Ajay Raghothama

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

16 years of experience in Android applications and IoT products.
Led teams to improve application ratings from 3.5 to 4.7 stars.
Expert in managing Agile teams and mentoring developers.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Android and IoT development with a strong focus on Agile methodologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Android DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipIos DevelopmentAgile Methodologies

Other Skills

Android FrameworkJavaC++PythonKotlinNode.jsKey Performance IndicatorsWebKitAndroidYocto ProjectwatchOSHD VideoLive Video StreamingDigital VideoPeople Management

About

Dev manager with 16 years of Design and Development experience in Android applications (B2C and B2B), Android Framework and IoT products (Embedded ) Specialized in Design and Development in Android Applications/Android Framework. Experience in managing small to medium sized Agile teams Experience in Planning and developing software applications and frameworks Experience in coaching and mentoring people. Experience in Java, C, C++, Jenkins, Python, Ruby.

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Jio platforms limited (jpl)

GM - JioThings/IoT

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Handling Mobile application development teams for both B2B and B2C.
Leading a team consisting of 40+ Devs and QAs.
Re-organized the development efforts to move towards cross platform development to help reduce costs and turn around time of application development
Key stakeholder in all design and architectural meetings for both B2C and B2B applications
Managing JioThings B2C Android and iOS application team
Led efforts to improve overal CSAT ratings of the application (3.5 to 4.7 stars in both stores)
Key advocate in improving overall analtyics collected across apps
Helped design Automotive launcher app, Location based SDK and key features in JioThings application
Launched successful products of JioMotive, Jio Tag (Air and Go).
Leading a group of EMs in delivering high quality products in both B2B and B2C space
Created serveral process thus increasing the productivity of the team
Mentored employess in Application design and development
Provided key technical guidance to Product team to help create better PRDs
Wore the hat of Technical Product manager to bridge the gap between Engineering and Product.

Android FrameworkTechnical LeadershipAgile MethodologiesJavaC++Python+1

Practo

Engineering Manager

Nov 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Remote

Android and iOS consumer and doctor apps
Kotlin, swift, nodejs
Team Management
Leadership
Led teams working on features - Server-driven UI, Reach, Plus, payments, practo care dental, ABDM, Chronic care
Stakeholder management
Process creation and adherence
R&D for new age medical devices (nfc/bt bridge for cgm)
Analytics, A/B test, performance improvement

Agile MethodologiesAndroid DevelopmentiOS DevelopmentKotlinNode.js

Radisys corporation

Project Manager

Feb 2021 – Nov 2021 · 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Remote

Managed team for improving overall stability of the web based OS for feature phones
Managed a team for building proprietary components for OS
Responsible for timely releases to the customer
Involved in Planning and execution using Agile methodologies
Frequent customer/client interaction

Agile MethodologiesKey Performance Indicators

Mediakind

2 roles

Engineering Manager - Product Development

Promoted

Jun 2020 – Jan 2021 · 7 mos · On-site

Managing a team of 12-15 members comprising of Devs and QA ( Manual and Automation)
Team management
Planning and execution of features on Mediafirst Application on Android, AndroidTV and iOS.
Coach/Mentoring individuals to realise their potential
Design and develop features on Mediafirst Application on Android and Android TV
Maintain CI/CD pipleline for SDK and Applications for Android, AndroidTV and iOS

Android DevelopmentiOS Development

Sr Technical Lead

Jul 2018 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · On-site

Leading and Managing Team responsible for developing Streaming applications on Android, iOS,
tvOS and AndroidTV
Led a team responsible for developing Application SDK for supporting HLS and DASH playback
on Android, iOS, tvOS and AndroidTV
Helped build a team from scratch to Ramp up SDK.
Involved with various Design discussions and decisions.
Mentored the team to successful releases within a short span of time.
Leading the scrum team and helping team with Agile Methodologies
Design and Implemented:
Chromecast feature as part of Android SDK
Geofence feature to restrict the viewers from watching videos outside a geographical
boundary.
Offline Webapp implementation on Android
Native Module for video player SDK for ReactNative
Implemented and maintained Application and SDK CI pipeline using Jenkins

Agile MethodologiesAndroid Development

Borqs

Lead Engineer

Dec 2009 – Jul 2018 · 8 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Developed various features on Vanilla Android Apps like Settings, Browser, Phone, Contacts etc
Platform stabilization on SoCs - Qualcomm, Renesas (Broadcomm)
Upgrading Android (Eclair to Marshmallow) on Qualcomm and Broadcomm Chipsets
Design and develop various features on Android framework
Responsible for CTS, GTS, VTS certification from Google.
Leading a team for achieving platform stability
Designed and developed IPC mechanism using D-Bus on Yocto LE
Designed and developed Location tracking, Data call and Data uploaded applications on Yocto LE.
Part of successful customer launches with ZTE, ATT, MetroPCS, Sonim, LYF (Reliance), Greatcall, Intel
Experience in providing PoC and Demos to customers