Roberto has a decade-plus worth of experience building highly engaging mobile experiences; pushing mobile technologies to the limit using the latest tools, frameworks, approaches and best practices for the delivery of Android/Java-based apps and highly performant REST APIs. He has team lead experience; working on small Agile teams with a strong grasp of the technical tenets that drive the design, building, optimization, deployment, and maintenance of Android solutions.
Creating and developing innovative software solutions for 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.
fromAtoB
Android Team Leader
2017 - Present (7 years)
Berlin, Germany
Manage a team of 5 developers; driving mobile initiatives to create dynamic solutions for the company's Android app and set up the infrastructure to scale the Android team.
Expanded the Android development ecosystem for the app; participating in server API design and changes, as well as on UI/UX tasks on the project.
Tested cutting-edge concepts and implemented the latest Android development trends for the migration to a Kotlin multimodule setup, with MVP, use cases and repositories.
Architect and implement critical software components into Android solutions, research new technologies, lead projects and own the delivery of results.
Design, code, test, debug, and document Android-based programs, subroutines, and scripts on projects; devising app systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements for clients.
Provides services to multiple project teams, guidance to less-experienced programmers, and conduct presentations to end-users on the use of developed solutions.
Provided executive decisions for business planning and technical roadmaps and managed 15+ developers; coordinating mobile and server-side developers on a worldwide distributed team.
Stayed on top of technology trends and developments; performing several integrations with different partners in different countries, technologies, languages and workflows.
Facilitated a culture of productivity and continuous improvement through efficient resource planning, technical interviews, developer performance reviews, and periodic follow-ups.
Led and followed laid down SDLC processes in the iteration of Android apps on a worldwide distributed team handling 4 brands and 12 published apps.
Worked on app features triaging, planning, estimation, development, and publication; based on business needs and priorities - coordinating tasks with backend developers schedule.
Acted as a primary technical support resource on server API designs and changes for specific assignments involving mobile development within Safer Taxis.
Built and took technical ownership of Buzzword's native app developed using the Android SDK and Android NDK; with integration to the proprietary 3D engine built on C++.
Provided app support for both phones (single panel) and tablet (multipanel) on the same APK.
Worked on local file management operations (CRUD) and handled integration tasks with WebDav services.
Provided delivery expertise for integration processes with an external data source provider and an exposed API with other internal web services and web apps for use.
Provided hands-on expertise for change and risk analysis/assessment of internal web applications on projects.
Researched and triaged technical issues across different app environments; ensuring that apps meet all technical requirements and are defect-free.
Developed elegant apps on the Facebook app for Allies and Rivals with high-quality, maintainable, and reusable code.
Worked as part of Electronic Arts' team on the customization of the Liferay portal system; estimating work efforts to assist in project prioritization.
Diagnosed and troubleshot app issues in production and test environments.
BitFlow serves as a one-stop digital portfolio providing information on 600+ digital currencies, 50+ digital assets, and 170+ currency exchange rates to help users optimize their digital portfolio. It has features for pricing, market cap, trends, and supplies allowing users to make the right decisions at the right time.
Safer Taxi is a real-time taxi/ride-booking service that offers a mobile app to help users locate and book taxis/private cars. It focuses on high-end cars at lower costs than Uber with a huge market presence in Latin America (specifically Chile, Brasil, Mexico, and Argentina). It has provided 200k rides using 5k taxi drivers per month.
Viapool is an Argentina based corporate transport service located in Buenos Aires. The app service helps employees make corporate trips using taxis, black cars and buses conveniently. Viapool is now one of the largest remises and taxi platform in Argentina with 150,000 corporate users completing trips every day on the platform.
