Ali Shaheen
Partner
Technical Skills
Programming Languages
  • Kotlin
  • Java
Asynchronous & Reactive Programming
  • Coroutines
  • Flow
  • RxJava2
Dependency Injection
  • Dagger2
UI Development
  • Android Jetpack Compose
  • XML
Architecture Patterns
  • MVVM
  • MVP
  • Clean Architecture
Networking & APIs
  • Retrofit
  • REST APIs
  • JSON
Build & Deployment
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • GitFlow
Project Management
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
Core Strengths
  • Analytical Skills

Experienced Android technical lead with over 15 years of experience across multiple industries including Finance, Retail, Gaming, and Services. I have proven expertise in software architecture, development, and support. Throughout my career, I have had a reputation as a person having strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Projects
GeoGuessr

Architected the geography-based mobile app from scratch using the latest Android technical stack including jetpack compose.  

Geoguessr 

Lylli

A children's e-book application, which allows users to read, download, and even listen to books

Lylli.de

Monki (H&M)

Consumer app of the Monki fashion brand targeting young women. 

Monki 

SEB mobile banking

Private and corporate banking apps for one of the biggest banks in Scandinavia. Successfully delivered complete native and modern apps following latest android guidelines and material design. 

SEB private banking 

SEB corporate banking 

Spendwise / Eurocard / SAS

Credit card apps for different brands affiliated with SEB bank. Worked with the complete life cycle of app development for this green field project. 

Eurocard 

SAS eurobonus 

Spendwise 

Truedialer Phone & Contact

Android phone dialer application. Worked mostly with improvements in caller id search algorithm. 

TrueDialer 

Tantan

Chinese Social networking app inspired by Tinder. Developed modern UI components from scratch. 

Tantan 

Bredbandskollen

Network speed measurement app. Worked mostly with maintenance and minor development of this app. 

Bredbandskollen 

PopBot – Radio Music Recorder

An internet radio player app that automatically filters out and save songs from audio streams based on a patented time shift technology. 

APPRIVA – Security Toolkit for Android

Antivirus and privacy protection app. 

Work Experience
Technical Lead
Allied ConsultantsAug, 2020 - Oct, 2024

Helping startups to create whole products from scratch with remote & hybrid teams of skilled mobile developers. 

CEO
Summit AppsAug, 2020 - Present

Helping startups to create whole products from scratch with remote & hybrid teams of skilled mobile developers. 

Sr. Android Developer
Bontouch ABNov 2012 - Aug, 2020

Successfully delivered high quality apps for a wide range of clients where I worked with both green field and existing projects. I was involved in the whole life cycle of app development, from specifications to architecture design, UI development and release management.  

Software Developer
PopCatcher ABNov, 2011 - Oct, 2012

Helped this startup with a complete tech stack from backend services to app development. I developed a Web application using Java Servlets and an Android app with audio streaming capability using FFMPEG library. 

Software Developer
PalmchipDec, 2009 - Aug, 2010

Worked with Malware research analysis and tool development for early stage malware detection.