Shuja Reshi

Software Engineer

India6 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led architecture for India's #1 streaming app.
Reduced production issues from 80 to 13 in a quarter.
Designed features for 300M+ users.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C Android Development expert with a focus on scalable solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

ArchitectureAndroid DevelopmentSystems DesignMobile Application DevelopmentKotlinPythonDjango

Other Skills

Android DesignAndroid SDKAndroid TestingC++ChatbotFalconFlaskGitGithubJIRAJavaJetpack ComposeKerasLeadershipMachine Learning

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Software Development Engineer with 6+ years of experience in Android mobile & TV development, system design, and performance optimization. Skilled in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and cross-platform integrations, with proven success leading end-to-end projects and delivering scalable, reliable solutions for 300M+ users.

Experience

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2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

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Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Hybrid

▪ Led architecture & delivery of Android Mobile & TV features for the #1 streaming app in India (300M+ MAU), driving major sports & entertainment experiences.
▪ Architected the Conversational Discovery system: evaluated 5+ Speech-to-Text providers, benchmarked WER/latency/cost, and defined a hybrid STT architecture optimized for Indian English & Hinglish code-switching.
▪ Designed and built a new Tooltip/Coachmark System for Android TV, solving complex focus transitions, implementing multi-step interactive tooltips, and improving user guidance across key surfaces.

ArchitectureSystems DesignAndroid DevelopmentKotlinJetpack Compose

Software Development Engineer 2

Aug 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Hybrid

▪ Designed and implemented the Content Rating feature (HLD/LLD review + client-side implementation), boosting user personalization and increasing watch time by 1.2% across platforms.
▪ Integrated reCAPTCHA for fraud prevention, cutting malicious SMS traffic by 48% and saving $1M+ monthly costs.
▪ Served as Game Marshal for IPL, ensuring stability and seamless experience for 20M+ concurrent users during peak live events.
▪ Reduced production issues from 80 to 13 within a quarter via proactive monitoring, fast resolution, and collaboration with cross-platform teams.
▪ Delivered Google IAP and partner authentication (JioTV, SunTV) integrations, enabling seamless payments and logins.
▪ Rolled out email login flows for international markets (Canada, Singapore, UK), now supporting 2M+ users.
▪ Initiated Brown Bag sessions for cross-team learning, strengthening engineering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Mobile Application DevelopmentKotlinAndroid TestingRxJavaPythonDjango

Magicpin (samast technologies)

Android Developer

Jun 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India · On-site

▪ Developed core Android features and optimized app performance, directly contributing to retention and growth.
▪ Built merchant onboarding app in 3 days (team of 3), accelerating merchant acquisition.
▪ Architected cart creation system for online orders, delivered in just 5 days to enable new revenue stream.
▪ Created easyRewards scratch card system, driving 35% increase in engagement across merchant network.
▪ Developed OrderHere (hybrid app using React Native), achieving 100K+ downloads with a 4.2 star rating on Play Store.

Android DevelopmentReact NativeSQLAlchemy

Crcl

Android Developer

Dec 2017 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos · Noida Area, India · Remote

▪ Designed and developed a sports social networking app from scratch, including end-to-end Android implementation.
▪ Contributed to backend setup using Django, ensuring robust performance and scalability.

Android DevelopmentDjango