Deniz Acay

Projects

Here are some of the projects I've built and contributed to. Each represents a unique challenge and learning experience in my journey as a software engineer and product builder.

Products

JotTrail
Active

JotTrail

JotTrail is a privacy-first journaling app that keeps your thoughts securely on your device with no tracking or cloud storage. Built with React Native, it supports image, video, and audio attachments, offering a distraction-free writing experience with biometric security. Designed for data-conscious users, JotTrail empowers you to build your personal story with confidence while maintaining full control over your data.

Technologies

React NativeTypeScriptExpo
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Botanalytics
Active

Botanalytics

Botanalytics is a conversational AI analytics platform that helps businesses gain deep insights into chatbot and voice assistant interactions. As Co-founder & CTO, I designed and scaled its system architecture to process 40,000 messages per second in a single node, ensuring real-time analytics with robust data pipelines. Supporting messaging apps, smart speakers, and more, Botanalytics enables companies to optimize automated interactions with AI-driven insights.

Technologies

Big DataNLPAI
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Open Source

In Progress

eventkit-node

The most complete Node.js native addon that provides access to macOS EventKit functionality, allowing you to work with calendars and reminders. The current EventKit API is completely supported and the exposed API is fully typed with TypeScript. It tries to be close to the native EventKit API conventions.

Technologies

SwiftObjective-CC++TypeScript
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Experiments

The Old Man and the Sea
In Progress

The Old Man and the Sea

Inspired by the book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, this is a 3D game that you sail and chase fish with your harpoon. Marlins, sharks, and other sea creatures are waiting for you. Maybe some rare acccidents happen as well, like a whale swallowing you or a UFO crashing into your boat.

Technologies

JavascriptCSSThree.jsCursor