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Akash Kumar

Senior Mobile Engineer | Android | iOS | Flutter | Kotlin | Swift | Dart | Mobile Architecture | Performance Optimization | Scaling Apps for Millions

Greater Delhi Area

8+ years of work experience

Shiprocket
Apr 20224 yrs 5 mosPresent

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Owned end-to-end development of multiple Android apps with millions of active users, from architecture to Play Store release and monitoring. • Improved cold start time by ~70% by refactoring app initialization, optimizing dependency injection, and reducing synchronous work on the main thread. • Led migration initiatives including Native → Flutter, enabling faster feature delivery while maintaining performance parity. • Designed scalable offline-first architecture using Room and local caching, reducing API dependency and improving reliability in low-network conditions. • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and internal distribution. • Led development of an international app with RTL/LTR, multilingual support, and region-specific UX for the Middle East. • Actively mentored engineers via code reviews, architectural discussions, and performance debugging.
Shiprocket
Jun 20192 yrs 11 mosApr 2022

Delhi

- Develop multiple apps, 2 of which has 1 million+ users. (Shiprocket and Mykirana) - Revamped Shiprocket app - Rewrited whole app to Include Latest Tech and Tool available in the market, Created a completely new ui and ux in the app, Upgraded app language from java to kotlin. - Created a Tool to Generate App Build in the Cloud. - Awarded Rockstart Rookie for Performance. - Created Backend APIs and did Integration in the app.
KlickInvite - Digital Invitations for every Occasion
Jun 20181 yr 1 moJun 2019

Delhi

- Led the development of the Klickinvite Android app, increasing feature utilization by 30% through dynamic color-theming and multi-lingual functionality. - Optimised UX by implementing Lazy loading, reducing API response time by 40% through SQL query optimization. - Built a Contact Syncing mechanism, reducing sync time for 1000+ contacts to under 5 seconds.
Bulwark Software Research Pvt. Ltd.
Jan 20186 mosJun 2018

Noida Area, India

- Led and managed the development of multiple web and app projects for multiple clients. - Engineering owner of E2E experience in various projects. Develop Rest API in PHP using MVC design patterns.

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Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

IIMT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GREATER NOIDA

20144 yrs2018

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Headline

Senior Mobile Engineer | Android | iOS | Flutter | Kotlin | Swift | Dart | Mobile Architecture | Performance Optimization | Scaling Apps for Millions

About

🚀 Senior Android Engineer | Scaled Apps to Millions | Kotlin | Jetpack Compose | Performance Optimization I am a Senior Android Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance mobile applications that serve millions of users. Passionate about app performance optimization, and clean architecture, I specialize in crafting efficient, secure, and user-friendly Android applications across diverse domains like e-commerce, logistics, seller management, and digital invitations. I have successfully optimized app startup times, enhanced UI/UX with Jetpack Compose, and implemented modern architectures (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) to improve scalability and maintainability. My expertise spans across Kotlin, Coroutines, Jetpack libraries, API integrations, and dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger). Key Technical Skills: 🔹 Languages: Kotlin, Java, PHP, JavaScript 🔹 Databases: MySQL, SQLite, RoomDB, MariaDB 🔹 Cloud Services: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, SES), Firebase (FCM, MLKit, Firestore) 🔹 Architecture & Patterns: MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection 🔹 Performance & Optimization: App startup improvements, Memory profiling, API optimization 🔹 Testing & Debugging: JUnit, Maestro, Espresso, MockK, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) I thrive in fast-paced, problem-solving environments, where I can lead high-impact projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and continuously innovate. Currently, I’m excited about AI-driven mobile experiences, and optimizing mobile applications for large-scale impact. Let’s connect and discuss how we can build something incredible together! 🚀

Location

Greater Delhi Area

AI stack

antigravity

codex

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Shiprocket, Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Owned end-to-end development of multiple Android apps with millions of active users, from architecture to Play Store release and monitoring. • Improved cold start time by ~70% by refactoring app initialization, optimizing dependency injection, and reducing synchronous work on the main thread. • Led migration initiatives including Native → Flutter, enabling faster feature delivery while maintaining performance parity. • Designed scalable offline-first architecture using Room and local caching, reducing API dependency and improving reliability in low-network conditions. • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and internal distribution. • Led development of an international app with RTL/LTR, multilingual support, and region-specific UX for the Middle East. • Actively mentored engineers via code reviews, architectural discussions, and performance debugging.

Software Engineer at Shiprocket, Jun 2019 - Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Delhi, - Develop multiple apps, 2 of which has 1 million+ users. (Shiprocket and Mykirana) - Revamped Shiprocket app - Rewrited whole app to Include Latest Tech and Tool available in the market, Created a completely new ui and ux in the app, Upgraded app language from java to kotlin. - Created a Tool to Generate App Build in the Cloud. - Awarded Rockstart Rookie for Performance. - Created Backend APIs and did Integration in the app.

Full Stack Developer at KlickInvite - Digital Invitations for every Occasion, Jun 2018 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo, Delhi, - Led the development of the Klickinvite Android app, increasing feature utilization by 30% through dynamic color-theming and multi-lingual functionality. - Optimised UX by implementing Lazy loading, reducing API response time by 40% through SQL query optimization. - Built a Contact Syncing mechanism, reducing sync time for 1000+ contacts to under 5 seconds.

Software Developer at Bulwark Software Research Pvt. Ltd., Jan 2018 - Jun 2018 · 6 mos, Noida Area, India, - Led and managed the development of multiple web and app projects for multiple clients. - Engineering owner of E2E experience in various projects. Develop Rest API in PHP using MVC design patterns.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, IIMT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GREATER NOIDA

Public links

github: https://github.com/enggAkash

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