Alexandru H.

About Me

Alexandru is a highly-motivated and persevering developer with over 5 years of professional experience working in an Agile environment designing, developing, integrating, and testing solutions for mobile apps on the Android platform. He enjoys developing Android Mobile Applications using mainly Java, Kotlin, RxJava, Retrofit, Jetpack, Firebase. Hands-on experience in helping companies and individuals around the world design and implement their mobile software solutions, including Renault Group, AT&T, or Groupon.

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Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior 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.

P3 Group
P3 Group
Android Developer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Romania
  • Worked on a project for Renault, a car management app where you can keep track of miles driven, gas mileage, eco-driving, and more depending on the car type.

  • Created new layouts for the app, one of which included a challenging managing alarms within a scrollable list. Worked on integrating REST API calls (JSON and XML) used for car type and various other services.

  • Reduced the development time by 50% by creating a suite of four apps, each having a specific purpose: points of interest, eco driving, consumption, parking, and various other services.

Cognizant Softvision
Cognizant Softvision
Android Developer
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Romania
  • Worked on the development of Groupon, a worldwide e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local merchants. Increased sales by 10-20% by using all the best practices, and highlighted the shop's best offers in specific zones by creating a more dynamic, modular UI.

  • Developed Tools AT&T, a collection of projects that work together to provide end to end automation testing solutions for AT&T device related projects.

  • Migrated an E-COMMERCE SERVER application to newest technologies according to industry best practices, based on a microservices architecture.

ZYNK Software
ZYNK Software
Android Developer
2015 - 2017 (2 years)
Remote
  • Worked on the development of mobile application used by people who have flights to track their mileage and also to manage their mileage benefits.

  • Improved user satisfaction by increasing the app store rating from 3.9 to 4.1 and by reducing the crash-free users rate from 97.3% to 99.8% by pushing a new version of the app every 2 weeks and reacting quickly to users’ feedback.

  • Designed and developed various flows mapped to multiple screens, refactoring into MVP our code base and creating technical documentation.

Upwork
Upwork
Android Developer
2014 - 2020 (6 years)
Remote
  • Worked on the development of BEACONISE, a marketing app that uses Beacon and NFC technology to attract passing by customers by presenting them offers from partner stores.

  • Implemented multiple features such as getting more details on scanned goods and offering the possibility of buying them.

  • Partnered with designers, QA, and internal developers to maintain best practices.

Showcase

Android Developer - Groupon
Android Developer - Groupon
  • Groupon is a global e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local businesses.

  • It facilitates discovery of new experiences across multiple countries.

  • The project utilizes RxJava, Retrofit, and Toothpick for development.

Android Developer - Renault Car management app
Android Developer - Renault Car management app
  • Developed a car management app for tracking miles driven, gas mileage, and eco-driving data.

  • Created a suite of 4 apps, each with specific purposes: points of interest, eco-driving, consumption, and parking.

  • Utilized Kotlin, Dagger, and Koin technologies for the project.

Java Developer - Tools AT&T
Java Developer - Tools AT&T
  • AT&T utilizes a collection of projects to provide end-to-end automation testing solutions for device-related projects.

  • The project involves manual execution of over 100 test cases with medium to high complexity for new device qualification without the mentioned tools.

  • The project leverages Java, Spring, and MySQL technologies.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Information Technology
Bachelor of Computer Information Technology
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
2013 - 2017 (4 years)