R&D Project Specialist

Istanbul, Turkey
Software Development /
Full-Time (Remote) /
On-site
Before jumping in on all the information about the role and what you can bring to the table, let us introduce ourselves real quick.

About us

We are Insider, a B2B SaaS company that drives growth for its clients around the world. How are we achieving this? We are the #1 AI-native platform for Customer Experience and Marketing—offers marketers a single platform to deliver unique experiences per person, drive profitable growth, and unleash peak productivity and efficiency. Our platform connects data across channels, predicts future behavior with AI, and individualizes experiences from a single platform. We’ve unlocked unicorn status following our Series D round We are backed by top-notch investors, including Sequoia Capital, QIA, Riverwood, and Endeavor Catalyst, and trusted by 1200+ brands from high-growth startups to the most prestigious Fortune 500 companies such as Samsung, Coca Cola, Nike, L’Oreal, Singapore Airlines, Virgin, Nestle, Nissan, Lenovo, Puma, IKEA, Allianz, Dominos, Avon, CNN, and the list goes on.
Having recently unlocked unicorn status, Insider was congratulated for becoming one of the only woman-founded, women-led B2B SaaS unicorns in the world, to achieve $200M USD in CARR (Committed Annual Recurring Revenue). Insider was named a leader in the The Forrester Wave for Cross-Channel Campaign Management 2021, and Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Omnichannel Marketing Platforms for B2C Enterprises 2023 Assessment. The company has been recognized in The Top 1% of all software companies worldwide in G2’s 2024 Software Awards, and named in The Top 10 Best Software Products with the most #1 rankings alongside other software legends like Google, Zoom, and Monday.com. According to G2’s Spring’24 reports. Insider is also the #1 G2 Leader in 6+ categories, including Customer Data Platforms (CDP), Personalization Engines, Personalization Software, Mobile Marketing, Customer Journey Analytics, and eCommerce Personalization.

When our team founded Insider, they not only sought to create a product company, but to build the most socially progressive technology community in the world. Through our corporate social responsibility initiatives like 100projects shecodes, sheleads and shemarkables, our community has committed to scaling its impact into our communities across 27+ countries, spearheading transformative projects in areas such as health, education, farming, animal rights, and increasing the proportional representation of women in STEM careers. 

Behind all these achievements, there is an exceptionally talented and passionate team across 27+ countries that moves fast and agile, creates cutting-edge products, and focuses on making an impact. If you want to join us on this journey, just keep reading.

We want you to join us while we are taking a step into the future if you are:

    • capable of documentation and reporting,
    • proficient in using MS Office programs,
    • analytical thinker, researcher, result-oriented, and attentive,
    • able to track projects, with strong planning and organizational skills, curious about new technologies, familiar with R&D culture,
    • possess excellent verbal and written communication skills,
    • proficient in English with a good understanding of academic and research jargon,
    • able to adapt to a busy and dynamic work pace,
    • skilled in business development, collaborating on joint projects, and identifying common opportunities with different sectors in terms of technology,
    • equipped with technical knowledge, expertise, and experience to participate in patenting processes and represent the company in various platforms,
    • preferably experienced in project funding, fundraising, and making necessary preparations in related processes.

A Tech Writer in Insider day in and day out:

    • preparation of application for R&D incentives and funding projects (such as TUBITAK, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, European Union, etc.), identification of resources and requirements, handling of application and necessary correspondences, coordination, documentation, and reporting during and after the application process,
    • preparation of the annual R&D activity report,
    • documentation of the projects in the activity report,
    • sending monthly reports to the Finance and Business Support department for R&D incentives.

While exporting our technology to the world, we offer you:

    • “Tech Talks” with famous and groundbreaking people from the software world, “Dev Talks” where our Software Developers talk about their career steps, and many events where groundbreaking ideas are discussed,
    • Hackathons we organize inside that push the boundaries, programming challenges, and coding competitions,
    • free access to exclusive services such as Laracasts, Egghead, LinkedIn Learning, Blinkist, Masterclass, and Spotify,
    • Inclusive Private Health Insurance,
    • Smart Work Model side benefits to support food and bill expenses,
    • The infamous Team Activities that are bursting with fun,
    • No Dress code! This is a fast and innovative startup, you can wear whatever you want.
    • Remote Work! Work anywhere you'd like in Turkey.


We provide equal opportunity in a zero-discrimination workplace and not just welcome but also embrace everyone without regard to sex, race, color, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, citizenship, or marital status.

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