ProptechFounder
Cheerfulrent
Flat-fee letting for UK landlords: £99 a month, no commission. Compliance and repairs are handled today, with rent collection and tenant checks on the way.
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Android apps for fintech, media and property.
I'm Gregory, an Android engineer based in London. My corner of the internet: about my work, projects, and ideas I've had.
FINTECH
Payments, card reader and printer integration, biometrics and 2FA at Lopay.
MEDIA
In-store digital displays at Barrows, and TalkTalk's Android TV box at YouView.
PROPTECH
Founder and builder of Cheerfulrent and Cheerfulcollect.
01 · WORK
Selected work
Things I've built and shipped.
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ProptechCo-founder
Cheerfulcollect
Storage with collection: we pick up, store outside London and bring it back. Book online or on WhatsApp, every price shown up front.
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FintechAndroid
Lopay
One of two Android engineers at a fintech startup growing 10% a month. I built key payment features, card reader and printer integration, and biometrics and 2FA security, and helped improve onboarding fourfold.
MediaAndroid
Barrows Connected Store
Lead Android engineer for in-store digital displays at one of the UK's leading providers. I brought in Hilt, DataStore and StateFlow, cutting the crash rate by 90%, and added Android 10+ support to a fleet previously limited to 7.1.2.
02 · CV
Experience
- Apr 2025 – now
Senior Android Engineer · Barrows Connected Store
Lead Android engineer for in-store digital displays. Modernised the codebase, mentored junior engineers and cut the crash rate by 90%.
- 2025 – now
Founder · Cheerfulrent
Designed and built a flat-fee letting platform end to end, alongside my day job.
- Apr 2023 – Apr 2025
Android Engineer · Lopay
One of two Android engineers at a fast-growing fintech: payments, card reader and printer integration, biometrics and 2FA.
- Mar 2022 – Apr 2023
Android Engineer · YouView
Kotlin and TypeScript for TalkTalk's newly launched Android TV box, including Google Assistant and CI/CD work.
- Nov 2017 – Mar 2022
Senior Policy Advisor · UK Civil Service
Managed teams and owned border IT projects at the customs authority; drafted notes for Ministers on economic law.
03 · INTERESTS
Away from the keyboard
Tabletop wargaming
Warhammer 40,000. I play Aeldari, for both the tactics and the lore.
Jazz, blues & country
Basic, but Take Five by Dave Brubeck. I also love country music.
Indoor gardening
Growing Tumbling Tom tomatoes and spearmint in a London flat.
Sport
Softball, running, and cycling to work across London.
04 · CONTACT
Let's build something.
Open to roles in PropTech, Fintech and Media Tech, or a chat about Android.