Jose Ugia
Developer Relations
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Top SchoolJose Ugia is a Developer Relations professional and seasoned engineer with 13 years of experience building mobile products, leading engineering teams, and founding multiple startups from Málaga, Spain. He has led Android development at Wunderlist and contributed to notable open-source Android projects and Google Pay sample apps, showing a strong focus on UX-driven mobile integrations. As VP Engineering and CTO across several ventures, he blends hands-on coding with strategic leadership, favoring organizational patterns that promote autonomy and distributed responsibility. At Google since 2018, he translates technical complexity into clear developer experiences and training—drawing on prior work as a senior cloud trainer. His background in telecommunications engineering and MBAs in change management and innovation inform a pragmatic approach to scaling teams and product adoption. Outside core engineering, he’s an author and volunteer who uses technology as a medium to drive impact beyond code.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Telecommunications Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering at Universidad de ExtremaduraAbschlussarbeit & Bachelor Arbeit, Telecomunicaciones, Graduated with honors, Abschlussarbeit & Bachelor Arbeit, Telecomunicaciones, Graduated with honors at HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und KunstMaster in Business Management and Innovation, Management, Master in Business Management and Innovation, Management at EAE Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Change management and innovation, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Change management and innovation at Universitat de Barcelona
Spanish, English, French, German
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Github Skills (18)
json10
ui-design10
java10
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
android10
kotlin9
location9
frame8
mediarecorder6
video-capture6
google-pay6
country-codes6
aws-lambda6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
google-pay/android-quickstart
Dec 2018 - Sep 2022
Google Pay API sample application for Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:14 reviews, 165 commits, 33 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jose primarily contributed to the development of an Android application focused on Google Pay integration. Their commits introduced features for displaying information about t-shirts, implementing payment request functionality, and handling the results of payment attempts. They also made several UI-related adjustments and refactored the code for improved style and consistency. The user demonstrated an understanding of integrating Google Pay APIs.
androidgoogle-pay
microsoftarchive/android-sliding-layer-lib
Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
Highly customizable SlidingLayer as you have seen in Wunderlist
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:27 commits, 10 PRs, 15 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jose's commits primarily involve modifications to the `SlidingLayer.java` and related sample code files within the `android-sliding-layer-lib` repository. The changes demonstrate additions to the functionality of the sliding layer component, including options for how the layer closes and opens, and how it interacts with the user's screen. Their work includes setting up and managing UI components, and making UI improvements.
customizablehighly-customizablewunderlist
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