Yves Kalume
Android Engineer at Moneco (YC S22)
Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Top SchoolYves Kalume is an Android engineer with six years of experience building and scaling mobile applications for global audiences, currently developing frictionless banking experiences at Moneco (YC S22) that let users open international accounts in minutes. An Android Google Developer Expert, he pairs product-focused engineering with community leadership—authoring Droidcon courses, writing technical content, and speaking at conferences. His open-source contributions include UI and DAO improvements to the well-known nowinandroid sample app, demonstrating attention to polish and robust data handling. Comfortable across the full app lifecycle, he has worked as a consultant delivering diverse consumer apps, libraries, and SDKs, and values imperfection and self-care as drivers of sustainable growth. Based in Lubumbashi, DRC, Yves blends practical hands-on development with a passion for developer education and building solutions that empower users across Africa.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bac+4, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bac+4 at Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique Salama(ESIS)
French, English
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Github Skills (14)
kotlin10
jetpack-compose10
ui-design10
android10
android-jetpack-compose6
android-studio6
api6
android-room6
firebase6
jetpack6
gradlew6
kotlin-coroutines6
gradle6
git5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
android/nowinandroid
May 2022 - Oct 2022
A fully functional Android app built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:2 reviews, 9 commits, 8 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Yves primarily focused on improving the UI of the Android application. Their contributions include fixing distorted button displays, addressing format violations, resolving spacing issues in the "For You" screen, and restoring inset support. Further contributions include updating the project by merging in changes from the main branch and making changes to the data access objects (DAOs) to use upsert operations.
jetpack-composemodularizationstateflowandroidcompose
yveskalume/nowinandroid
May 2022 - Mar 2024
A fully functional Android app built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
Contributions:25 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 10 months
jetpack-composeandroidcomposejetpackandroid-app
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