementations to a self-serve SaaS product
JRNI
- Led a cross-functional team, overseeing delivery, code quality, and day-to-day priorities
- Involved in hiring and onboarding new developers, helping grow team capability
- Served as on-call out-of-hours support, maintaining platform reliability for clients
- Introduced processes across four development teams, improving release discipline and cross-team coordination
- Operated across the full engineering lifecycle — from recruitment and onboarding through to production support
JRNI
- Worked directly with the CEO to shape and build the core platform, translating business requirements into product decisions
- Played a key role in transitioning the business from a bespoke solutions model to a scalable SaaS offering
- Built internal tooling that enabled teams to rapidly assemble demos and deliver client solutions with greater speed and consistency
- Led front-end development retrospectives across a group of 10 developers, facilitating discussion and driving actionable improvements
JRNI
Kobalt Music