Senior Android Engineer

Mustafa Zurfi Building high performance Android products trusted by millions.

Senior Android Engineer with 7+ years of experience building apps for millions of users. Skilled in performance optimization, scalable solutions, and mentoring, with a commitment to continuous learning and delivering impactful results.

Companies and Apps

Apps grouped by company. Store metrics reflect recent Google Play values.

Global, United Kingdom

Senior Android Engineer - Jun 2022 - Present

Lead development and maintenance of apps serving 1M+ active users.
Modernized legacy components and shipped major engagement features.
Built internal developer tools and mentored junior engineers.
Delivered measurable improvements, including reduced ANRs (43% less).

Global Player Radio and Podcasts

Media and Entertainment

1M+

4.6

8,416

Welcome to Global Player, the award-winning home of UK radio stations, including Smooth, Gold Radio, Classic FM, Heart, LBC, Radio X, and Capital.

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LBC: UK, World and Breaking News

News and Information

1M+

3.8

3,815

Official LBC news app with live radio streaming, real time updates, and breaking alerts for a national audience.

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Riviera Radio

Radio and Streaming

100+

4.7

Not listed

Live from the Cote d'Azur, the French Riviera's only English-language radio station.

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Miswag, Iraq

Android Engineer - Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

Led development of Iraq's largest e-commerce app with 1M+ active users.
Owned performance, stability, and seamless user experience.

Miswag

E-commerce

1M+

4.3

4,259

Tap into the ultimate online shopping experience with Miswag, Iraq's first online shopping site. Where you can explore & enjoy countless features.

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HRiNS, Iraq

Android Engineer - Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

Led entertainment apps across mobile and Android TV with 1M+ active users.
Shipped streaming features and UX improvements across media products.

Cinema Box

Entertainment

1M+

4.5

42,424

Entertainment app focused on movie discovery and streaming with a smooth, responsive viewing experience.

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Cinema Box for Smart TV

Entertainment and Android TV

500K+

4.0

380

Android TV edition optimized for big screens, Leanback UI, and remote first navigation.

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Sound Box

Music and Audio

50K+

4.2

348

Music streaming app, designed with performance, stability, and seamless user experience in mind.

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TV Box

Sports

100K+

Keep you updated with your favorite teams ranking and match events, get even more information about your favorites players.

Ask A Leave

Business Tools

Wait

Internal leave request application.

Additional work

AllCast - Casting library for Chromecast, DLNA, and WebOS.

Personal Projects

Independent Apps and Freelance Work

Minimal Chess: Elegant and Clean

Featured

Games • 2024

5K+

4.4

119

Minimal Chess: Elegant & Clean offers a beautifully minimalist chess experience that keeps the focus on pure strategy.

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Aqsat

Finance and Business • 2020

5K+

4.0

Monthly installments management app that helps users track payments and stay on schedule.

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M.D.S

Medical • 2021

A platform that includes all medical and laboratory devices companies.

Mana3a

Medical • 2019-2020

COVID-19 app using BLE proximity detection.

Royal Galaxy

Food & Drink • 2019

Browse menus, order meals, and track delivery status in real-time for Royal Galaxy restaurant.

Additional personal projects

Children Safety Tracking System (2018) - Raspberry Pi based parental tracking.

Nass Al Iraq - DTC, Iraq

Android Engineer - Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

Projects delivered

Internet towers status management app for operations teams.
TV streaming app for mobile and smart TV devices.
Multiple proof-of-concept apps for new initiatives.

Skills

Technical depth across Android platforms, architecture, and delivery, supported by strong collaboration skills.

Android Core

Kotlin Java C++ Jetpack Compose Jetpack Libraries Coroutines RxJava Room SQL Datastore Background Services Notifications

Architecture and APIs

MVVM MVI MVC Hilt Koin REST APIs Maps and Location BLE

Media and Platforms

ExoPlayer Media3 Android TV Kotlin Multiplatform

Tooling and Analytics

Git CI/CD GitLab Fastlane Firebase Amplitude RudderStack BigQuery Play Integrity API Google Play Services

Product and Delivery

Google Play Console Apple App Store Huawei AppGallery Figma Adobe XD Performance Optimization Mentoring

Soft Skills

Creativity Problem-Solving Active Listening Time Management Self-motivated Teamwork Multitasking Critical Thinking Long-term Thinking Accountability Research Skills Client Needs

Contact

Email 96.mustafa.basim@gmail.com Location United Kingdom GitHub github.com/MustafaBasim LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mustafa-zurfi-45333b147 Medium mustafa-basim.medium.com