“Ahsan is leading mobile development on our product from the ground up — building the Android app from scratch as our full mobile lead. He owns architecture decisions end-to-end, writes clean, scalable Kotlin code, and moves fast without cutting corners. His Compose and Clean Architecture instincts mean the app stays maintainable even as we add features quickly. Beyond code, he thinks about the product, not just the ticket — flags issues before they become problems and gets things shipped. Any team would be lucky to have him leading their mobile stack.”
Available immediately · remote EU/GCC
Hire a senior Android developer (Kotlin · Jetpack Compose)
Ahsan Islam — seven years shipping production Android in Kotlin. Currently senior Android developer at COFE App (Abu Dhabi, remote), delivering 12+ white-label F&B brands from one Compose codebase. 800K+ Google Play installs across live applications.
- 7+ years Android
- 800K+ Play installs
- 12+ white-label brands
- 3 yrs remote GCC team
Live on Google Play
Experience
- Senior Android Developer · COFE App · Sep 2023 — present — 12+ brand apps from one Kotlin/Compose codebase; payment layer across Tap, Checkout.com and regional wallets. Full timeline →
- Senior Android Developer · Ozoned Digital · 2021 — 2023 — Five payment gateways behind one checkout (+50% txn success); server-driven UI; Health Connect sync.
- Senior Android Developer · Xeon Technologies · 2017 — 2021 — BLE tyre-pressure sensors, OTA firmware from the app, Firebase chat at scale.
- Android Developer · RoboArt · 2017 — IoT over Bluetooth and Firebase.
What you get
- Platform depth — multi-module Clean Architecture, MVI, SOLID, convention plugins.
- Payments at scale — Tap, Checkout.com, Google Pay, KNET, mada, STC Pay behind one abstraction.
- White-label delivery — per-brand configurators, not forks (details).
- Remote discipline — daily written updates, three years in an Abu Dhabi Scrum team from Lahore.
Recent production work
- Barns — 100K+ installs, major Saudi coffee chain.
- COFE platform — 500K+ installs across GCC and Turkey.
- Jubilee Active — four health platforms, 100K+ installs.
Peer feedback
From LinkedIn recommendations — also on the portfolio credentials section.
“Ahsan's a great Android developer. He's adaptable and accountable. His problem-solving skills and focus was exceptional. He did an incredible job to all the tasks involved in our company. He's always welcoming feedback and making improvements. I highly recommend Ahsan for his dedication, professionalism, and ability to deliver results.”
“I had the pleasure of working with Ahsan in the COFE app. His exceptional attention to detail and approach to complex problem solving were instrumental in the product success. I am sure that any organization will be lucky to have Ahsan working with them.”
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