Octa is a Lead Android Engineer with 10+ years of experience developing Android applications on mobile, tablets, TV boxes, and other Android IoT devices. His focus is on researching methods to meet company needs and offer competitive technology advancement. Octa has worked for small startups and large companies (100K+ employees) both as a developer and in managerial, decision-making roles.
Combined strong leadership and project management with well-developed technical skills and acumen as Team Leader who oversaw Android application for mobile devices
Successfully fulfilled roles and responsibilities of Technical Interview Manager
Responsible for apps architecture, test plans, and software development of various components.
Lead Android engineer for one of the biggest Telekom companies in Europe for TV box launcher (had to work on the AOSP)
Lead Android engineer for one of the biggest banks in Europe (>1m active users)
Responsible for apps architecture, software development of various components. (code review, CI, etc)
Utilized organizational skills, planning and problem-solving as Solution Architect on Android applications for mobile phones
Coupled strong leadership with operational management acumen as General Manager who formed and managed teams, established and maintained clients relationships, and enhanced company culture
Researched methods for meeting the needs of a company as a business through technology.
Exhibited initiative, forward-thinking, planning and problem-solving as Project Leader on Android applications for mobile phones and tablets, QA, and bug fixing on Android mobile app
Oversaw the following projects: Applications for Android TV Box, Backend development Java EE, front end development using JSF. Backend development Spring MVC
Worked in scale agile teams, utilized the Scrum method as the default methodology used in development., and wrote API documentation.
Utilized technical skills and acumen to complete the following tasks: Augmented Reality Mobile apps, and Android apps according to the latest design principles
Showed ingenuity, commitment and dedication to technology advancement through involvement in the Research and Development for Smart TV integrating mobile devices; author of R&D for Smart TV (ISBN: 978-3659475054)
Use highly evolved technical skills and acumen to conduct advanced website design and database maintenance for online RPG game
Implemented industry-leading VPN application 'VirtualShield' for Android, handling tasks ranging from app architecture to writing the full codebase
Applied technologies like Android Framework, Firebase, Kotlin, Wireguard, Github Actions, Clean Architecture, Certificate Pinning, Android TV leanback, GraphQL
Ensured highest level of user privacy with military-grade encryption and strict no-log policies, providing global connection capabilities through Wireguard
Developed the Android application for Unfold, an innovative story editor with 300+ Instagram story templates.
Provided leadership in the architecture and direction of the app, while also deriving new key features.
Transitioned into a Project Manager role after the first year, adopting and implementing agile principles. Technologies used include Android Framework, Firebase, Billing, Kotlin.
Developed the entire application for CheckYeti, the largest online platform for booking activities in over 1,000 mountain and beach destinations across Europe
Implemented the front-end UI and provided assistance to the back-end team on web-services
Advised the client on the choice of technology stack for development on both iOS and Android platforms
Project lead for the development of Txtprt, a live chat application providing advanced chat functionalities globally
Advised client on the entire development process and was responsible for coding the UI
Supported back-end team with documentation and designed the RESTFUL web services
As the lead Android developer for Zuum, an app designed to connect drivers, owner-operators and fleet managers directly with shippers, implemented all facets of the delivery process, for more efficient freight deliveries.
Provided back-end team support through API service documentation and coordinated the developer team effectively.
The 6-month project became successful due to the use of technologies like Kotlin, Groovy, RxJava, Dagger, Urbanairship, Google Maps, and Scrum Agile methodology.
Developed the entire Monument app, a personal image cloud-based solution that automatically syncs photos from user's phone to Monument when connected to home Wi-Fi.
Programmed the front-end UI for the Android application of Monument.
Defined independent processes for handling heavy background tasks, capable of managing tens of thousands of images simultaneously.
Developed full SDK for MangoPay, an application that simplifies and automates payment processes for companies
Created an Android native library that functions as a wrapper over the backend, providing a clean API usage
The library aims to facilitate the creation of a card registration object based on credit card information
