Zahir Herz
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Experience
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The Feature Branch
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Manager
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Dec 2022 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Kinetic Brands
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United States
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Cosmetics
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr Software Engineer
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Dec 2020 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States Develop, design, and maintain eCommerce stores and sites on the front and back end on Shopify Plus sites. Translate technical requirements and mockups into fully functioning sites using REACT/GraphQL/HTML/CSS/JS Develop and improve online experiences across company brands and initiatives using mobile first approach. Facilitated technical discussions with near and offshore teams. Acting as lead on multiple initiatives.
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AT&T
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Android Developer
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Mar 2018 - Jun 2020
El Segundo, CA Conceptualized, designed and implemented features for Android and FireTV seen on Directv now and WatchTV apps. Built around MVVM framework. Provided bug fixes, updates to metrics platforms including Conviva, New Relic and Comscore. Worked in tandem with a full stack client team to deliver feature parity with iOS, Roku and web. Wrote feature tickets and unit tests using BDD methodology. Participated in the Agile software development life cycle utilizing Scrum. • Built support for Secondary… Show more Conceptualized, designed and implemented features for Android and FireTV seen on Directv now and WatchTV apps. Built around MVVM framework. Provided bug fixes, updates to metrics platforms including Conviva, New Relic and Comscore. Worked in tandem with a full stack client team to deliver feature parity with iOS, Roku and web. Wrote feature tickets and unit tests using BDD methodology. Participated in the Agile software development life cycle utilizing Scrum. • Built support for Secondary Audio Channel supporting Descriptive Voice Service • Built a dual branded version of the app using a single apk. • Build Parental Controls age restriction feature for DTV on FireTV / Android • Built Accessibility feature (Google Talk Back) for DTV / Watch Now app • Built Dialog Fragment for Unlock Options of the Parental Controls Feature. • Using MVVM structure • Bug fixes on DTV app • Added Unit Tests (Junit – PowerMock) to increase code coverage across app. Show less
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Diamond
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Android Developer
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Oct 2015 - Dec 2017
Greater Los Angeles Area Conceptualized, designed and implemented features for a geo-location based Android app. Setup continuous integration pipeline to allow producers access to daily builds. Wrote Espresso tests to ensure design specifications were followed. Introduced MonkeyRunner test API to find and fix edge case bugs. Setup payments using Braintree framework. • Developing a location based live stream on request app. • Added Continuous Integration tied to Git commits also leveraging Build Variants, which… Show more Conceptualized, designed and implemented features for a geo-location based Android app. Setup continuous integration pipeline to allow producers access to daily builds. Wrote Espresso tests to ensure design specifications were followed. Introduced MonkeyRunner test API to find and fix edge case bugs. Setup payments using Braintree framework. • Developing a location based live stream on request app. • Added Continuous Integration tied to Git commits also leveraging Build Variants, which produced multiple apk flavors during compile. • Built Espresso tests to ensure uniform testing of UI and functionality. • Performance testing to help discover and improve areas that were slow performing. • Added Credit Card payments feature to app. • Updated UI to improve load time and avoid multiple redraws. Show less
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Rosetta
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Android Dev
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
El Segundo, CA Developing mobile apps for Samsung focused on Customer Loyalty and Retail
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Diamond
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Android Dev
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Nov 2013 - Jan 2015
Venice, CA http://fxxfluxx.com/ Helped develop an android application for FX Network, which allows users to create an animated GIF and share with friends via Facebook, Twitter & Tumblr. Follow other users and see whats trending in the app.
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Sr. Web dev
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Oct 2008 - Jun 2013
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designory
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United States
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Advertising Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Flash Developer
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Aug 2005 - Oct 2008
Worked on flash sites for nissanusa.com / infiniti.com
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Education
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University of Southern California
BS, Recording Arts, Minor Jazz Studies