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Senior Flutter Developer & Mobile Lead · Flutter since 2017 · 1M+ download apps · Remote EU (EN)

Trento, Italy
Worldwide
High school degree in Information Technology
Trento, Italy
Worldwide
High school degree in Information Technology

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CV - Nicola Cestaro.pdf

About me

Mobile developer from Trento, Italy. I have shipped apps to 1M+ users and 100K concurrent players and ran a 7-person studio. I like small teams, clear ownership and apps that survive launch day. English-speaking teams, remote across the EU.

FlutterAndroid (Software)SvelteTensorFlowGoogle FirebaseBackendFull Stack DevelopmentFigmaDartFront End Software Development
Flutter Development
Extensive experience building cross-platform mobile applications with Flutter since its alpha release, delivering high-performance solutions with hundreds of thousands of concurrent users across iOS and Android platforms.

Mobile Application Architecture
Design and implementation of scalable mobile app architectures, including customer-facing banking apps, fantasy sports platforms, and ecommerce solutions, with a strong focus on usability and performance.

Full-Stack Development
Proficiency across front-end technologies (Flutter, Svelte, React), back-end technologies (Node.js, PHP, Python), and cloud services (Firebase, AWS), enabling end-to-end product development.

Cloud Services
Practical experience with Firebase and AWS for backend infrastructure, cloud storage, and scalable service deployment.

AI & Machine Learning Integration
Integration of AI tools and SDKs including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini SDK, xAI API, Midjourney API, TensorFlow, and ML Kit into application development workflows.

UI/UX Design & Animations
Use of Rive and Figma for designing interfaces and creating animations, combining development and design skills to deliver polished user experiences.

WCAG Accessibility
Implementation of WCAG-compliant accessibility features across mobile applications, ensuring inclusive design for a broad user base.

Ecommerce Platform Development
Development of ecommerce platforms including multivendor management dashboards, CMS integrations (WooCommerce, Shopify), and geohashing-based local shopping features.

Team Leadership & Project Management
Leadership of development teams of up to 7 people, serving as tech lead and head of design on major projects, coordinating with backend, business, and design stakeholders.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2017

Languages

EnglishFluentItalianNative speaker

Project history

Board Member

Speck&Tech Cultural Association
Organized Tech events in Trento with 150-300 attendees. Hosted speakers such as Richard Stallman, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, and others. Collaborated with and sponsored by companies like AWS, Bending Spoons, Engineering, NOI, Muse, AVIS, and Wurth.

Founder

Drenlab SRL, Trento
Opened the agency to take on more challenging projects overseeing design and ideation phases. Managed a team of 7 while serving as both tech lead and head of design on the biggest project.

Flutter Developer

Freelancer
Started working on mobile applications with the alpha release of Flutter. Worked on multiple projects with hundreds of thousands of concurrent users. Collaborated with international clients on scalable, high-performance solutions, working both solo and in teams.

Senior Flutter Developer

Accenture
Implemented redesign of a customer-facing mobile banking app for an international bank, improving usability and modernizing the design system. Implemented WCAG-compliant accessibility features. Developed new customer-facing features within a large cross-functional team. Autonomously developed multiple new screens for the Trading module, coordinating with backend, business, and design stakeholders.

Project Manager

Netlite (Giovanni Rana IT)
Worked on the industrial scales IT infrastructure present in Giovanni Rana factories across the world.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

Fantamaster Euro
Released the app for the Euro from the codebase of the Flavorized Fantamaster Champions. Implemented new ad networks with unsupported SDKs using platform channels.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

IntiExpress
Developed a Tienda Mia competitor mobile application for use in Ecuador, connected to Amazon APIs and scraping bots.

Flutter Developer (Team of 3)

Animabot
Developed an infrastructure used by a dropshipping service that sold products from Amazon on Walmart. Handled scraping and API bulk operations for +100,000 products that needed to be repriced every few minutes.

Developer (Team of 2)

Touch Health
Developed a Webflow website for an NGO based in New York that operates in Tanzania's health sector.

Flutter Developer (Team of 4)

BounceIn
Developed and designed an application to find events near the user's location using geohashing.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

Fantamaster Champions
After the success of the World Cup app, developed the version for the Champions League. Created a flavorized codebase to handle multiple sports events.

Flutter Developer (Team of 5)

JustinShop
Developed a Flutter ecommerce web app and mobile app with a strong emphasis on local shopping. Users can find products and stores near them using geohashing.

Flutter Developer (Team of 5)

JustinShop Dash
Developed a multivendor multistore management dashboard for sellers integrated into the JustinShop ecommerce platform. Created integration to sync store inventory with popular CMSs (WooCommerce, Shopify). Created mobile version with smart scanning for quickly adding new products, editing inventory, and managing client reservations and coupons.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

Fantamaster Mundial
Developed the Flutter mobile application for the famous fantasy football app Fantamaster for the 2022 World Cup. Reached +100,000 concurrent users at peak and 3rd position on the App Store general chart.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

The KG Method
Developed a workout-generating app with a fitness influencer from Miami. Workouts are automatically generated based on user preferences and training schedule or created ad-hoc from the personal trainer dashboard. Developed a dashboard for personal trainers to create and manage users, workouts, plans, and exercises.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

HelioExpress
Developed a Chrome extension in Flutter that scraped data from Amazon and other marketplaces to be added to an external ecommerce application for people in South America where Amazon is not available.

Product Owner, Tech Lead, Art Director, Level Designer

Illuminati Crew Game
Mobile game with more than a million downloads, reaching the top of the leaderboard on both App Store and Play Store. Managed a team of 7 and served as product owner, tech lead, art director, and level designer.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

Jared Hospital
Developed a dashboard for a private clinic in the United States to manage doctors and patients information.

Flutter Developer (Solo Dev)

4Drink
Created the complete ecosystem of applications to manage pubs and bars, composed of a Management Dashboard for Pubs (Web, Tablet, Mobile), a Clients App to order drinks directly from the app (iOS, Android), and a light version showing only the menu (Web App).

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