Product-minded Android engineer with 9 years of experience delivering high-quality, user-focused Android applications following the software lifecycle end-to-end. Specializing in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android Architecture Components, with a proven record of building scalable products, integrating secure payment systems, and collaborating cross-functionally to ship high-impact services. Known for eagerness to learn, adapt, and continuously improve engineering practices. Work spans high-growth apps, including Jambl (over 5 million installs), LedgerLink Mobile Banking (serving 635,000 agents and 55 million households), and PlendifyPay (a payment gateway for over 500,000 users).…

Camara-Laye Karim

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Product-minded Android engineer with 9 years of experience delivering high-quality, user-focused Android applications following the software lifecycle end-to-end. Specializing in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android Architecture Components, with a proven record of building scalable products, integrating secure payment systems, and collaborating cross-functionally to ship high-impact services. Known for eagerness to learn, adapt, and continuously improve engineering practices. Work spans high-growth apps, including Jambl (over 5 million installs), LedgerLink Mobile Banking (serving 635,000 agents and 55 million households), and PlendifyPay (a payment gateway for over 500,000 users).…

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Product-minded Android engineer with 9 years of experience delivering high-quality, user-focused Android applications following the software lifecycle end-to-end. Specializing in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android Architecture Components, with a proven record of building scalable products, integrating secure payment systems, and collaborating cross-functionally to ship high-impact services. Known for eagerness to learn, adapt, and continuously improve engineering practices. Work spans high-growth apps, including Jambl (over 5 million installs), LedgerLink Mobile Banking (serving 635,000 agents and 55 million households), and PlendifyPay (a payment gateway for over 500,000 users).

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Skills

Experience Level

Android
Expert
Kotlin
Expert
Java
Expert
API
Expert
GitHub
Expert
Docker
Expert
GraphQL
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
PostgreSQL
Expert
Azure
Expert
Flutter
Expert
PayPal
Expert
Stripe
Expert
AWS
Intermediate
Google Cloud
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Arabic
Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Android Engineer at Gismart
October 1, 2023 - Present
Led cross-functional collaboration between Android and iOS engineers, resulting in a 50% increase in user downloads and improved user growth. Improved app load times by 70% in one month by implementing asynchronous data fetching and caching using Kotlin coroutines, Ktor, and Room. Implemented agile methodologies to streamline Jambl’s in-app payments system, reducing payment failures by 30% and supporting load by 40% within three months. Led integration of AI-driven music suggestions in the Jambl app, increasing feature engagement by 35% within four months. Supervised junior engineers, promoting paired programming, code reviews, and best coding standards, improving delivery speed by 40%.
Android Engineer at Grameen Foundation
August 30, 2015 - September 30, 2023
1. Piloted development of LedgerLink Mobile Banking, an offline-first financial services platform integrated with local banks, mobile money, and USSD APIs, increasing farmer incomes by 20–70%. 2. Streamlined Android DevOps workflows by implementing continuous integration pipelines using GitHub Actions and Bitrise, reducing release times by 30% and improving delivery consistency. 3. Organized field operations with customer support and M&E teams to analyze usage data and feedback, delivering feature enhancements that increased transaction success rates by 15% over two release cycles. 4. Collaborated with an autonomous cross-functional team on feature toggles resulting in successful market releases with over 50K active installations within three months. 5. Developed efficient API connections between FarmGrow and Sat4Farm, streamlining real-time data exchanges and improving operational workflows used by more than 1 million global users across 4 regions.

Education

Bachelor of Science at Ghana Communication Technology College
August 1, 2011 - July 1, 2015

Qualifications

Bsc. Computer Engineering (First Class Honors)
August 31, 2011 - June 14, 2015

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Agriculture & Mining
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