# Tom Horvat

> Staff Android Engineer | Platform & Infrastructure | Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) & Jetpack Compose | Ex-Fintech & High-Scale Systems

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tomhorvat

I am a Staff-level Android and Platform Engineer with 10+ years of experience building high-scale, resilient mobile infrastructure. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between mobile clients and backend systems—architecting offline-first solutions, microservices, and complex integrations that serve millions of users.

Core Highlights:
* Scale: Engineered reactive data layers for Superology handling 4+ million daily active users across 10 European markets.
* Velocity: Led the Android build at Zevo, achieving feature parity in just 2 months (vs. 11 months for iOS) and onboarding 10,000+ beta users.
* Infrastructure: "Fireproofed" release pipelines by writing custom DevOps automation (Bash/GitHub Actions) to bypass critical infrastructure constraints.
* Fintech & Security: Reduced production crash rates by 40% for a major Swiss Banking app (TWINT) through strategic modularization.
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I specialize in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and System Architecture (Microservices, Event-Driven), with deep hands-on experience in DevSecOps and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

## Work Experience
### Senior Platform Engineer @ SKYDESK
Jan 2024 – Present
- Microservices Architecture: Migrated legacy functionality into 15+ distinct microservices using Spring Boot and Eureka Server, decoupling business logic for independent scaling.
- DevOps Engineering: Resolved critical infrastructure deadlocks by engineering custom Bash deployment scripts to bypass VPN constraints, restoring release cadence for Dev/Staging environments.
- Android TV: Led the greenfield development of a native Android TV dashboard, designing a dedicated API layer to visualize real-time monitoring statistics.

### Lead Android Engineer @ ZevoApp
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
- Strategic Velocity: Built the Android app from scratch and reached full feature parity with the mature iOS app in just 2 months, eventually overtaking iOS as the primary vehicle for 10,000+ beta users.
- Process Leadership (BDD): Spearheaded the adoption of Behavior-Driven Development by introducing Cucumber/Gherkin, aligning Product and QA on executable requirements.
- DevSecOps: Designed end-to-end Bitrise pipelines with enforced quality gates (Lint, Unit Tests) and secure signing.

### Senior Android Engineer @ Superology
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia
- High-Scale Engineering: Engineered reactive data layers using RxJava to concurrently consume streams for 4+ million daily active users, handling data for 20+ sports and 100+ categories.
- Performance Optimization: Solved critical rendering challenges for high-density betting grids, ensuring 60fps scroll performance during live events.
- Fraud Prevention: Implemented client-side telemetry to detect behavioral fraud ("courtsiding") in regulated markets.

### Lead Software Engineer & Tech Lead @ Aduro ideja d.o.o.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia
- Backend Architecture: Designed and built a suite of Go (Golang) microservices for a small business ERP, handling complex logic for inventory and dynamic pricing.
- Mobile Leadership: Led a team of 7 in building the Flutter mobile application (iOS & Android).

### Software Engineer & Tech Lead @ Q Software
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Zagreb
- Fintech Security (Project TWINT): Led the migration of a Swiss Banking app's payment modules to Kotlin, separating QR, BLE, and NFC features. Reduced crash rates by 40%.
- Mobile Leadership: Led a cross-functional team of 5 to build a native mobile car rental platform for a major German client.

### Android Engineer @ Aduro ideja d.o.o.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Zagreb, Croatia
- Offline-First Systems: Architected a decentralized "ledger-on-card" payment system for music festivals using NFC bracelets and Android tablets to process high-volume transactions without server connectivity.
- IoT & Hardware: Developed multi-device ecosystems for hospitality, integrating Android Tablets (POS) with Android TV and custom hardware.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Information Technology
Alumni VSITE
Jan 2010 – Jan 2015

### Electrical in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Zagreb University of Applied Sciences
Jan 2007 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tom-horvat-b25a7780

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Last updated: 2026-03-22