I'm a polyglot Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience building software and technology used by millions globally. I have experience building greenfield products for startups as well as contributing new features to already shipped products. I have experience building different kinds of applications: ride-hailing and mobility applications, e-commerce applications, dating applications, last mile delivery applications, land mapping applications to mention a few. My super power comes not just from my technical ability but also from my deep understanding of business needs and how to translate them into products and features that ultimately drive business growth. This gives my clients the feeling of not just another freelancer but a technical team member.…

Alfred Afutu

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I'm a polyglot Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience building software and technology used by millions globally. I have experience building greenfield products for startups as well as contributing new features to already shipped products. I have experience building different kinds of applications: ride-hailing and mobility applications, e-commerce applications, dating applications, last mile delivery applications, land mapping applications to mention a few. My super power comes not just from my technical ability but also from my deep understanding of business needs and how to translate them into products and features that ultimately drive business growth. This gives my clients the feeling of not just another freelancer but a technical team member.…

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I’m a polyglot Software Engineer with over 12 years of experience building software and technology used by millions globally. I have experience building greenfield products for startups as well as contributing new features to already shipped products.

I have experience building different kinds of applications: ride-hailing and mobility applications, e-commerce applications, dating applications, last mile delivery applications, land mapping applications to mention a few.

My super power comes not just from my technical ability but also from my deep understanding of business needs and how to translate them into products and features that ultimately drive business growth. This gives my clients the feeling of not just another freelancer but a technical team member.

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Skills

Experience Level

Android
Expert
Dart
Expert
Flutter
Expert
Kotlin
Expert
Java
Expert
SQLite
Expert
Github
Expert
Shopify
Expert
XML
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
iOS
Intermediate
Swift
Intermediate
Spring
Intermediate
API
Intermediate
Node.js
Intermediate
Google Cloud
Intermediate
Python
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent
German
Intermediate
Twi
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Perry Street Software, New York (Remote)
November 1, 2022 - November 1, 2025
Designed a framework enabling client developers to participate in client tech chores to improve iOS and Android project quality. Introduced Detekt and SwiftLint for static code analysis across Android and iOS. Migrated Koin DSL declarations to annotations for increased developer productivity. Improved product and tech development processes with initiatives such as the Data Connoisseur role and Tech Refinement sessions. Designed backend APIs and data models for epics such as Boost 24h access and Alerts. Team Lead for Native Marketing Alerts epic from requirements gathering to architecture and design to implementation. Modularized the client projects. Revamped the QA automation project, creating a regression pipeline that increased automated test runs by 100%.
Tech & Product Lead at Konzoom, Accra (Remote)
January 1, 2022 - Present
Designed, built and maintained the customer facing e-commerce application for both iOS and Android using Flutter to drive sales up by 40% in the first year after launch. Led product development, introducing features to increase ARR by 30% year on year. Maintained and administered cloud infrastructure - Google Cloud, Firebase and Heroku. Managed internal, beta and production app releases to Google Play and App Store Connect.
Senior Mobile Engineer at FreeNow, Berlin
March 1, 2018 - October 1, 2022
Designed and built the new Information Architecture of the FreeNow passenger application with UX/UI designers, iOS engineers and product owners. Introduced JUnit5, trained developers and enforced the use of JUnit5 over JUnit4 for writing unit tests. Modularized the FreeNow passenger application. Migrated RxJava1 codebase to RxJava2. Designed and built SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) for EU PSD2 payments. Designed architecture and built integration of new mobility options including e-scooter, e-bike, e-moped and carsharing rentals. Introduced and migrated UI to Jetpack Compose. Released Live and Beta versions of the FreeNow passenger application to Google Play Store and HockeyApp respectively. Rolled out a new technical interview process for mobile engineers. Assisted the Engineering Manager in leading the team.

Education

BSc Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Ghana, Accra
August 1, 2009 - May 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet
    uniE621 Konzoom E-Commerce App
    Konzoom e-commerce consumer application with features to explore products in categories, search for products, add items to cart, checkout with different options, track order, view order history etc.…
    uniE621 FreeNow Electric Car Mobility Integration
    Deep integration of electric cars from 5+ mobility service providers including ShareNow, Miles. Product was launched in major cities in Europe like Berlin and Paris. I built this together with a team of 5 other people.…
    uniE621 Scruff App In-Grid Banners
    Server-Driven In-Grid banners to promote internal and external ad campaigns. The banners were built to be reused in every type of grid across the application.…
    uniE621 FreeNow App Electric 2-Wheeler Mobility Integration
    Deep integration of electric 2-wheeler vehicles from 10+ mobility service providers including Dott, Tier, Voi, Emmy. Product was launched in major cities in Europe like Berlin, Paris, London, Milan. I built this together with a team of 5 other people…

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