Hussein Feky
Software Engineer at Google Play
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolHussein Feky is a seasoned Android software engineer with 9 years of experience building consumer-facing mobile products and developer tooling across companies like Meta, Google, Careem, and multiple startups. Currently working on Android WhatsApp Media at Meta, he combines production-scale Android expertise with a strong focus on UX — evidenced by UI/animation contributions to the popular Rocket.Chat Android client. He mentors and teaches Android Kotlin at Udacity, reaching over a hundred students and ranking among the platform’s top mentors, while also running a successful indie developer portfolio of five apps totaling 2M+ installs. Hussein has led cross-functional initiatives from introducing native UI testing and migrating large codebases to Hilt, to architecting Compose Multiplatform release tooling and AI-driven chat apps leveraging OpenAI/Gemini. Pragmatic and hands-on, he blends product-minded engineering with a knack for improving developer experience through custom lint rules and CI automation.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science and Engineering at The German University in Cairo
, Arabic, English, German
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Github Skills (19)
kotlin10
animation10
colors10
android10
android-ui10
android-layout10
java9
rocketchat9
androidmanifest9
chat9
xml9
eclipse6
android-button6
inputstream6
android-studio6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Android
Apr 2019 - May 2019
Legacy mobile Rocket.Chat client in Kotlin for Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:58 commits, 12 PRs, 49 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Hussein's contributions centered on the implementation of UI/UX improvements within the Rocket.Chat Android client, specifically focusing on adding animations to the login options. The code changes reveal modifications to a Kotlin file related to login options, suggesting a focus on enhancing the user experience by adding visual feedback during interactions. The changes directly involved the use of Android animation APIs, indicating a direct application of UI development skills within the project.
chat-clientchatandroidkotlinrocket
swvl/linta
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
A set of useful lint checks to keep the Android app follow a solid design system
Contributions:1 release, 30 reviews, 18 commits in 16 days
lintkeepfollowandroidandroid-app
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