Andrei Verdes

Senior Android Engineer

Contractor | Consultant
Mobile & Kotlin Expert
Ex-Microsoft, McLaren, Instasize

With over 12 years of experience - 8 years working remotely - across fields such as Mobile Payments, IoT, Automotive, Photo/Video processing, Digital Wellbeing and more, I have proudly built and maintained successful apps from the ground up, achieving millions of downloads for clients across Europe and USA.

Android Engineer and Expert in

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

with over

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

of industry exeperience.

Expertise extends to fields like

Mobile Payments, IoT, Automotive,

Photo/Video Editing SDK, Digital Wellbeing and more…

I take pride in building and maintaining

Android Apps that have over

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

a crash free rate

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

and

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

an average user rating for all apps.

Currently working as

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Android Engineer and Expert in

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

with over

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

of industry exeperience.

Expertise extends to fields like

Mobile Payments, IoT, Automotive,

Photo/Video Editing SDK, Digital Wellbeing and more…

I take pride in building and maintaining

Android Apps that have over

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

a crash free rate

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

and

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

an average user rating for all apps.

Currently working as

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Android Engineer and Expert in

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

with over

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

of industry exeperience.

Expertise extends to fields like

Mobile Payments, IoT, Automotive,

Photo/Video Editing SDK, Digital Wellbeing and more…

I take pride in building and maintaining

Android Apps that have over

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

a crash free rate

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

and

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

an average user rating for all apps.

Currently working as

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Senior Android Engineer @ Shift STUDIO.

Android Engineer and Expert in

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

Mobile/Android Development

with over

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

12 years

of industry exeperience.

Expertise extends to fields like

Mobile Payments, IoT, Automotive,

Photo/Video Editing SDK, Digital Wellbeing and more…

I take pride in building

and maintaining

Android Apps that have over

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

50 million downloads,

a crash free rate

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

above 95%

and

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

above 4.7 stars

an average user rating for all apps.

Currently working as

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

@ Shift STUDIO.

@ Shift STUDIO.

@ Shift STUDIO.

@ Shift STUDIO.

@ Shift STUDIO.

"Andrei’s deep expertise in Android development, combined with his proactive and collaborative approach, made him an invaluable part of our team. Whether implementing advanced features or debugging tough issues, he consistently delivered outstanding results."

"We enjoyed working with him and would indeed hire him again and recommend him for further engagement. He was professional, experienced, committed and the most important thing about him is that he cares!"

"If you’re lucky enough to work with Andrei, you already know what I’m talking about: he is is an absolute genius when it comes to Android development, but you’d never hear that from him.[…]Honestly, working with him has been an absolute privilege, and I couldn’t recommend him enough.”

Luca Meschiari
CTO @ Instasize

Nizar Kais
CTO @ TIGNUM

Jose F Valdés Sirvent
Mobile Tech Lead
@ Square1

"Andrei would be an asset to have on any team without question. A fast-learner individual capable of undertaking any project and contribute not only with code, but also with constructive and innovated ideas."

"He successfully managed to build reliable architecture, keep code base clean and neat, and produce bug-free solutions.[…]Andrei is a perfect asset for any team because he has a high level of technical background, self-discipline, and responsibility."

"He's a brilliant developer who's always eager to solve problems and make things better. His dedication and positive attitude made them a joy to work with. I'd highly recommend him for any Android development role."

Adrian Sanchez del Campo
VP of Engineering
@ myDevices

Vadym Oliinyk
Senior Android Engineer
@ Instasize

Dan Darolti
Senior Android Engineer
@ Shift STUDIO

"We continued to work together on a contractor basis, as we trusted him completely to deliver exceptional work on time and with great attention to detail. His commitment to the success of our projects made him a standout asset, and he continues to have my highest recommendation."

Andrei Racoti
CFO @ Maxcode

"Andrei’s deep expertise in Android development, combined with his proactive and collaborative approach, made him an invaluable part of our team. Whether implementing advanced features or debugging tough issues, he consistently delivered outstanding results."

