Android Developer
Vladimir Shalimov
Android developer since 2011 (11+ years).
Developing stable applications from scratch to finish.
Refactoring buggy applications to a stable state.
Reanalyzing business requirements deeply to find unspoken
issues. Combining requirements with strong technical
knowledge to find best solution to fit customer's needs.
o Supporting clear code on a low level and proper
architecture on a high level
o Keeping feature development – understandable, and
estimates - justified
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Date of birth: 05 December 1990
Nationality: Russia, St. Petersburg
Residence: Armenia
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvolan/
Java, Kotlin, Android SDK, REST API, HTTP, SQL, Clean Architecture, Retrofit, DI, Git,
Gradle, C#, Design patterns, Computer science, and others
Experience
Apr 2015 – now. Freelancer, Android developer
Diool (via Toptal) - African business payment provider. Android developer. Perform full maintenance of the
Android app, in collaboration with other teammates (backend devs, UI designers, QA, product managers)
Billfold – Point-of-sale system to operate on mass events (concerts, festivals, etc.). Android Java developer, team
lead (2 devs team). Refactored an existing system and dramatically improved it's stability. Implemented lots of
new features and modules. Designed an architecture supportable by rest of the team.
Gruzer – Cargo taxi app. Android Java developer. Developed 2 client apps (driver app and customer app) from
scratch based on customer's requirements and UI design.
Maybecoffee – Dating app + coffee order service. Developed one app (coffee salesman) from scratch. Mentored
another app (coffee shop customer) which was coded by my junior colleague: designed an architecture, planned
tasks, reviewed the code. Colleague has finished the project, had a great level up in his skills, and started an
autonomous career after.
Forex charts graphic library – Team lead (3 devs team). Performed requirements analysis with a customer team.
Organized the teamwork: architecture design, code review, tasks planning. Coded most critical parts in the
project.
Flowerr – Flower shop app. Android Java developer. Developed the app from scratch based on requirements and
mockup.
Miscellaneous other projects (Android, Windows desktop).
Android classes teacher. Finished 3 groups of classes, 2-3 students in each group, teaching the trainees about
Android SDK, it's concepts and development process. 2 students later were hired into VK (russian Facebook).
May 2013 – Nov 2014. Studio Mobile LLC, Senior Android Developer
“Smart house” system for an airplane. Taken an existing project from another developer. Implemented various
features into existing Android apps, developed one new Android app from scratch. Together with colleagues
developed web-version prototype for one of the system parts. Watched and mentored a younger colleague on
iOS app. Performed some server-side upgrades.
Zoi – medical rescue services app. Android Java developer, Team lead. Planned an architecture to organize quick
parallel development of the system by a team up to 6 developers. Developed some system modules.
Some other minor projects: Android, Web, Tizen.
Aug 2011 - Feb 2013. Touch Instinct LLC, Android developer
Pixelwars – Geolocation game. Junior Android (Xamarin) developer. Developed app from scratch based on
customer requirements and UI design, mentored by older colleague.
Relax FM – Radio station app (Internet streaming). Android developer. Developed app from scratch.
Coinkeeper – home finances app. Android (Xamarin) developer. Developed Android app and a server in a team
of 2-3 developers.
Dec 2010 - Jun 2011. Petersoft LLC, C# Junior Developer
Jan 2009 - Sep 2009. Petersburg State Transport University, Junior Computer
Engineer, Junior Teacher
Education
Petersburg State Transport University, Software Development,-, MA equivalent degree with honour
