Ritesh Dalal

IOS Engineer

Gurgaon, Haryana, India11 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years of experience in Android app development.
Expert in performance and scalability optimization.
Strong leadership in product and team management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Android Development expert focused on performance and scalability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Android DevelopmentEngineering LeadershipEngineering ManagementProduct ManagementProduct EngineeringUser Experience (ux)

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAnalogAndroidAndroid DesignAndroid JetpackAndroid StudioBusiness RequirementsClient-Server ModelData StructuresDigital ElectronicsGitIndustrial AutomationJIRAJava

About

Staff Android Engineer & Mobile Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience building, scaling, and optimizing high-performance Android apps. I bring a strong product-engineering mindset, collaborating closely with PMs and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful mobile experiences at scale. Currently driving performance, scalability, and engineering excellence for Zomato’s consumer app. Previously, I built and scaled the Zomato Restaurant Partner App, then led Restaurant Partner Onboarding and Communications, enhancing efficiency and operations for hundreds of thousands of partners. Expertise: • Android development & architecture – Kotlin, MVVM, Coroutines, Hilt, Room, Jetpack Compose, TV apps (Leanback UI), background services, modularization • Performance & scalability – App profiling, startup time reduction, Jank frame optimization, ANR & FPS improvements, build time acceleration, APK size reduction, memory & caching strategies, network & disk I/O tuning • Reliability & release management – Mobile vitals optimization (ANRs, frozen frames, stability engineering), scalable UI testing (JUnit, Espresso, Appium), CI/CD automation, monitoring & alerting automation • Product & team leadership – Driving product development with strong ownership, execution, hiring, mentorship, team scaling, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver impactful products. Passionate about crafting seamless mobile experiences, optimizing for speed, efficiency, and scale, and fostering engineering excellence. Let’s connect! 🚀

Experience

Zomato

5 roles

Staff Android Engineer

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

Driving performance, scalability, engineering excellence, and enhancing product experiences for the Zomato Consumer App.

Android DevelopmentEngineering LeadershipMentoringSystem ArchitectureProduct Engineering

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · On-site

Led and scaled the Android team for the Zomato Restaurant Partner app, focusing on collaboration, performance and improving developer workflows.
Drove efforts to improve app performance, reduce costs, and streamline development processes.
Led the Restaurant Partner Onboarding Experience team, handling product strategy, execution, and releases to improve onboarding at scale.
Initiated and led the Restaurant Partner Communication System, defining the product approach and execution to simplify partner communication.

Engineering ManagementProduct ManagementAndroidLeadershipServer ArchitectureBusiness Requirements+4

SDE - 3

Promoted

Jan 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

Promoted to SDE 3 and continued leading development for the Zomato Restaurant Partner app, focusing on feature enhancements, user experience, and supporting business needs. Contributed to team hiring, mentoring, and building a strong Android team.
Worked on key platform features like the Order Management System, Menu Tool, NPS and feedback system, and modularized the codebase for better scalability. Also led development of Ads & Promos, Help Center, Epicenter (internal sales tool), and the Reporting & Statistics module to improve partner operations and visibility.

Model-view-viewmodel (MVVM)Android JetpackUser Experience (UX)AndroidProduct EngineeringKotlin+2

SDE - 2

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

Promoted to SDE 2 and took on the responsibility of building the Zomato Restaurant Partner app from the ground up. Designed and developed the initial version, which now serves thousands of restaurant partners across India. Focused on Android development, app architecture, and end-to-end delivery.

AndroidAndroid Development

SDE - 1

Nov 2018 – Jul 2019 · 8 mos · On-site

Joined Zomato as an Android Engineer and contributed to the development of core features across multiple products. Worked on Menu, Locations, Cart, Tracking. Gained valuable experience in Android development using Java & Kotlin and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

AndroidAndroid Development

Hughes systique corporation (hsc)

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Developed cutting-edge OTT SDKs for mobile and TV applications, contributing to the acquisition of major streaming clients.
Engineered a custom FragmentManager for a TV app using the Leanback UI framework. Gained valuable experience in Android AOSP Bluetooth stack development for a car entertainment system.

Android JetpackAndroid Development

Profedge solutions pvt. ltd.

Android Developer

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Built a diverse range of Android applications across health, social media, and location-based services.
Led full software development lifecycles for projects, from concept to deployment, including managing client interactions.