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Rahul Pahuja

Principal Mobile Engineer | Android & iOS | Mobile Architecture, Security & AI | Kotlin, Swift, Jetpack Compose, SwiftUI | Staff/Principal IC

Bengaluru
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About Rahul

The Mobile1x
Jan 20268 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Founder & Principal Mobile Engineer The Mobile1x Dec 2025 – Present · Indore, India • Founded and lead The Mobile1x, building mobile-first products and software solutions across Android, iOS, AI and full-stack platforms. • Designed and shipped DeDup, a privacy-first duplicate file cleaner using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with on-device processing designed to keep user data off external servers. • Defined the product architecture, ASO strategy and go-to-market approach for DeDup, including Firebase Analytics and organic growth initiatives. • Architected NotesFlow, an AI-powered notes application with native Swift and Kotlin implementations, including product requirements, market sizing and ASO strategy. • Architected ListApp, a B2B pharmaceutical marketplace using Java, Spring Boot and PostgreSQL, including the product requirements and backend architecture. • Built A2Z POS, an offline-first React + Spring Boot point-of-sale application designed for retail environments with low connectivity.
CyberArk
Nov 20241 yr 2 mosDec 2025

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Staff Software Engineer (Principal-Level IC) CyberArk (Now Palo Alto Networks) Nov 2024 – Dec 2025 · Hyderabad, India • Architected TeeSDK, a secure mobile storage layer leveraging Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave, reducing the vulnerability footprint by 40% and cold-start latency by 28%. • Designed a biometric tampering detection system to address authentication-bypass vulnerabilities across an enterprise mobile ecosystem serving 1M+ users. • Engineered a multi-layer caching architecture using TeeSDK and DataStore, together with offline User Sync capabilities, improving reliability for low-connectivity enterprise environments and contributing to $240M business impact. • Strengthened mobile application protection using DexGuard alongside R8 and ProGuard, and applied STRIDE threat modeling as part of the SSDLC. • Conducted architecture and code reviews across Android, iOS, backend and testing platforms, providing technical direction across the broader product ecosystem. • Automated mobile regression testing using Python, Appium and BrowserStack, improving repeatability and release confidence. • Led migration of Android application components from Java to Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, modernizing the mobile technology stack.
Coforge
Mar 20249 mosNov 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Technical Lead — Bankwest (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Coforge Mar 2024 – Nov 2024 · Bengaluru, India • Led cross-platform mobile delivery for Bankwest's digital banking application, supporting Android and iOS for 1M+ users. • Reduced password-reset failures by 35% and delivered 3 high-priority features with zero production rollbacks. • Delivered AUD-to-multicurrency conversion and redesigned the travel notification experience across the mobile application. • Championed TDD, modularization and CI/CD, using TeamCity, Bitbucket and Jenkins to improve engineering quality and delivery reliability. • Improved backend code quality using C#/.NET and TeamCity, increasing code coverage to 75%.
The Mobile1x
Sep 20237 mosMar 2024

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

• Founded The Mobile1x with a vision to empower Indian founders through innovative AI-based ERP solutions. • Hired and managed a talented team of 13 professionals to drive product development and operational excellence. • Developed a Ai Based ERP and a Parking Management iOS app for Park Payz, enhancing user experience and accessibility.
Conviva
May 20221 yr 5 mosSep 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Engineer — Android / Sensors Conviva May 2022 – Sep 2023 · Bengaluru, India • Integrated ExoPlayer into the Android SDK, achieving 100% compatibility and reducing client-reported playback issues by 45%. • Resolved complex CSAI/SSAI advertising and video-streaming tracking escalations across client integrations. • Implemented accessibility capabilities including subtitles and closed captions across 5 platforms. • Redesigned threading architecture at ShareChat, eliminating crashes associated with multithreading and OutOfMemory conditions.
Intellicus Technologies
Dec 20192 y 4 moApr 2022

Bengaluru

Wipro
Aug 20145 y 4 moDec 2019

Bengaluru

The best product I’ve worked on…

Secured Storage safeguarding data at rest at Cyberark

what i've built with AI

DeDup and Notes for Privacy first and onDevice AI

I'm the person in every team who…

speaks and gels with everyone easily

What's hard for others but easy for me…

meeting and speaking with new people

My biggest achievement in college was…

Did a Asp.Net ERP on my own without any guide

My proudest non-work achievement

I have learned DJing

The last shipped feature I'm proudest of…

Secured Storage

The role I'd take a 20% pay cut for

the role i like

Rahul’s AI Stack

claude code
claude code
gemini
gemini
notebooklm
notebooklm
openai
openai

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

20154 yrs2019

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

School of Computer Science & I.T.

20113 yrs2014

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Principal Mobile Engineer | Android & iOS | Mobile Architecture, Security & AI | Kotlin, Swift, Jetpack Compose, SwiftUI | Staff/Principal IC

About

I build secure, scalable mobile products and platforms across Android and iOS. I'm a Principal / Staff-level Mobile Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade applications across cybersecurity, digital banking, video streaming, IoT, and developer platforms. My focus is where mobile architecture, security, performance, and engineering leadership intersect. What I do best • Mobile architecture & system design • Android & iOS native development • Kotlin, Swift, Jetpack Compose & SwiftUI • Secure mobile engineering — OWASP, STRIDE, Keystore & Secure Enclave • SDK and platform development • Performance optimization and reliability engineering • CI/CD, automation and engineering quality • Technical leadership, architecture reviews and mentoring • AI-assisted engineering and product development Selected impact • Reduced mobile security vulnerability footprint by 40% and cold-start latency by 28% at CyberArk. • Reduced password-reset failures by 35% for a large-scale digital banking application. • Reduced client-reported playback issues by 45% through Android SDK and ExoPlayer improvements. • Reduced application crash rate by 32% and dashboard load times by 40% through performance engineering. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems, designing systems that are secure by default, and helping teams raise their technical standards. I'm open to Staff / Principal Mobile Engineering, Mobile Architecture, and Technical Leadership opportunities where I can own architecture, drive technical excellence, and deliver meaningful business impact. If you're building challenging mobile products or platforms, let's connect.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

gemini

notebooklm

openai

Work experience

Founder & Principal Mobile Engineer at The Mobile1x, Jan 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Founder & Principal Mobile Engineer The Mobile1x Dec 2025 – Present · Indore, India • Founded and lead The Mobile1x, building mobile-first products and software solutions across Android, iOS, AI and full-stack platforms. • