Jun 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Working for a prominent banking client for the complete overhaul of their native mobile application.
• Highlights:
• # Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• # Test Driven Development(TDD) in Android using Junit and Mockito.
• # Fully automated build distribution and deployment using Buildkite pipelines and Fastlane. Test build distribution with MS App Center and Firebase build distribution.
• # Managing application releases, PlayStore & App Store updates.
• # Staged rollouts in Play Store and App Store.
• # iOS development using Swift.
• # Firebase Remote Configs, Firebase dynamic links, Firebase push notifications, Firebase analytics, # Firebase performance, Firebase app distribution.
• # Continuous delivery using Feature Flags.
• # Sonarqube for static analysis, Checkmarx for security vulnerabilities.
• # PCloudy for device anywhere testing.
• # Instabug for bug reporting. Crashlytics for crash reporting.
• # Chucker for network call trace.
• # Offline mode using Retrofit interceptor.
• # Play SafetyNet ( now App Integrity) for app protection.
• # Adjust for install referral.

Mar 2023 – Jul 2023 · 4 mos

Jan 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Working with the banks in Middle East region for their digitization journeys.

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

Jun 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• I joined Fastra Corporation as Mobile Architect and took charge of a team to work on mobile apps focused on social networking. We developed the Fastra Messenger chat app, a social networking app focused on serving vernacular content to country youth.
• I got to work on various aspects of product development, from incubation to design, development, release and marketing. Along with my niche expertise in Android app development, I learned the role of digital marketing, social advertising, user targeting using Analytics and social content gathering in an app's success.
• On the technology front, we chose Android and iOS native development with AWS as our cloud back-end. We also used Firebase extensively for Analytics, Firebase real-time database for chat functionality, user data management and many other features in the Firebase service suite.

Jul 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Homeshop18 was an Indian e-commerce and shopping TV channel. I joined Homeshop18 when it was in its prime and was a leading player in the e-commerce sector in India.
• As a senior Android developer, I got the task of improving Homeshop18's native Android mobile app. My responsibilities included:
• Feature development.
• Architecture design.
• Keeping a check on application performance and size.
• Writing unit test cases and application releases to Play Store.
• My achievements included:
• Bringing down the size of the Android apk to a significantly lower number.
• Increasing the crash-free user to a near 99%.
• Reducing the Out Of Memory issues and crashes to close to zero and improving the application's performance.

Nov 2013 – Jun 2014 · 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

• In my short stint with Wynk( form. Bharti Softbank), I worked on the Wynk Music Android app. The application is a music streaming offered by the most prominent mobile network carrier in India, Airtel. It boasts 100 million users and is the leading music app in India.
• In Wynk, I got to work with the best team of developers, and we did genuinely innovative work in mobile app development. I sharpened my skills in Android and Java while also learning about product development for the Indian masses.

Jul 2011 – Nov 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

• I worked on various mobile and Java projects in Xebia IT Architects, India. I contributed to app development knowledge exchange via different channels. Notable projects and apps include -
• Sydney Airport official Android app.
• Android & iOS app for Australian client Pantha Corp(now Bulletproof group) to serve as a framework for creating new apps with dynamic content.
• NearBuy Android, BlackBerry & iOS apps based on Geo-location services. This app provides users with location-based deals and destination information based on their real-time location information. The app was developed for Dubai-based Aswat Telecom.
• American Airlines Android app.
• Worked in an Agile and pragmatic environment on various projects, POC and experiments. Introduced CI/CD and TDD in the mobile app development cycle. Junit based Unit testing in Android. Maven build tools and Jenkins CI for Android apps.

Sep 2009 – Jul 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

• I commenced my professional journey as an Android application developer. I got the task of establishing an Android development team which involved support for hiring and technical training of new joiners. I was responsible for creating mobile apps in Android SDK using Java.
• I got to create mobile apps for some notable clients from the USA, including Kitco Inc and FrontRush LLC. I grew my technical capabilities as an Android developer and helped build a team and guide team members in Android. Under the mentorship of my managers, I excelled in client communication and project lifecycle handling in Agile.
• I worked on a mCommerce white-label app as a B2B solution for a US client. It was designed to help medium-scale business owners to reach their customers via a mobile app with minimum effort using our configurable mobile app. It was the most challenging project of the beginning years of my career as it involved a lot of UI customization in Android apps, and also we had to maintain different versions of an app with the same source code.
• We worked on Android and BlackBerry versions of FrontRush mobile app, which was for FrontRush coaches to enter records and keep track of athlete training. I also developed the "Kitco Gold Live" Android app, which is for the customers of US-based Kitco Inc. It shows real-time stock and precious metal price updates and price charts.