Prashanth Verma

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Designed impactful features for millions of LinkedIn users.
Mentored junior engineers and female students in tech.
Improved app performance significantly, reducing load times.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineer with expertise in Android development for social networking applications.

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Skills

Core Skills

AndroidJava

Other Skills

CoroutinesREST APIsAndroid StudioKotlinAndroid DevelopmentModel-view-viewmodel (MVVM)RxJavaTechnical AbilitySoftware DevelopmentGitC++CHTMLMySQLLinux

About

As a Software Engineer at LinkedIn, I work on developing and improving features for the LinkedIn app, one of the most popular and influential social networking platforms for professionals. I have a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from IIT Guwahati, one of the premier engineering institutes in India. My core competencies include Android, Java,Kotlin. Before joining LinkedIn, I worked as a Software Engineer at Paytm and myGate, two of the leading apps in India in the domains of online payments and apartment management respectively. I contributed to the design, development, and testing of various features and functionalities for the Paytm Travel and myGate Android apps, which have millions of downloads and users. I also collaborated with cross-functional teams, such as product, design, and QA, to deliver high-quality and user-friendly products. I am passionate about creating innovative and impactful solutions that can enhance the lives and careers of people around the world. I value learning, diversity, and collaboration, and I am eager to bring my skills and experience to your team.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Designed & implemented email & notification for sales assistant feature in sales navigator product
Designed and implemented impactful features for millions of users across 3 core LinkedIn products (Events, Groups, Sales Navigator) on Android.
Developed pivotal features for Events product, driving a surge in weekly events from 4k to 20k.
Crafted features like Auto approval for joining in groups, bulk approvals by admin to add people into groups that ignited Groups engagement, driving a surge from 700 to 3000 healthy groups.
Resolved most of the ANRs, Crashes in Sales Navigator app, averting Play Store reprimands and boosting app performance evident in significant reductions (almost 5x times faster) in page load times across various screens.
Mentored junior engineers within the team and 3rd year female students from past couple of years as part of CoachIn initiative for Woman in Tech (WIT) at LinkedIn

CoroutinesREST APIsAndroidJava