Dec 2017 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Primarily worked on the backend side. Broke up the monolith into scalable microservices written in Golang. Set up deployment pipelines over CircleCI and used Kubernetes for managing services.
• Led the initiative (including building the POC) to add Voice as a channel in our Chat System. POC included backend and frontend work and was written in Typescript.
• Led the initiative for integrating with third party channels in our Chat System. Channels include Google Business Message, Apple Business Chat, SMS etc
• Point person on the team for new initiatives, architecture, and design discussions.
• Worked on the Android SDK for the first 8-10 months. Moving the codebase to Kotlin, improving the performance, and adding new features.
• Code reviews, testing, and mentoring

Nov 2014 – Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Everything Android
• Improving the architecture of the app (which included a complete rewrite essentially)
• Improving the performance to build a faster and smoother user experience.
• Involved in redesigning the app to follow the latest Android design principles.
• Building features end to end.
• Code reviews, testing, and mentoring.

Apr 2012 – Oct 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Delhi Area, India

• Took complete ownership of the android client and was the only android dev in the team for the first 1.5 years. • Architected and delivered the v1 and subsequent versions.
• Mentored other members of the team with lesser experience as the team grew.
• Scaled the app user base to 35+ million users.
• Helped grow the android team to a size of 10+ engineers.

Dec 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Cochin Area, India