About

Ahmed Nezhi is an ambitious and experienced software engineer with over three years of expertise in native Android application development. He is proficient in Java, Kotlin, Android SDK, Android Jetpack, Androidx, Architecture component, Firebase, Retrofit, unit testing, Espresso, Jenkins, CI/CD, Git, and Scrum. Currently working as a Software Development Engineer at Value Digital Services, Ahmed has developed features for native Android banking applications using Backbase SDK and Backbase retail banking widget collection. He has also added features and fixed bugs in existing Android banking applications using Kotlin/Java languages and worked with Google maps SDK, Huawei maps, Firebase Analytics/Crashlytics, Google tag manager, and AndroidX. Moreover, he has enhanced Android banking application security by following security team recommendations such as SSL pinning, root/debugger restrictions, activity hijacking, method hooking, and application signature verification. Ahmed has created and updated CI/CD pipelines for automation tasks such as build and deployment using Jenkins, Groovy, Fastlane, and Git. He has also developed unit tests using Junit and refactored code due to SonarQube and Veracode analysis. Additionally, he has participated in all Scrum ceremonies and worked with Atlassian products: Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket. Prior to his current position, Ahmed has worked as a Mobile Developer at IMH Groupe (IMH Informatique) and as a Web and Mobile Developer at App4mob. He has designed, developed, and updated Android applications using Java and Android SDK with features like offline mode using SQLite and room database, interaction with web servers with Retrofit2 networking libraries to upload files from the camera or device storage, delivering real-time notifications and analytics using Firebase Services, implementing QR code scanner library, and localization module with GMS. He has also developed challenging Android applications based on web views and added native features such as localization and push notifications. Ahmed holds a degree in Software Architecture Engineering from Ecole Supérieure Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies - ESPIRIT (2018-2022) and a degree in Computer Science from Institut Supérieur des Arts Multimédia de la Manouba (ISAMM) (2015-2018). Overall, Ahmed's tech stack includes Software Engineering, Android, CI/CD, Jenkins, Backend, Mobile, Web, test, Javascript, PHP, and MySQL. With