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Nikos Linakis

Android/iOS Developer

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About Me

Hi! I'm Nikos, an Android Developer from Greece. I have worked on some of the most well known mobile applications available in the Greek market. Constantly looking for the next brain stimulating project.

I'm always excited to work with new frameworks and tools. If it has more than 1k stars on Github and it's mobile related, then chances are I've played with it. My favorite part is thinking about UX and little big details. You can read more technical stuff at my Medium and if you feel like it follow me on my social accounts.

Currently, I'm a senior mobile developer at XM, crafting our android app to perfection.

Previous to that, I was the mobile lead of Vertoyo and before I was the lead Android developer at SlideME, the 3rd largest Android marketplace with over 100k daily active users.

I'm also very excited working with start-ups. Whenever I get the chance to work on something challenging I jump right in. I have joined Nable Solutions in their journey to imporve persons with reduced mobility quality of life.

In my spare time *laughs*, I freelance and try to keep it cool.

Latest Freelancing Projects

Viva FreePOS (2017)

Charge cards without POS

FreePOS
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FREE POS is the only solution for charging cards without using a POS device!

This innovative service targets mostly professionals and businesses, but can also be used for personal use by people who are looking for a flexible, no-contract solution for charging cards. With FREE POS you can charge all types of cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners, Discover (credit, debit & prepaid cards).

After charging, a unique code is send to the recipient, which can be redeemed in any IBAN, card or Viva Wallet.

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Netlink Airtime

Netlink airtime is an e-Voucher POS application developed for Netlink S.A.

The app auto-pairs with a bluetooth printer in order to provide:

  • E-voucher: print out of talk time renewal code in the form of receipt.
  • E-top up: direct communication with service provider regarding immediate increase of amount in subscriber’s account – talk time renewal of specific telephone number
  • Balance reports: Monthly quotas, daily sales, etc

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Plazz

Plazz Android app (2016)

Plazz connects you with your favorite beach and allows you to directly reserve your beach bed from your phone.

Start enjoying your stay at the beach with a few simple steps:

  • Find your favorite beach
  • Select your time and arrival
  • Select your beach bed
  • Pre-pay with your credit card
Enjoy your stay at the beach!

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WWF Greenspaces

WWF Greenspaces iOS app (2016)

WWF Greenspaces is an innovative application for urban greenery which was produced under the “WWF Better Life” project.

Take urban greenery into your hands. Discover green spaces, pin them on the application’s online map, assess them and comment on good and bad examples. Mark new green areas and participate in the creation of the most integrated interactive map for urban green covering all of Greece.

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Olwyc

Olwyc (2016)

Explore Parties In Greece.

The first application in the whole world to find parties in nightclubs or elsewhere, submit your own party and get it crowded, meet new people with the same hunger to party as you, and have a night full of fun & joy with a free entrance, a free drink or a reservation discount provided by Olwyc.

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Playr

Playr (2016)

Playr is a mobile app that helps you organize and book your next football match for free. It lets you find the venue based on price, availability and ratings and then book a time slot and invite your friends to join the game!

On the other hand, we offer a field management system to all field owners that helps them organise their business and monitor their reservations and tournaments from the cloud.

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booksecrets

booksecrets (2015)

Booksecrets creates a new and interactive communication channel between authors, publishers, and readers, through the books we all have at home. Discover secret content for your favourite books, with our free booksecrets app.

With booksecrets, authors and publishers can reach out directly to readers, who hold their books dear in their hearts.

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Cool Radar

Cool Radar (2013)

A digital city advisor that offers cool places to consider based on a small amount of information you provided? CoolRadar is about recommending spots that meet your special preferences (situational context).

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InHotelApp

InHotelApp (2011-2013)

InHotelApp is an innovative hotel mobile application for hoteliers that love to move beyond their guests' expectations. The main purpose of the application is to equip your hotel guests with useful and practical information during their stay in the hotel.

InHotelApp's framework has been used on

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Work Experience

Android Team Lead - XM (2018 - Present)

Develop features for the XM trading android app using all the "cool kids" of the android ecosystem i.e. Architecture Components, DataBinding, RxJava, Dagger. Emphasis on testing and domain modeling.

Mobile Lead - Vertoyo (2016 - 2018)

I'm the lead of Vertoyo's mobile team (4 ppl) with duties ranging from client acquisition to team building exercises. While I love spending time drafting reports and effort estimations for the management, I make sure that I stay current with all the hot topics and new trends in the mobile realm.

CTO - Nable Solutions (2016 - Present)

Design and develop software for smartphones, tablets and other portable devices designed to help disabled people and people with reduced mobility. Our core product is Nable Assistant©, a digital platform developed by Nable Solutions which collects information for the infrastructure of organizations and services for people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility.

Lead Android Developer - SlideME LLC (2013 - 2016)

Developed new features, maintained, and optimise for performance and security. Because SlideME market usually runs on AOSP devices where most of Google services are unavailable, I have created SDKs that other developers can use like: IAP, SlideLock and Push Notifications (based on WAMP - Still in Beta).

Co-Founder & Android/Node.js Developer - Playr (2014 - 2016)

Developed and maintained Playr Android app, the mobile web services (in node.js & express), the venue owners admin panel (using Backbone.Marionnette.js) as well as a custom internal analytics tool for operations overview. During my 2 year startup venture I learned a lot of things about app marketing, growthhacking, data-driven development and other geeky-ish stuff and wouldn't change it for the world!

Mobile Applications Developer - Athens Technology Center (2007 - 2013)

Worked on several large scale mobile projects like Greek Yellow Pages (Android), Airtickets iPhone, Real.gr Android, in.gr Android and Athens International Aiport (iPhone). Also took part on many FP7 european R&D projects like Ourspace.