Antony Kimeu

Highly skilled lead Android developer with seven years of experience.. I am passionate about developing innovative, high-performance mobile applications that provide engaging user experiences with proven track record of delivering top-quality products that meet client needs and exceed expectations.

As a lead Android developer, this has enabled me to master various programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, and C++, in addition software architecture patterns such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM. I am also proficient in working with various Android SDKs, including Android Jetpack, Android Wear and Android TV.

I have an extensive experience leading cross-functional teams of developers, designers, and testers to build and launch successful Android applications for clients across different industries. Also skilled in using mobile development tools such as Android Studio, Git, JIRA, and Jenkins, and is always up-to-date with the latest developments in the Android ecosystem.

My special skills include developing scalable and reliable Android applications, optimizing app performance, and ensuring app security. I also have experience integrating APIs, third-party libraries, and payment gateways into mobile applications.

In addition to my technical skills, I am a great communicator and problem-solver, able to manage complex projects and teams. Passionate about staying current with the latest mobile app development trends and technologies commited to delivering innovative and user-friendly products that drive business success.

M-Gas 

Lead Android Developer (Jan 2021 - Present)

Roles include:

• Design, build, own and maintain android applications.
• Build geospatial applications and visualizations for our technical team. I also developed web-based and mobile based mapping applications and integrated GIS services into existing applications.
• Develop unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Draft design documents, perform code reviews and lead the resolution of implementation decisions.
• Set and maintain standards of software and specifications.
• Support and collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Operations and Services) to ship excellent mobile apps.
• Giving internal educational and inspirational talks.
• Build the teams understanding of the business needs, the business model, and its users.
• Advise the business on reducing complexity in projects, services, systems, and processes
• Spearheaded recruiting activities for the Android team (including screening, interviews and evaluations) • Monitored and triaged app quality and stability reports from Fabric crash reports, Google play Store feedback, Customer support, Jira and QA reports
• Maintain a constructive feedback culture.

Burn Manufacturing

Senior Developer (Jan 2022 – present)

Roles include:

• Integrate different payment processing (e.g. MPESA APIs) into the system.
• Design and test UI/UX with target customers.
• Manage communication with software contractors and partners.
• Work with Burn Engineering team to interface hardware products with software support to achieve Burn's business logic.
• I was responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions for GIS and mapping applications.
• Build and maintain AWS based solutions
• Carefully document any development work with class diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, flowcharts, and activity diagrams

The most relevant education of mine is a bachelor's degree in Information Technology obtained from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.