Jan 2011 – May 2016 · 5 yrs 4 mos

• Lead the architecture, design and development of TiVo’s Android Apps for domestic and international customers like Virgin Media UK, ComHem Sweden, and Cogeco Canada.
• Technically managed multiple teams including the offshore development
• Worked closely with product management, peer architects, customers and user interface designers to define and drive the road-map and requirements.
• Managed the Android PlayStore and Amazon Store App account for TiVo.
• Implemented Android App Networking using SSL Socket
• Implemented DRM and Security using Arxan EnsureIT, TransformIT and ProGuard, PlayReady
• & Verimatrix DRM Integration
• Implemented several features in TiVo Android App features like MyShows, Guide, OnePass, Actor/Cast/Crew Details, WhatToWatch, and Video On Demand, Geo Fencing
• Worked on Gear VR TiVo App, TiVo app on Fire-TV & Nexus Player
• Designed and Implemented Parental Controls on STB
• Designed and worked on social media sharing (Facebook, Twitter) via the OpenGraph API.
• Designed and worked on the deep linking across the iOS/Android/Web Portal using AWS ElasticBeanStalk application
• Worked on the 3rd party application (e.g. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu) integration into the TiVo echo-system
• Design and development of streaming of TV content on Mobile Apps in in-home and out-of-home over WiFi and Cellular networks.
• Provided consulting to iOS team on design and requirements

Nov 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Writing software, designing of integrated software systems and architectures
• Forming roadmap and technology strategy for software assets that meet business requirements
• Feasibility studies, requirement analysis and work effort estimation
• Designing new software systems, APIs and architecture that meets the current product requirements and provides the foundation for the development of future software assets and services

Jun 2007 – Nov 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Team leader for multiple software development teams (video thumbnail engine team, post-processor team and helix feature development team) for multimedia software development on Nokia Mobile Phones.
• Managed development of new features and maintenance of the existing software assets.
• Provided technical leadership, coaching and mentoring team members.
• Managed complete development life cycle of software products.
• As Helix, Package Owner in Symbian Foundation, worked with open source software and 3rd party software companies and individual developers.

Jun 2003 – Jul 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Software development on Open Source based Helix DNA Client for Symbian OS
• Development of Multimedia Engine that can play locally and stream several media formats including 3GP (MPEG4, H263, H264), Real Media and Windows Media formats.
• OMAP decoder h/w devices for Symbian platform
• Networking, File I/O support for Symbian in Helix
• QoS, DRM support for multimedia,
• Metadata parsing, video thumbnail engine
• MMF Controllers, Flash Video
• Trick Play (fast-forward and rewind), MDF, Dev Sound, OpenMax
• Integration of hardware accelerated codecs, HDMI

Apr 2002 – May 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Worked as Researcher on distributed proxy server, multithreading and socket programming.
• Real time systems, data acquisition and monitoring (C).
• Setup and maintenance of wireless network.
• Enhancing and maintaining computing clusters and software (C, C++, shell scripts),

Nov 2001 – Apr 2002 · 5 mos

• Member of Multimedia Communications Research Center.
• Worked with Real Time Protocol and conferencing system (Java/C++)
• Worked on media server (C, Tcl/Tk)

Jun 2001 – Nov 2001 · 5 mos

• Worked in the Volume Manager group on different Unix platforms
• Was involved with development, testing, and bug fixing of device drivers (C, Shell scripting).
• Worked with the Clustered Volume Manager. (Solaris, C)