# OBSS

> OBSS is an Istanbul-founded, privately held technology consultancy that designs, modernizes and operates mission-critical software for banks, insurers, retailers, airlines, defense programs and other complex enterprises. Its 1,000-plus engineers pair bespoke delivery in cloud, data, AI, architecture and product engineering with a quieter software business: a portfolio of workflow apps for Atlassian customers.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Istanbul, Turkey
- **Founders:** Zafer Şen (Co-founder and CEO), Hüseyin Ergün (Co-founder), Güçlü Talu (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 1,000+ engineers; LinkedIn lists the company in the 1,001-5,000 employee band.
- **Products:** Technology consulting, Product and value-stream delivery, AI-native delivery, OBSS Apps, Industry solutions
- **Notable:** Grew from a 2005 startup into an engineering-led consultancy reporting more than 1,000 engineers., Built a public client portfolio spanning banking, insurance, retail, aviation, telecommunications and electronics., Reports more than 200 partner and technology certifications.

## Products & services

- **Technology consulting** — Cloud transformation, data and AI, architecture assessment, FinOps, security, DevOps and operational excellence services.
- **Product and value-stream delivery** — End-to-end product design, software engineering, testing, modernization and embedded team augmentation.
- **AI-native delivery** — A delivery model that places specialized AI agents inside governed engineering workflows, validation layers and quality controls.
- **OBSS Apps** — Atlassian Marketplace tools including Timepiece, Historian, Baselines, TicketBook, Keychain, Field Sync and SearchMate.
- **Industry solutions** — Digital banking, insurance platforms, KYC, payments, retail and e-commerce systems, plus engineering for defense and other regulated environments.
- **Talent programs** — Talent discovery, CodeMaster, CodeCamp and team-capability programs supported by a database of 50,000 assessed candidates.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 2005 startup into an engineering-led consultancy reporting more than 1,000 engineers.
- Built a public client portfolio spanning banking, insurance, retail, aviation, telecommunications and electronics.
- Reports more than 200 partner and technology certifications.
- Has worked with Atlassian since 2008 and built a dedicated apps portfolio for its platform.
- Sony case study reports a redesigned support experience serving roughly one million daily users.
- ING OBizz case study reports 2,000 daily transactions and a streamlined corporate loan journey.
- Unico case study reports fivefold lead generation and a 15% increase in customer acquisition.
- Insurance practice reports 10+ years of sector experience, 50+ projects and 70+ expert engineers.
- Maintains and contributes to open-source projects, including the computer-vision library SAHI.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — OBSS reported achieving the AI Platform on Azure specialization under the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program.
- **2026-07** — The company ran a four-week AI-Native Engineering Internship Program centered on spec-driven development and AI orchestration.
- **2026-06** — OBSS Apps continued expanding its Jira workflow portfolio and publishing new Timepiece, Historian and Baselines features.
- **2026-05** — OBSS presented its view of the AI-native operating company at IDC CIO Summit in Turkey.
- **2026-01** — OBSS Apps introduced SearchMate for advanced JQL searches and dependency tracing in Jira.
- **2025-03** — Confluent and Databricks appeared in OBSS's expanded public partner lineup for streaming, data and AI work.

## Links

- Website: https://obss.tech/en/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/obss/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/obsstech
- GitHub: https://github.com/obss
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obss.tech/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/obss.com.tr/

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Last updated: 2026-08-15