I'm Alexandru-Cristian Pana, a Senior Android Engineer with 8+ years of delivery across enterprise, fintech, and banking ecosystems. I build robust Android apps using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and clean architecture, delivering features for large-scale platforms and security-conscious environments. I thrive in remote engagements, from scoping and architecture to shipping and handover. My domain experience includes Microsoft Teams (300M+ users), Atruvia/Accesa banking infrastructure (30M+ users), ING HomeBank (1.5M+ users), and various security and fintech platforms. I work independently, producing maintainable code, full test coverage, and well-documented solutions.

Alexandru-Cristian Pana

I'm Alexandru-Cristian Pana, a Senior Android Engineer with 8+ years of delivery across enterprise, fintech, and banking ecosystems. I build robust Android apps using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and clean architecture, delivering features for large-scale platforms and security-conscious environments. I thrive in remote engagements, from scoping and architecture to shipping and handover. My domain experience includes Microsoft Teams (300M+ users), Atruvia/Accesa banking infrastructure (30M+ users), ING HomeBank (1.5M+ users), and various security and fintech platforms. I work independently, producing maintainable code, full test coverage, and well-documented solutions.

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I’m Alexandru-Cristian Pana, a Senior Android Engineer with 8+ years of delivery across enterprise, fintech, and banking ecosystems. I build robust Android apps using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and clean architecture, delivering features for large-scale platforms and security-conscious environments.

I thrive in remote engagements, from scoping and architecture to shipping and handover. My domain experience includes Microsoft Teams (300M+ users), Atruvia/Accesa banking infrastructure (30M+ users), ING HomeBank (1.5M+ users), and various security and fintech platforms. I work independently, producing maintainable code, full test coverage, and well-documented solutions.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Android Developer at Accesa (for Atruvia)
November 1, 2024 - Present
Cryptocurrency trading module for a German banking ecosystem (30M+ end users). Architected core features with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and Retrofit. Designed secure transaction flows compliant with modern Android banking security standards. Maintained clean architecture, unit testing, and technical documentation.
Software Engineer at Microsoft
March 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Microsoft Teams People & Presence — 300M+ global users. Delivered features improving real-time user status reliability at scale. Built scalable UI components and optimized API communication flows. Contributed to architectural improvements for real-time presence interactions.
Android Development Engineer at ING Bank
January 1, 2018 - December 1, 2022
ING HomeBank — 1.5M+ unique Romanian users. Delivered 20+ production features: Payments Hub, NFC payments, loyalty cards, secure login redesign, password reset, inactivity logout. Migrated major flows to MVVM, introduced Jetpack Navigation, improved modularization. Integrated Angular-based web apps into Android WebView for hybrid functionality. Improved UX, performance, and security across multiple payment and authentication flows.
Full Stack Development Engineer at ING Bank
November 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017
Built backend and frontend features: credit card management, Apple Pay enrollment, foreign payments, bills. Implemented REST APIs, modularization, and Elasticsearch integrations.
Quality Assurance Engineer at ING Bank
December 1, 2015 - November 1, 2016
Manual and automated testing using Java, Selenium, Jenkins, and SQL.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
High School Diploma at National College Elena Cuza
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services