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Ahmet Kazzaz, Android Developer in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ahmet Kazzaz

Android Developer in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Member since July 29, 2021
Ahmet is a developer with a knack for getting the most out of the Android ecosystem. Since 2018, he's delivered multiple Android apps for startups, mid-level companies, big corporations like Reddit and Huawei Technologies, and in a range of industries, including an app for an Australian medical company. Thanks to exemplary communication skills and a love of teamwork, Ahmet can deliver a project both solo and with a team. Ahmet's focus is on software architecture and Android in general.
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Portfolio

  • Reddit
    Kotlin, MockK, Mockito, Dagger 2, Android, Java, Gradle, Android Jetpack...
  • Solid Ict
    Kotlin, Retrofit 2, Dagger 2, RxJava 2, Unit Testing, Firebase...
  • Seer Medical
    React Native, JavaScript, Redux, Flexbox, Bluetooth LE, WebSockets

Experience

  • RxJava 2 4 years
  • Retrofit 2 4 years
  • Java 4 years
  • Model View Viewmodel (MVVM) 3 years
  • Firebase 3 years
  • Android Jetpack 3 years
  • Android Architecture Components 3 years
  • Kotlin 2 years

Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

MacOS, Slack, Jira

The most amazing...

...projects I've done were the Reddit app as a core developer, the app gallery of Tuttur, a top-five sports betting app in Turkey, and an internal Huawei app.

Employment

  • Android Engineer

    2021 - PRESENT
    Reddit
    • Worked on the comments page section of the Android app.
    • Developed the new full-bleed video player on Android that was recently released.
    • Contributed to the live RPAN section of the Android app. Added new UI features and improved code quality.
    • Involved in fixing existing bugs, adding unit tests to legacy code, and developing new features.
    Technologies: Kotlin, MockK, Mockito, Dagger 2, Android, Java, Gradle, Android Jetpack, Android Architecture Components

  • Mid-senior Android Developer

    2020 - 2021
    Solid Ict
    • Collaborated with a client based in Australia to build a businesses review app mixed with TikTok-like video features. The app is currently live in the Play Store and used by thousands of users.
    • Developed and released the biggest live and future betting features with little to no handover for Tuttur, a top-five sports betting app in Turkey; currently live in the Play Store and used by thousands of users.
    • Joined the project after their main developer left and rescued it. Took over an 80,000 LOC codebase, fixed several stability bugs, and added pending feature requests without delaying the new release launch date.
    Technologies: Kotlin, Retrofit 2, Dagger 2, RxJava 2, Unit Testing, Firebase, Firebase Realtime Database, Push Notifications, Jira, CI/CD Pipelines

  • React Native Contractor

    2020 - 2020
    Seer Medical
    • Developed a React Native application designed to help patients diagnosed with epilepsy track their health data on the app. The app works via Bluetooth Low Energy and WebSocket connection with a computer hub.
    • Delivered the application within two months and continued to support by catching and fixing bugs for an extra month.
    • Added more features upon request as extra contracts and released those as well.
    Technologies: React Native, JavaScript, Redux, Flexbox, Bluetooth LE, WebSockets

  • Mid-level Android Developer

    2019 - 2020
    Huawei Technologies Co.
    • Built various features—including task management functionalities, employee progress tracking, and more detailed on-site information display—for an enterprise task management app used by onsite Huawei employees.
    • Developed four major features in a year using Java (native code) and Vue.js using a JavaScript bridge.
    • Hit the ground running when I joined and delivered two features in two weeks, as well as monitoring bugs and crashes and then fixing them with the Microsoft TFS tool; these were used globally at different branches in Huawei.
    • Mentored and helped junior developers to become accustomed to the codebase.
    Technologies: Java, Kotlin, Retrofit 2, Vue, JavaScript, Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), Model View Presenter (MVP)

  • Junior Android Developer

    2018 - 2019
    MGS Software
    • Developed four enterprise apps for a security firm; each application had a specific role: attendance, surveys for guards, to-do lists for guards, and a tour patrol for the guards respectively.
    • Built and launched the apps from the ground up, tracked crashes through Firebase Crashlytics and bugs by manual testing, fixed those problems, and then released new versions; as a junior developer, handled the whole process.
    • Delivered enterprise apps that were released with certificates only to be used by the enterprises' employees. The apps had successful launches and were used effectively for attendance, guards surveys, guard to-do lists, and tour patrols.
    • Acted as a lead Android developer responsible for analyzing, designing, and coding Android applications from the ground up.
    • Contributed to the development of multiple native Android applications and successfully released four of them to the Play Store in a span of 1.5 years.
    • Worked with clients directly to extract specifications and translate those into code.
    Technologies: Java, Retrofit 2, RxJava 2, Glide, Butterknife, APIs, Maps, MacOS

Experience

Skills

  • Languages

    Java, Kotlin, PHP, JavaScript, C++

  • Frameworks

    Glide, Dagger 2, React Native, Redux, Mockito

  • Libraries/APIs

    Retrofit 2, Butterknife, Android Architecture Components, RxJava 2, Vue, Foursquare API, Flexbox

  • Tools

    Slack, TFS, Jira, Android Jetpack, Gradle

  • Paradigms

    Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), Model View Presenter (MVP), Object-oriented Design (OOD), Unit Testing

  • Platforms

    MacOS, Firebase, Bluetooth LE, Android

  • Storage

    Firebase Realtime Database, Cloud Firestore

  • Other

    APIs, English, Programming, OOP Designs, Maps, Push Notifications, CI/CD Pipelines, DSBridge, WebSockets, MockK

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
    2014 - 2018
    Istanbul Aydin University - Istanbul, Turkey

Certifications

  • IELTS
    MAY 2018 - PRESENT
    British Council
  • Mobile Gaming Certificate
    JUNE 2017 - PRESENT
    Gamelab Istanbul

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