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Arben Maloku, Android Developer in Hamburg, Germany
Arben Maloku

Android Developer in Hamburg, Germany

Member since April 12, 2022
Arben is a senior Android developer with more than eight years of experience building native apps. He is highly skilled in Android, Kotlin, Android SDK, and other technologies used mainly for Android development. As a professional focusing on designing, developing, and deploying many Android apps, he can also manage, implement, and develop projects. Arben thrives and grows professionally, personally, and academically when participating in challenging projects.
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Portfolio

  • COYO
    Kotlin, Android SDK, GitHub, Android Studio, Zeplin, Figma, White Labeling...
  • AppsPeople
    Android, Android Studio, Android SDK, Zeplin, Firebase Android SDK, Kotlin...
  • Swiss IT-Factory International
    Kotlin, Java, Android, Android SDK, Android Studio, Git, Android Development...

Experience

Location

Hamburg, Germany

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Android SDK, MacOS, GitHub, Kotlin, Zeplin, Figma, Jira, Android

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a business solution mobile app for Swiss construction companies.

Employment

  • Senior Android Developer

    2019 - PRESENT
    COYO
    • Developed and maintained COYO (formerly COYO Engage) app, a digital home for all employees. The app offers news and easy real-time communication between colleagues based on COYO's employee experience intranet.
    • Refactored the local database from SQLDelight to Room.
    • Migrated from Anko to XML layouts and started using Android Compose.
    Technologies: Kotlin, Android SDK, GitHub, Android Studio, Zeplin, Figma, White Labeling, Android MDM, Android, Android Development, Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), KOIN, Paging, REST, ConstraintLayout, Dagger 2, Mobile App Development, XML, Unit Testing, Retrofit, Coroutines, Android Jetpack, Data Binding, Android Architecture Components, MySQL, REST APIs, Gradle, RxJava 2, Android UI Design, HTTP, Push Notifications, Authentication, Encryption, JSON Web Tokens (JWT), Mobile Apps, Mobile, RxJava, WebSockets, Performance, Native Mobile Apps, WebView, APIs, User Experience (UX), Android Animations, Debugging

  • Senior Android Developer

    2018 - 2019
    AppsPeople
    • Developed and maintained the Android app Sydney's West that has exclusive access to events, trails, tours, and deals in Sydney's west area.
    • Maintained the Searcher Seismic Android app, a quick map-based application to track the whereabouts of the world’s seismic survey vessels.
    • Created and maintained the Home Open Android app, a highly mobile-focused real estate portal designed to help home buyers and renters see offers of houses nearby or in a selected location in real time.
    • Developed an award-winning project, ClimateClever, designed to help schools measure, monitor, compare, and reduce their carbon footprint to become a leader in sustainability and climate action.
    Technologies: Android, Android Studio, Android SDK, Zeplin, Firebase Android SDK, Kotlin, Firebase, Android Development, Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), REST, Dagger 2, ConstraintLayout, Paging, Facebook Android SDK, Retrofit, MySQL, REST APIs, Gradle, RxJava 2, Android UI Design, HTTP, Push Notifications, Authentication, Mobile Apps, Mobile, Bluetooth, Performance, Native Mobile Apps, APIs, Android Animations, Bluetooth LE, Debugging

  • Android Developer

    2014 - 2018
    Swiss IT-Factory International
    • Planned, developed, maintained, and distributed the Time Solution Android app designed to help employees track their working hours.
    • Gathered requirements and translated them to tickets. Trained, prepared, and helped the new joiners.
    • Planned, developed, maintained, and distributed the Business Solution, an Android app designed to help construction workers with their daily tasks, time reports, and quantity measurement.
    Technologies: Kotlin, Java, Android, Android SDK, Android Studio, Git, Android Development, ConstraintLayout, REST, Dagger 2, Mobile App Development, Retrofit, Android Architecture Components, MySQL, REST APIs, Gradle, Android UI Design, HTTP, Push Notifications, Authentication, Mobile Apps, Mobile, Performance, Native Mobile Apps, APIs, Debugging

