Bogdan Tirca, Developer in Bucharest, Romania
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Bogdan Tirca

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Software Developer

Location
Bucharest, Romania
Toptal Member Since
October 21, 2021

With nine years of experience as an Android engineer, Bogdan is highly skilled in Android development. He started his career as an intern at Twitter, and since he has worked primarily remote for companies like GIPHY and Tapslash where he was a team lead. While in college, Bogdan was also the CTO of a Romanian social networking app called Intersect. He loves working at companies with great cultures and people and is eager to jump into new and challenging technical problems.

Portfolio

Giphy
Android, Kotlin, Android Development
Tapslash
Android, React, Python, React Native, Android Development
Twitter
Android, iOS, Swift, Android Development

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Android, React Native, Android Studio, Node.js

The most amazing...

...thing I've built were multiple A/B tests at Twitter that impacted millions of people.

Work Experience

Android Engineer

2018 - 2021
Giphy
  • Created an application through multiple design iterations.
  • Built initial creation tools that allowed users to create their GIFs.
  • Showcased our entire sticker collection by building a sticker app from the ground up.
  • Developed a custom user navigation system that allowed us to create an intuitive user experience through the app.
  • Built a smart rendition picking algorithm that chooses the perfect GIF quality based on phone size and network speed.
Technologies: Android, Kotlin, Android Development

Lead Android Engineer

2016 - 2018
Tapslash
  • Developed an Android keyboard that integrated multiple search services like GIF search and Google search.
  • Created a React Native app that allowed users to configure the list of services used.
  • Headed a team of six front-end and back-end engineers to create the product.
  • Built multiple UI tests to make sure we ship a bug-free product.
Technologies: Android, React, Python, React Native, Android Development

Software Engineer Intern

2014 - 2014
Twitter
  • Worked on multiple A/B tests for both Android and iOS.
  • Developed a phone number signup and login on Android.
  • Tracked and monitored the impact of each feature on the company's key metrics.
  • Interacted with multiple departments from design to analytics to build the best product.
  • Built UI and end-to-end testing to have high test coverage for our codebase.
Technologies: Android, iOS, Swift, Android Development

GIPHY's Mobile App

This Android app shows trending GIFs, stickers, text, and clips and allows users to search through the entire GIPHY collection. As an Android team lead, I spearheaded the development of the app through multiple design iterations.

Tapslash Keyboard

This Android keyboard integrates multiple search services and allows users to search and share GIFs, video, music, and many other features directly from the keyboard. I headed the team and communicated with back-end and front-end developers to build the product.

Languages

Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, C++, Swift, Python

Frameworks

Android SDK, React Native

Tools

Android Studio

Platforms

Android, iOS

Other

Software Engineering, Algorithms, Android Development, Web Development

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, React

2011 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania

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