Spyros Oikonomakis

I am a Software Engineer/Developer and a young entrepreneur with passion for technology (mobile/web) and a big fan of KISS principle. My studies were in sector of Electronic Computing Systems and Digital Communications Systems (MSc). I have big experience in software development (mobile/web) as I have worked for big companies and large projects.

I currently hold the position of the Senior Software Engineer/Developer at gRateFriends and I am responsible for the development of the Android mobile application and the DevOps of our current infrastructure. gRateFriends is a mobile app with benefits. Members can rate business every time they interact with them, earn points for their interaction and have the potential to redeem their points for cash or other rewards. The bottom line: Your opinion matters. Businesses are able to get honest, private feedback directly from their customers & clients which helps make the business stronger and your future experiences with them better.

In parallel with gRateFriends, I am the Co-Founder of PocketTour which is an application specially designed for the travel lovers! It is the ultimate pocket-sized tour guide, which will become your fellow traveler! . First available country is GREECE!!! Coming soon Italy and Holland.

Previously I was at PeoplePerHour as a Software Engineer/Developer and I was responsible for the search engine (Solr), the ranking system (CERT) of the website and for the mobile apps development. Furthermore, I participated in the development of cool back-end features for the new product of PeoplePerhour which is the Supertasker.