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Faizan Ahmed
Senior Android Engineer
Lahore
Summary
Innovative and Driven Mobile App Developer with over 8 years of hands-on experience in Android Development. A dedicated problem solver with a passion for crafting dynamic and user-centric applications within the Android ecosystem. Proficient in leveraging Communication Mediums, Location Services, and dynamic UIs to create seamless user experiences. Expertise in Payment Terminal Integrations (EMV Standards), L3 certification, combined with a deep understanding of Application Architecture. Committed to translating ideas into functional, engaging, and cutting-edge mobile solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Android Developer
Deazitech
Lahore
11.2018 - Current
- Led highly productive team of developers in mobile app creation cycle for Payment Terminals market.
- Sunmi Payment Terminal Integration (Thumbzup Pvt Ltd)
- Actively participated in API / SDK development to provide abstraction layer between payment app and Sunmi's SDK
- Payment pebble integration (Thumbzup Pvt Ltd)
- Actively participated in API / SDK development to provide abstraction layer between payment app and payment pebble firmware
- Developed complete payment app and intent sdk for integrators to use it with their POS systems
- Developed App Shield which periodically reports and them remove unwanted applications from Blade (Thumbzup Pvt Ltd)
- Worked on integrations via Bluetooth, Audio and USB comms
- Dspread Payment Terminal Integration (OnoConnect)
- Kozen Payment Terminal Integration (OnoConnect)
- Nexgo Payment Terminal Integration (OnoConnect)
- MIURA M010 Payment Terminal Integration (OnoConnect)
- Routine work with Yoco's Developers including daily standups, weekly retros and sprint plannings
- Routine work with Redux implementation via Kotlin including state machine implementation in Yoco's payment sdk
- MVVM integration in all payment apps
- Developed and maintaining ExiPay's payment api / sdk which provides abstraction layer between Finimo Payment app and various terminal manufacturer's SDKs
- Developer third party integration SDK which lets POS vendor manage their payments via payment application
- Network SDK for Lloyds Bank which allow their Miura M010 to integrate with ExiPay's switch ( in - progress )
Senior Android Developer
Genetech Solutions
Karachi
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Delivered weekly progress report to executive staff and informed applicable parties of upcoming milestones.
- Provided dedicated support and timely issue resolution to clients following successful app launch.
- Incorporated offline storage, performance tuning and threading into apps for seamless use.
- Successfully integrated push notifications into apps, bolstering user engagement.
- Researched and developed mobile Android app to help users locate LMS services within immediate location.
- Integrated graph based path identification algorithms.
- Started getting experience on Kotlin.
Android Developer
Minhasoft
Karachi
11.2016 - 07.2018
- Published 5+ Android apps from inception to deployment.
- Created custom mobile applications using native technologies.
- Researched and developed mobile Android app to help users locate Ride Hailing services within immediate location.
- Designed highly useful application experiences that used gyroscopes, accelerometers and other sensors within Android OS.
- Employed third-party APIs to facilitate seamless access to external, in-app cloud data.
- Used Native Location Services, Material Designing, pubnub for communication, FCM for cloud messaging, Retrofit for Rest API Integration.
- Led highly productive team of developers in mobile app creation cycle for Ride hailing market.
Android Developer
MobiTising
Karachi
10.2015 - 09.2016
- Devised documentation for each app, detailing operation aspects, functions, capabilities and features.
- Published 10+ Android apps from inception to deployment.
- Applied various techniques to locate bugs and errors in applications for speedy issue resolution.
- Consistently used Android SDK to produce highly effective and nuanced content.
- Designed user interfaces that engaged multiple senses and produced immersive experiences.
Android App Development Intern
MobiTising
Karachi
06.2015 - 10.2015
- Tested applications prior to final review to verify issue resolution.
- Maintained comprehensive knowledge of mobile development cycle and addressed challenges arising in each phase.
- Applied various techniques to locate bugs and errors in applications for speedy issue resolution.
- Created custom mobile applications using native technologies.
- Provided dedicated support and timely issue resolution to clients following successful app launch.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computational Science
Iqra University
Karachi 09.2012 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
DHA College For Men
DHA Karachi 09.2009 - 05.2011
Skills
Android development
Kotlin
SDK Development
SDK Integration
App Architecture
JAVA
MVVM
Design Patterns
Payment Terminal Integration
Android Development
Android SDK
Git
Gitlab
Bitbucket
Github
MVP
Firebase
Pubnub
Material Design
Android Jetpack Components
Database
Pushy
RESTful API interfaces (JSON, XML)
CI /CD
Agile Development
Payment Integration / Payment Industry Familiarity
Modularization
Software
Kotlin
Android Studio
Android SDK
IntelliJ
SQL
PHP
TypeScript
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeFull TimeGig WorkLocation Preference
RemoteImportant To Me
Flexible work hoursLanguages
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Punjabi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Urdu
Advanced (C1)
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Senior Android Developer
Deazitech
11.2018 - Current
Senior Android Developer
Genetech Solutions
08.2018 - 09.2018
Android Developer
Minhasoft
11.2016 - 07.2018
Android Developer
MobiTising
10.2015 - 09.2016
Android App Development Intern
MobiTising
06.2015 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Computational Science
Iqra University
09.2012 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
DHA College For Men
09.2009 - 05.2011
Interests
Software Development
Riding Motorcycles
Camping
Hiking