Islam Zulkarnaev

Android Developer

Almaty, KZ.

About

Highly skilled Android Developer with 6+ years of commercial experience across fintech, retail, and automotive sectors, specializing in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Clean Architecture. Proficient in developing robust, high-performance applications, securing payment card data, and implementing complex features like camera-based object detection, Islam excels at modernizing codebases and rapidly adopting new technologies to drive impactful product development.

Work

Alseco

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Android Developer

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Summary

Led the development and maintenance of a production application, focusing on architectural improvements and new feature implementation across its full lifecycle to enhance user experience.

Highlights

Developed and maintained core features for a production application, ensuring high performance and reliability across its full lifecycle.

Led a comprehensive project refactor, modernizing architecture and codebase, which significantly improved readability and accelerated development speed.

Successfully implemented a camera-based object detection module, enhancing application functionality and user engagement.

Freedom Pay

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Android Developer

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Summary

Contributed to new feature development and performed code reviews for a fintech application, focusing on payment security and project delivery.

Highlights

Developed and integrated critical new features for a fintech application, consistently delivering high-quality code and performing thorough code reviews for the development team.

Implemented robust solutions for handling card payment data and encryption, ensuring stringent compliance with payment security requirements and protecting sensitive user information.

Maintained and enhanced internal Android libraries, enabling their reuse across multiple projects and streamlining development efforts.

MyCarPro

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Android Developer

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Summary

Developed new features and fixed bugs in the flagship MyCar application, focusing on UI components with Jetpack Compose to improve user experience.

Highlights

Developed and integrated key new features and resolved critical bugs in the flagship MyCar application, improving user experience and application stability.

Conducted comprehensive code reviews to maintain code quality and developed modern UI components using Jetpack Compose, enhancing the application's visual appeal and responsiveness.

Jmart

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Android Developer

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Summary

Maintained and deployed new features in a live production environment while developing and integrating a new storefront module for a key partner.

Highlights

Maintained and deployed new features for a live production application, ensuring continuous delivery and high availability for users.

Designed, developed, and integrated a new storefront module specifically for partner Jusan Bank, expanding platform capabilities and market reach.

ChocoFamily

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Android Developer (Internship)

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Summary

Contributed to Android development projects, focusing on new functionalities, bug fixes, and codebase refactoring from Java to Kotlin.

Highlights

Gained foundational Android development skills with Kotlin by collaborating closely with an experienced team on real-world projects.

Successfully identified and resolved bugs, and developed new functionalities for live applications, contributing to improved user satisfaction.

Participated in refactoring legacy Android applications, successfully migrating codebase from Java to Kotlin to enhance performance and maintainability.

Education

SDU (Suleyman Demirel University)

Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Incomplete higher education Computer Engineering & Software

Awards

Competitive-Programming Olympiad Winner

Various Institutions

Recognized for exceptional problem-solving and algorithmic skills through achievements in competitive programming olympiads.

Languages

Russian

Kazakh

English

Skills

Programming Languages

Kotlin, Java, Python, C++.

Android Development

Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, Firebase, Retrofit, Android Studio.

Architecture & Principles

Clean Architecture, MVVM, MVP, SOLID Principles, OOP, Algorithms.

Integrations

REST API, GraphQL.

Tools & Methodologies

Git, GitHub, Jira, XML, Code Review, Code Refactoring, Agile Development.

Interests

Programming

Competitive Programming, Algorithm Design, Software Development.