Charan Kumar

Engineering Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

14 years of experience in software development.
Expert in driving innovation and building high-performing teams.
Proven track record in delivering scalable mobile applications.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Application Development expert with a strong focus on engineering management.

Contact

charan.kumar@hm.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementTechnology StrategyMobile Application DevelopmentDesign Review

Other Skills

.NETAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsAndroidAndroid DevelopmentAndroid SDKAndroid StudioArchitectural PatternsBudget ManagementCCoaching & MentoringConflict ResolutionCore JavaCreative Problem SolvingCross-functional Collaboration

About

As an Engineering Manager with leadership experience in a 14-year career in software development, I excel at driving innovation, building high-performing teams, and delivering scalable, impactful solutions. My role involves balancing technical strategy and vision, architectural oversight, roadmap planning with strategic leadership, including budget management, resource allocation, and hiring. I’ve built my career on delivering innovative, scalable solutions, driving team excellence and creating impactful mobile applications. I ensure projects align with organisational goals while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. Let us connect to share ideas, explore opportunities, and create the next wave of technological innovation. 🚀

Experience

13 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

H&m

Engineering Manager

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

As an Engineering Manager, I lead a team of Android engineers and collaborate with 30+ developers globally to drive mobile app development and architectural improvements, with a focus on scalability, performance, and engineering excellence.

Engineering ManagementCross-functional CollaborationProduct-Engineering AlignmentTechnology StrategyCreative Problem SolvingDecision-Making+3

Ajio.com

2 roles

SDE III

Aug 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

Contributed in feature ideas discussion, and developed them to use the app in more efficient way.
Interaction with Product and Business to ensure the requirements met 100% of the time.
Managing the application release to the Google Play Store including managing the stability and rollout.
Mentoring junior developers in the team.

Engineering ManagementDesign ReviewMobile Application DevelopmentRelease ManagementSpring BootJava+3

SDE II

Dec 2016 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · On-site

Contributed in feature ideas discussion, and developed them to use the app in more efficient way.
Interaction with Product and Business to ensure the requirements met 100% of the time.
Defining the structure of new API’s.
Delivered in fast-paced development cycles; have completed tasks much ahead of the scheduled deadline.
Omni-channel mobile app: To ease order delivery and return orders processing, from both offline stores and warehouses. Designed and developed the app single handedly in three months.
End-to-end app development including UI and UX.
Developed on Kotlin using MVVM design pattern, LiveData component with Retrofit2.
Ensuring app properly works on variety of enterprise mobile computing handheld devices.
Defining the release scope and timeline.

Design ReviewMobile Application DevelopmentKotlinAndroidSpring Boot

Mahindra retail pvt.ltd

Senior Android Developer

May 2016 – Nov 2016 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Made the app stable and fixed sev1 issues which was affecting the business.
Contributed in new feature ideas discussion, and developed them to improve the business.
Defined the structure of new API’s.
Defined the release scope and timeline, also handled the app release to the Google Play Store.

Design Review