Arlind Metaj
engineer · writer · maker of things — based in Tirana, Albania
Software Engineer with experience designing and delivering high-quality digital products across multiple platforms. Known for combining strong engineering fundamentals with a sharp product sensibility — thinking beyond implementation to understand user needs, business goals, and long-term maintainability.
Comfortable owning complex problems end-to-end, from early architecture decisions through to production. Thrives in collaborative environments where engineering, design, and product thinking intersect.
Most of my time goes into reading, thinking, and trying to understand how things work — from systems to decisions to product. I travel when I can, notice details others skip, and write occasionally to make sense of ideas.
Mobile
Frontend
Architecture
Work
Software Engineer
Ritech International AG
- Worked closely with product and operations teams to study, analyse, and validate features before development begins, ensuring solutions are grounded in real business needs and user behaviour.
- Contributed to product discovery and decision-making by evaluating use cases, surfacing edge cases early, and challenging assumptions to reduce rework downstream.
- Translated validated product requirements into clean, maintainable technical implementations delivered across multiple platforms.
- Collaborated with designers to review and refine interfaces, ensuring proposed solutions are both technically sound and aligned with user experience goals.
- Acted as a bridge between engineering and non-engineering stakeholders, making technical trade-offs visible and helping the team move with clarity and confidence.
- Drove feature quality end-to-end — from early scoping and design validation through to implementation, testing, and release.
Selected projects
PayByPhone — Back Office Rewrite (SouthernCross)
Part of the frontend team responsible for rewriting a legacy back office platform. Owned one of the most complex modules (Rates), working closely with Product, Operations, Commercial, and Engineering teams.
PayByPhone — NorthStar
Contributed to the migration of a native app to a Flutter module, involved from the early stages through to successful shipment.
CVP
Built a Flutter module integrated into PayByPhone for the UK market, enabling customers to pay for MOT, SMR services, and charge their electric vehicles.
Mobile Engineer
Crispy Bacon
- Established Flutter and React Native development standards and code review practices across the engineering team, driving measurable improvements in consistency, quality, and reliability in production.
- Defined state management patterns, navigation architecture, and error handling strategies adopted across the mobile codebase.
- Collaborated with designers and backend engineers to implement user-facing features, owning delivery from technical scoping through to release.
- Led technical planning discussions and shaped implementation approaches for key product features.
Selected projects
MyCampy 3.0
Flutter hybrid app to manage bikes and components, monitor wear, control EPS electronic gear shifting and track sessions in real time. 5/5 Play Store rating · Red Dot Winner 2024.
Cup4You
Flutter app for managing orders and recipes for La Cimbali fully automatic coffee machines. Enables drink customisation, recipe saving, and machine pairing via QR code.
ConTe.it Loans
Flutter app for a 100% digital personal loan platform, simplifying applications through digital signatures and Open Banking integration.
Facile.it
Led the full React Native rewrite of one of Italy's most recognised financial comparison platforms, rebuilding the mobile app from the ground up.
LiuJo
Rebuilt the mobile app for the established Italian fashion brand from scratch in React Native, delivering a modernised experience across iOS and Android.
Mobile Engineer
Almotech
- Built and shipped a production Flutter application from the ground up, owning the full development lifecycle from requirements gathering through to app store release.
- Worked directly with clients to define project goals, translate business requirements into technical specifications, and align platform features with product vision.
- Managed ongoing maintenance, bug fixing, and iterative feature development across live production applications.
- Operated effectively in a small, fast-paced team, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and contributing across multiple areas of the product.
Software Developer
Rubik Technologies
- Contributed to the development of a mobile e-commerce platform, building out a product booking flow, social features, and a token-based rewards system for merchants and clients.
- Designed and implemented a merchant approval system that controlled product availability based on purchase intent, reducing premature stock conflicts.
- Built a unified dual-role account model, allowing users to seamlessly switch between merchant and client roles within the same session.
Education
Bachelor in Informatics and Economics
Luarasi University
2018 – 2021
AI
I'm less interested in what AI can do today and more in where it's heading. The trajectory feels significant, not just as a new category of tool, but as a shift in how software gets built and what becomes worth building. I think most people are still calibrating to the current moment rather than the direction.
For anyone building software, the interesting question isn't whether to engage with it, it's how to think about it clearly enough to make good decisions with it.
Tools I use
Contact
The best way to reach me is by email. I try to respond to everyone.