Akash Agrawal

Co-Founder

North Delhi, Delhi, India7 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Achieved SE3 in Android development within 2 years.
Led a team to boost GoFood orders by 12%.
Cofounded startups with angel funding of $10k.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C Android Developer with strong startup and AI experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Android DevelopmentTeam LeadershipPerformance OptimizationUi/ux DesignUser EngagementFeature DevelopmentAutomationStartup Development

Other Skills

AI DevelopmentActuarial ScienceAlgorithmsArchitecture DesignCommunity BuildingContent CreationCreative Problem SolvingData StructuresJavaMachine LearningManagementModel-view-viewmodel (MVVM)

About

👷 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 👨‍💻 Over the past 5 years, I have honed my skills in Android app development, advancing to SE3 within just 2 years. My engineering journey has been both challenging and rewarding, but what truly excites me is the thrill of building something from the ground up and overseeing every detail of its creation. This passion drives me to continually innovate and push boundaries. Currently, I'm channeling this enthusiasm into my personal venture, where I combine my technical expertise with a relentless drive to create and bring new ideas to life. I'm eager to connect with like-minded professionals who share a passion for innovation and excellence. I'm a strong believer in becoming better than yesterday and strive for continuous improvement. Outside of work, I'm involved in stock market investing (not trading) and have a keen interest in startups. I consume a significant amount of content related to entrepreneurship, whether it's books, podcasts, or blogs. I enjoy meeting individuals from diverse backgrounds and spending time with friends and family.

Experience

Goto group

4 roles

Lead Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

1. Led a team of 6 mobile engineers to design a Flash Sales funnel for our GoFood product for both Android and iOS. This feature boosted GoFood orders by 12% and revenue by 8.5%, making it one of Gojek’s top initiatives.
2. Built a preventive MR-level pipeline to track app launch regressions at function granularity, enabling early detection of slowdowns and celebrating performance gains (e.g., SDK removals).
3. Enabled configuration cache, making local builds 20% faster.

Android DevelopmentTeam LeadershipPerformance Optimization

Senior Software Engineer - Android

Promoted

Aug 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

1. Redesigned GoFood’s restaurant profile and menu screens, introducing an interactive, scroll-free UI that reduced ordering friction, resulting in a 3% increase in orders and higher user satisfaction as reflected in improved Play Store reviews.
2. Revamped GoFood’s active order tracking screen by replacing the map with an ETA-centric, animation-rich UI (e.g., chef cooking animation during food prep), effectively reducing customer anxiety and significantly enhancing user engagement and satisfaction.
3. Introduced the “Take-a-Break” feature, allowing drivers to go offline for a set period, resulting in a 15% reduction in cancellations and improving overall driver satisfaction.
4. Optimised the rendering time for bid acceptance flow for low-end devices, cutting it by 2.5 seconds (p99), resulting in a 96% drop in driver support tickets and enhancing user experience for drivers.

Android DevelopmentUI/UX DesignUser Engagement

Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

1. Eliminated service-type hardcoding in Gojek’s Customer App, enabling new vehicle launches without requiring app updates and accelerating rollout time from 3 months to 2 weeks across 5 vehicle types.
2. Independently developed ride scheduling feature from scratch, enabling users to schedule rides for future times, which resulted in achieving a 95% booking conversion rate.
3. Enhanced development efficiency by implementing automated Slack notifications for code owners to review PRs, streamlining the review process. Additionally, ensured the entire Transport app was fully compliant with dark mode, improving user experience.

Android DevelopmentFeature DevelopmentAutomation

Associate Software Engineer

Jul 2019 – Mar 2020 · 8 mos

Redesigned and re-architected Gojek’s Transport product using a scalable RIBS-inspired architecture, enabling team growth from 3 to 14 Android engineers and improving product scalability

Android DevelopmentArchitecture Design

Growthx®

GrowthX Fellow

Jan 2024 – May 2024 · 4 mos · Delhi, India · Remote

Stealth

Co-Founder

May 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · India

Cofounded multiple startups but wasn’t able to achieve PMF, was able to raise angel funding of 10k dollars as well.
1. GoMind Wellness: A generative AI based mental health chatbot based app particularly for corporates, created the entire app and then talked to companies, figured was more of a push product than a pull product, dropped after trying for 1 year including development time of 6 months.
2. TechX - A community led top tech marketplace for top tier 1% engineers connecting to the US clients, still run the community but dropped working on the business due to not a very large TAM while sitting in India. Was able to close this in 3 months entirely, the community is still going strong as a social initiative.

Startup DevelopmentAI DevelopmentCommunity Building

Interview kickstart

Consultant

Oct 2021 – Dec 2021 · 2 mos

Creating content for Android course to upskill those looking for a switch

Kislay actuarial education

Founding Intern

Jan 2019 – May 2019 · 4 mos

Helping in developing projects and creating content for bridging the Gap between acturial students and well skilled Acturial professionals .Star intern of the month for February