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title: "Ammar Hussain - Senior Software Engineer in Gurugram | Tal"
description: "Meet Ammar Hussain, Android Developer@ Ixigo | Ex Samsung based in Gurugram."
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# Ammar Hussain on Tal

## Headline

Android Developer@ Ixigo \| Ex Samsung

## About

Android Engineer with 4\+ years of experience building and optimizing consumer apps that serve over 100 million users\.🔹 I’ve worked on large\-scale Android initiatives focused on performance optimization, framework integration, and platform scalability—delivering seamless, high\-quality experiences across devices\. My work spanned from low\-level system components to app\-layer optimizations, directly impacting startup times, battery efficiency, and user experience consistency across regions\.🔹 My expertise lies in Kotlin, Jetpack, Android architecture patterns \(MVVM/MVI\)and Clean Architecture, with a strong focus on modular platform design, code quality, and performance benchmarking\. I’m deeply passionate about product\-driven engineering, scalability, and building performant mobile ecosystems\.💼 Currently exploring Android roles Core Skills: Android \(Kotlin, Java\), Jetpack Compose, Clean Architecture, Dagger/Hilt, Performance Optimization, Firebase, Retrofit, Payments/UPI📬 Open to connections, referrals, and global Android product opportunities\!

## Location

Gurugram

## Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at ixigo, Jan 2026 \- Present · 8 mos, Implemented Play Asset Delivery \(PAD\) to reduce Ixigo Trains app size by 2 MB, boosting Play Store ranking and improving install conversion\. Optimised Docker\-based CI/CD pipeline by preloading Android SDK and build tools, cutting build time by 50% and eliminating flaky builds\. Integrated CrossSell in the Train Waiting List PNR flow, increasing cross\-sell flight and bus bookings by 20% and directly growing revenue\. Eliminated UI jank on high\-traffic list screens by flattening view hierarchies, removing overdraw, and optimising LazyColumn item composition – lifting average frame rate to a steady 60fps\. Reduced cold start time by ∼400ms by deferring non\-critical initialisation and implementing a SplashScreen API\-compliant launch flow\. Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features end\-to\-end on a platform serving millions of users\.

Android Developer at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, Jul 2022 \- Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Noida, Solely designed and developed the Device Interaction Module for Samsung Health SDK, enabling real\-time 100Hz sensor sync from Watch to Mobile via GMS with 99\.83% efficiency\. Achieved ≤150ms end\-to\-end latency by building a lightweight pipeline with queuing and flow\-control mechanisms optimised for wearable\-to\-mobile streaming\. Designed and built real\-time sensor data visualisation components – rendering live heart rate, SpO2, and activity graphs using Canvas API with smooth 60fps updates and no frame drops under continuous 100Hz data throughput\. Implemented microservices\-based chunked Sync Layer at the Wearable Framework to prevent OOM issues during large data transfers\. Delivered 40\+ features and resolved 300\+ issues across sync, UI rendering, and data integrity; collaborated on\-site with Korea HQ engineers\.

Software Intern at Samsung R&D Institute India \- Bangalore, Jan 2022 \- Jun 2022 · 6 mos, Contributed to Android health\-sync development in Kotlin; awarded Best Intern for initiative and collaboration\.

Software Intern at Samsung Electronics, Jan 2022 \- Jun 2022 · 6 mos, Contributed to Android health\-sync development in Kotlin; awarded Best Intern for initiative and collaboration\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology, UIET Panjab University

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