"We enjoyed working with him and would indeed hire him again and recommend him for further engagement. He was professional, experienced, committed and the most important thing about him is that he cares!"

Luca Meschiari
CTO @ Instasize

Nizar Kais
CTO @ TIGNUM

"Andrei would be an asset to have on any team without question. A fast-learner individual capable of undertaking any project and contribute not only with code, but also with constructive and innovated ideas."

"If you’re lucky enough to work with Andrei, you already know what I’m talking about: he is is an absolute genius when it comes to Android development, but you’d never hear that from him.[…]Honestly, working with him has been an absolute privilege, and I couldn’t recommend him enough.”

Adrian Sanchez del Campo
VP of Engineering
@ myDevices

Jose F Valdés Sirvent
Mobile Tech Lead
@ Square1

"He successfully managed to build reliable architecture, keep code base clean and neat, and produce bug-free solutions.[…]Andrei is a perfect asset for any team because he has a high level of technical background, self-discipline, and responsibility."

"He's a brilliant developer who's always eager to solve problems and make things better. His dedication and positive attitude made them a joy to work with. I'd highly recommend him for any Android development role."

Vadym Oliinyk
Senior Android Engineer
@ Instasize

Dan Darolti
Senior Android Engineer
@ Shift STUDIO

"We continued to work together on a contractor basis, as we trusted him completely to deliver exceptional work on time and with great attention to detail. His commitment to the success of our projects made him a standout asset, and he continues to have my highest recommendation."

Andrei Racoti
CFO @ Maxcode

"We enjoyed working with him and would indeed hire him again and recommend him for further engagement. He was professional, experienced, committed and the most important thing about him is that he cares!"

Nizar Kais
CTO @ TIGNUM

"Andrei’s deep expertise in Android development, combined with his proactive and collaborative approach, made him an invaluable part of our team. Whether implementing advanced features or debugging tough issues, he consistently delivered outstanding results."

Luca Meschiari
CTO @ Instasize

"He successfully managed to build reliable architecture, keep code base clean and neat, and produce bug-free solutions.[…]Andrei is a perfect asset for any team because he has a high level of technical background, self-discipline, and responsibility."

Vadym Oliinyk
Senior Android Engineer
@ Instasize

"He's a brilliant developer who's always eager to solve problems and make things better. His dedication and positive attitude made them a joy to work with. I'd highly recommend him for any Android development role."

Dan Darolti
Senior Android Engineer

@ Shift STUDIO

"If you’re lucky enough to work with Andrei, you already know what I’m talking about: he is is an absolute genius when it comes to Android development, but you’d never hear that from him.[…]Honestly, working with him has been an absolute privilege, and I couldn’t recommend him enough.”

Jose F Valdés Sirvent
Mobile Tech Lead
@ Square1

"Andrei would be an asset to have on any team without question. A fast-learner individual capable of undertaking any project and contribute not only with code, but also with constructive and innovated ideas."

Adrian Sanchez del Campo
VP of Engineering

"Andrei and I worked together for 4 years at Maxcode, and he consistently delivered high-quality results. His technical expertise, paired with his understanding of client needs and budget constraints, make him an exceptional developer."

Andrei Racoti
CFO

"Andrei’s deep expertise in Android development, combined with his proactive and collaborative approach, made him an invaluable part of our team. Whether implementing advanced features or debugging tough issues, he consistently delivered outstanding results."

"We enjoyed working with him and would indeed hire him again and recommend him for further engagement. He was professional, experienced, committed and the most important thing about him is that he cares!"

"If you’re lucky enough to work with Andrei, you already know what I’m talking about: he is is an absolute genius when it comes to Android development, but you’d never hear that from him.[…]Honestly, working with him has been an absolute privilege, and I couldn’t recommend him enough.”