  • .NET and Android Developer

    2012 - 2013
    Appdec
    • Helped the team develop different modules using C# and Windows Forms.
    • Developed, maintained, and distributed aLite Mobile, a mobile version of the software for restaurants and bars.
    • Maintained and deployed the app and created different reporting views.
    Technologies: Android, Java, C#.NET, SQL, Android Studio, Android Development, XML, REST, Mobile App Development, Gradle, HTTP, Mobile Apps, Mobile, Performance, Native Mobile Apps, APIs, Debugging

  • Software Developer Intern

    2012 - 2012
    Appdec
    • Developed the first module as a C# WinForms project.
    • Learned the MVC architecture, how each layer works, and how they are connected.
    • Used Microsoft SQL, wrote the first queries, and designed databases.
    Technologies: C#, C#.NET WinForms, SQL, APIs, Debugging

Experience

  • Daily Reporting

    Daily reporting is an app to report vehicle status daily. I was in charge of redoing the entire app. The app is built using the latest Android technologies.

    As per architecture, it is using MVVM, it is entirely built using compose, compose navigation, ViewModel, datastore, work manager, and material3.

    CI/CD: It's set up to upload builds to firebase app distribution for the staging version and to the PlayStore for the live version.

    Ktlint is used to check for code best practices.

  • COYO
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coyoapp.messenger.android

    COYO (formerly COYO Engage) app is an Android app representing a digital home for all employees. It is based on the COYO's employee experience intranet and offers a unique way to share news, posts, documents, and other information. Also, it provides easy real-time communication between colleagues.

  • Labelit
    https://labelit.io/

    Labelit is a platform that provides data labelers with an app enabling them to label data anytime and anywhere, offering equal opportunity and benefiting monetarily according to the amount of work they put in.

    I developed the app using Flutter, its best practices, and BLoC architecture.

    AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/labelit-app/id1595607617

  • Scooler
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scholar.scholarapp

    Scooler is an app that offers various services exclusively designed for students, including:
    • Chat classes
    • Grade board
    • Student marketplace
    • Job bulletin board
    • Listings board for housing and miscellaneous items
    • Educational column
    • Scholarship and grant boards

    I developed the first version of the app.

  • CHEF.ONE

    CHEF.ONE is an app like Airbnb for gastronomy. Social dining and drinking is the concept's name where people invite others from their city to their home to eat or drink together, enabling them to discover the cuisine of their city.

    My task was to develop the first version of the Android app.

  • VisitKosova

    VisitKosova is an Android app that helps people find the best places to visit in Kosovo. It has various features, such as the functionality to see historical places, display the route, and read all details about it.

    The app was developed entirely by me, including the back end and Android app.

  • BenzApp

    An Android app that helps users find cheap fuel nearby. Some of the main functionalities include:
    • Showing data only for a specific region
    • Choosing the type of fuel
    • Showing the route and how far the target is
    • Saving favorites

    I developed the app from scratch, including the back-end part.

Skills

  • Languages

    Kotlin, XML, Java, Dart, SQL

  • Frameworks

    Android SDK, KOIN, Dagger 2, Flutter, JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

  • Libraries/APIs

    Firebase Android SDK, Retrofit, Android Architecture Components, REST APIs, RxJava 2, RxJava

  • Tools

    GitHub, Zeplin, Jira, Android Studio, ConstraintLayout, Android Jetpack, Gradle, Figma, Git, Facebook Android SDK, WebView

  • Paradigms

    Model View Viewmodel (MVVM), Unit Testing, Mobile Development

  • Platforms

    Android, MacOS, Firebase, Mobile, Bluetooth LE, iOS

  • Storage

    MySQL, Compose.io

  • Other

    White Labeling, Android Development, Mobile App Development, Paging, Data Binding, Coroutines, Android UI Design, HTTP, Push Notifications, Authentication, Mobile Apps, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Performance, Native Mobile Apps, APIs, User Experience (UX), Debugging, Android MDM, CI/CD Pipelines, Dagger Hilt, Encryption, Education, WebSockets, Bluetooth, Android Animations, Room, Navigation, Material 3

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
    2011 - 2014
    Riinvest College - Prishtinë, Kosovo

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