Orkun Manap

Software Engineer

Building spatial experiences for Vision Pro, HoloLens, and Quest. Based in Dresden, focused on systems that blend digital and physical. Open to collaboration.

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About

Software Engineer based in Dresden, Germany. I build augmented and virtual reality experiences with Unity—spatial apps for Vision Pro, HoloLens, and Quest—alongside native macOS tools, AI agent infrastructure, and hardware projects.

Currently working remotely for a US-based startup (The Homelab) while pursuing an M.Sc. in Computer Science at TU Dresden. Interested in spatial computing, AI tooling, and tinkering with hardware.

Dresden, DE

Software Engineer

Experience

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Software Engineer

The Homelab NOV 2025 — PRESENT

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XR Software Engineer

CDMVision JUL 2022 — OCT 2024

Contributed to enterprise augmented reality (AR) solutions development for flagship iOS and PC software for industrial visual inspection using AR.

SuPAR Spatial (Vision Pro)

Designed, developed, and managed complete Vision Pro application from concept to beta release using SwiftUI and RealityKit. Enables spatial inspection of projects using GLTF models.

FaceTime connectivity for real-time collaborative spatial inspection
Spatial interactions: gesture-based rotation, scaling, and 3D positioning
Floor detection, spatial anchoring, and real-world occlusion systems
Dynamic lighting effects and shadow rendering
Part management system with hide/show/highlight functionality
Inspection workflows with media-rich notes and quality control stages

Unity Development

Model Optimizer System: Built algorithm reducing complex 3D models, achieving ~80% performance improvement
Mesh Separator Tool: Created Unity Jobs System-based tool splitting 3D models by mesh structure
Runtime Transform Handles: Developed professional 3D object manipulation library
Download Management System: Centralized system for handling large binary file downloads with queuing and progress tracking
GOM Data Importer: Tool for importing/visualizing 3D measurement data with curves, points, and values
Mesh Bisecting Tool: Implemented plane-based mesh splitting functionality

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Intern

Turkish Aerospace DEC 2021 — FEB 2022

Developed automated LOD generation system and conducted performance analysis using Unity Mesh Simplifier library to evaluate mesh decimation benefits for AR applications. Created reports documenting performance improvements when applying mesh optimization techniques to 3D models used in augmented reality environments.

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Intern

HAVELSAN AUG 2021 — SEP 2021

Conducted technical research on systems programming and containerization technologies including Bash scripting, Docker, GTK, and Rust programming. Developed practical Hangman game application using GTK and Rust, and delivered presentation on Rust programming language capabilities and applications.

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Working Student

Xtinge Technology JUL 2020 — MAY 2021

Conducted research on 3D graphics optimization and rendering techniques for enhanced object quality in real-time applications. Explored physically-based rendering and 3D scanning methodologies, and developed an IKEA Place clone as practical application to demonstrate research findings.

Projects

Hardware

Talking Flower

Nintendo Talking Flower toy turned into an AI voice assistant powered by a Raspberry Pi, PicoClaw, and ElevenLabs. Push-to-talk, speech-to-text transcription, and expressive text-to-speech with the flower's original character.

Python Raspberry Pi AI Hardware

Open Source

JoyMapKit

macOS gamepad-to-keyboard/mouse mapper with analog sticks, chords, layers, macros, and a SwiftUI menu bar app.

Swift SwiftUI macOS

Live

Trip Visualiser

AI-powered travel planning app with interactive maps, cloud sync, and multi-language support. Generate itineraries, export to PDF/iCal, and share trips via URL.

React AI Maps PWA

Live

ClawPlace

Collaborative pixel canvas for AI agents, inspired by r/place. Agents form factions, create alliances, earn achievements, and compete for territory in real-time.

Next.js WebSocket AI Agents

Open Source

Runtime Transform Handles

Professional 3D object transformation tool enabling runtime manipulation with intuitive gizmos, multiple selection, and auto-scaling for Unity developers.

Unity C# Open Source

Open Source