Luca Meschiari
CTO @ Instasize

Nizar Kais
CTO @ TIGNUM

Jose F Valdés Sirvent
Mobile Tech Lead
@ Square1

"Andrei would be an asset to have on any team without question. A fast-learner individual capable of undertaking any project and contribute not only with code, but also with constructive and innovated ideas."

"He successfully managed to build reliable architecture, keep code base clean and neat, and produce bug-free solutions.[…]Andrei is a perfect asset for any team because he has a high level of technical background, self-discipline, and responsibility."

"He's a brilliant developer who's always eager to solve problems and make things better. His dedication and positive attitude made them a joy to work with. I'd highly recommend him for any Android development role."

Adrian Sanchez del Campo
VP of Engineering
@ myDevices

Vadym Oliinyk
Senior Android Engineer
@ Instasize

Dan Darolti
Senior Android Engineer
@ Shift STUDIO

"We continued to work together on a contractor basis, as we trusted him completely to deliver exceptional work on time and with great attention to detail. His commitment to the success of our projects made him a standout asset, and he continues to have my highest recommendation."

Andrei Racoti
CFO @ Maxcode

Skills

Android

Android SDK

Kotlin

Framer

Material Design

Jetpack Compose

Clean Architecture

MVI

MVP

MVVM

MVC

OpenAI APIs

Gradle

Dagger2

Java

Hilt

OpenGl/ES

GLSL

Kotlin Coroutines

Analytics

RxJava2

Kotlin Flows

RxKotlin

Continuous Delivery

Continuous Integration

AOSP

Firebase Services

A/B Testing

PlayStore Publishing/Release

…and more

…and more

…and more

…and more

Experience

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Radiant Foundation

Radiant Foundation

Radiant Foundation

Sep 2022 - Nov 2024

Sep 2022 - Nov 2024

Salt Lake City (UT) - Remote

Salt Lake City (UT) - Remote

Android Team Leader (AOSP)

Android Team Leader (AOSP)

Android Team Leader (AOSP)

Microsoft Romania

Microsoft Romania

Microsoft Romania

Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

Iași (RO) - Remote

Iași (RO) - Remote

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Senior Android Engineer - via Shift STUDIO

Instasize

Instasize

Instasize

Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

Salt Lake City (UT) - Remote

Salt Lake City (UT) - Remote

Senior Android Consultant

Senior Android Consultant

Senior Android Consultant

Tignum

Tignum

Tignum

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

Berlin (DE) - On site

Berlin (DE) - On site

Senior Android Engineer & Trainer

Senior Android Engineer & Trainer

Senior Android Engineer & Trainer

Expleo Group

Expleo Group

Expleo Group

Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

Paris (FR) - Remote

Paris (FR) - Remote

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

myDevices

myDevices

myDevices

Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

Los Angeles (CA) - Remote

Los Angeles (CA) - Remote

Mid Android Engineer/Contractor

Mid Android Engineer/Contractor

Mid Android Engineer/Contractor

Maxcode

Maxcode

Maxcode

Feb 2014 - Jan 2018

Feb 2014 - Jan 2018

Iași (RO) - On Site

Iași (RO) - On Site

Mid Android Engineer

Mid Android Engineer

Mid Android Engineer

Yonder

Yonder

Yonder

Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

Iași (RO) - On Site

Iași (RO) - On Site

Junior Android Game Engineer

Junior Android Game Engineer

Junior Android Game Engineer

Neurosoftware

Neurosoftware

Neurosoftware

Feb 2012 - Sep 2013

Feb 2012 - Sep 2013

Iași (RO) - On Site

Iași (RO) - On Site

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What is your development process?

What are your rates?

How do you measure the success of the apps you build?

What is your approach to client communication and constructive feedback?

What is your development process?

What are your rates?

How do you measure the success of the apps you build?

What is your approach to client communication and constructive feedback?

What is your development process?

What are your rates?

How do you measure the success of the apps you build?

What is your approach to client communication and constructive feedback?