Hossein Amerkashi
Head Of Development at AppyBuilder
United States
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Top SchoolHossein Amerkashi is a seasoned software leader and founder with 13+ years of experience building cloud-based and enterprise systems, currently serving as Head of Development at Kodular and founder of AppyBuilder. He specializes in drag-and-drop, no-code mobile app platforms that democratize Android app creation, growing AppyBuilder to over 250,000 users and a lively community. Hossein pairs hands-on full-stack engineering—contributing UI and component enhancements to the MIT App Inventor open-source project—with strategic delivery leadership for cross-functional teams of 20+. His background spans federal-scale SOA and middleware systems for CMS and FAA programs, bringing rigorous Agile practices to complex integrations and data services. Known for turning UX-focused ideas into production features (e.g., ListPicker search, layout backgrounds, visual button feedback), he blends product empathy with deep technical execution. Based in the U.S., he combines entrepreneurial drive with enterprise discipline to scale developer-friendly platforms.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (8)
component-development10
javas10
ui-design10
appinventor10
android10
java10
groovy6
intellij-idea6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mit-cml/appinventor-sources
Jan 2013 - Jan 2020
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 8 PRs, 79 comments in 7 years
Contributions summary:Hossein primarily contributed to the MIT App Inventor project, implementing several UI and functional enhancements. Key contributions include adding a search bar to the ListPicker component, enabling background color and images for layout components (Horizontal and Vertical arrangements), and providing visual feedback for buttons with images. Furthermore, the user added the "ShowFeedback" property to control visual feedback for buttons. Several other UI changes and component enhancements related to slider and text to speech were performed, demonstrating an understanding of the project's UI and component architecture.
app-inventormit-app-inventorandroidmitinventor
kkashi01/appinventor-sources
Jan 2015 - Jan 2020
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Contributions:16 pushes, 5 branches in 5 years
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