Archontis Kostis
Technical Team Lead at University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolArchontis Kostis is a Technical Team Lead and software engineer from Thessaloniki with five years of hands-on experience turning stalled initiatives into shipped MVPs and leading teams of 5–6 developers. He blends applied research in software engineering and quality with practical product delivery—having stabilized and refactored complex legacy systems, owned full-stack architecture, and built a mobile app end-to-end. An active open-source contributor, Archontis improved maintainability in the widely used Nextcloud Android app by refactoring core UI lifecycle code. He mentors engineers through code review and developer experience improvements, drives R&D on architecture and VR software, and routinely translates evolving business needs into robust technical solutions. Constantly learning through a Master’s focus on Software Engineering & Cloud Computing, he pairs academic rigor with a bias for shipping and pragmatic technical leadership.
5 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Software Engineering & Cloud Computing, Master's degree, Software Engineering & Cloud Computing at University of MacedoniaComputer Science, Computer Science at 1st Vocational High School of Kalamaria (ΕΠΑ.Λ. Καλαμαριάς)
English, Greek
Github Skills (6)
mobile-application10
javas10
refactoring10
android10
java10
kotlin7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
nextcloud/android
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
📱 Nextcloud Android app
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:1 PR in 3 months
Contributions summary:Archontis primarily focused on refactoring the `FileDisplayActivity` class within the Nextcloud Android app. Their contributions involved breaking down the `onCreate()` method into smaller, more manageable methods like `loadSavedInstanceState()`, `initLayout()`, `initUI()`, and `initTaskRetainerFragment()`. These changes improved code readability and maintainability by extracting specific functionalities into separate, well-defined methods. Additionally, the user added their name to the license comment, indicating their participation in the project.
nextcloudandroidmobile-appkotlinandroid-app
SE-UoM/quality-dashboard
Jul 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 review, 40 PRs, 197 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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