Bogdan S.

About Me

Bogdan is a detail-oriented Android Developer with 7 years of experience in app development using mainly Kotlin, Java, and currently experimenting with Flutter. He loves conceptualizing app solutions with the latest technology, design theory, and a large dose of creativity. Bogdan has a proven record of delivering quality, responsive, and engaging applications, striving for optimization and reusability and diving into new concepts, designs, libraries, and frameworks.

QA & Testing

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Android Developer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Create and develop innovative software solutions for different clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

deskbird
deskbird
Lead Android Software Engineer
2021 - 2024 (3 years)
Remote
  • ๐Ÿš€ Swiss PropTech deskbird announces new raise, making it the highest-funded SaaS startup in Europe for #workplacemanagement! deskbird's revenue quadrupled in the last 12 months, and they are now expanding in Europe and other regions, including the USA. The company raised $13 million in its Series A round from Alstin Capital and AVP (AXA Venture Partners), with participation from existing investors, such as session.vc, Rivus Capital, and PortfoLion Capital Partners. "We are thrilled to have found these two new investors who want to join us on our journey and help us become the global market leader in our fast-growing category. We believe that in 10 years, deskbird will be to workplace management what Salesforce is to CRM." - deskbird's founders, Ivan Cossu (CEO) and Jonas Hess (CPO)

  • ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, We are thrilled to share a milestone moment in our journey today! ๐ŸŒŸ We have closed our ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—” ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ, marking a significant leap forward in our mission to become the global standard for workspace management. What does this mean for us? It means more innovation, growth, and impact in the industry we are so passionate about! ๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—” ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€: โœ… We've raised an impressive $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—  to propel our vision forward! ๐Ÿš€ โœ… A heartfelt thanks to our investors Alstin Capital, Carsten Maschmeyer, AVP (AXA Venture Partners), session.vc, Rivus Capital, and PortfoLion Capital Partners for believing in us. ๐Ÿ™ โœ… Our incredible team's dedication and hard work have made this milestone possible.๐Ÿ’œ But we're not stopping here! This begins our journey to redefine the ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ. Our commitment to innovation, excellence, and making a positive impact remains unwavering. ๐ŸŒ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜? Stay tuned as we accelerate product development, expand our market reach, and disrupt industry norms. Together, we're building something extraordinary!

Everli
Everli
Android Developer
2020 - 2020
Remote
  • Worked on the development of the Everli app for the main European e-grocery marketplace, having over 250.000 users.

  • Assisted with launching the app in two new countries and worked on improving its overall architecture.

  • Developed new features for the app, which was Native Android written in Kotlin.

Bitdefender
Bitdefender
Android Developer
2017 - 2017
Romania
  • Worked on a large legacy codebase to improve existing features and develop new ones using both Java and Kotlin with support for API levels 15 and higher.

  • Redesigned the architecture of the app to bring substantial improvements in most areas including stability and performance of old features, reduced battery usage, reduced complexity and time required for implementing new features.

  • Developed unit tests for both new and old features, refactoring old ones where unit testing was not possible. Managed Play Store updates (sequential rollouts) and monitored developer console and firebase crashlytics for crashes and ANRs.

Movial
Movial
Android Developer Intern
2015 - 2015
Romania
  • Acted as Android Developer Intern for a global software engineering and design services company specializing in mobile and embedded devices, with expertise in multimedia and communications systems.

  • Worked on the development of an Android application for an online electronics store.

Showcase

Android Developer - Everli Android App
Android Developer - Everli Android App
  • Worked as an Android developer for Everli, a leading European e-grocery marketplace with over 250,000 Android app users

  • Responsibilities included maintenance and development of new features for the Everli app, as well as improving its overall architecture

  • Played a key role in launching the app in two new countries

Android Developer - Bitdefender Parental Control
Android Developer - Bitdefender Parental Control
  • Managed the research and development of Bitdefender's next generation mobile parental control suites focusing on the native android component

  • Bitdefender Parental Control is designed to work on all major platforms

  • Parents can select content categories to restrict from their children from a predefined list, and manually allow or block certain URLs

Android Developer - Unclutter
Android Developer - Unclutter
  • Small tool created to manage and clean auto-downloaded photos in the users' gallery.

  • Tracks new files, allows user to quickly decide which photos to keep or remove, and ensures the gallery is always in order.

  • Notifies users when a threshold of new files has been exceeded to avoid lengthy clean-up sessions.

deskbird android app
deskbird android app
  • Deskbird is a leading workplace management software tailor-made for hybrid companies, allowing employees to track office occupation, schedule remote and office work, and reserve desks quickly and efficiently.

  • The platform emphasizes user privacy, featuring state-of-the-art encryption and GDPR compliance, while offering full integrations with tools like Microsoft Teams and providing managers with valuable operational statistics.

  • Prominent companies like Wefox, Vitra, and Knauf use Deskbird's highly-rated app to maintain a flexible work environment and keep employees happy and productive.

Education

Education
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
โ€žAlexandru Ioan Cuzaโ€ University - Iasi, Romania
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Education
AIESEC School of IT - Android Developer Training; ITst - Android Developer Training; Android Kotlin Fundamentals Course; Kotlin for Android & Java Developers: Clean Code on Android; The Ultimate Guide to Game Development with Unity 2019
Courses & Training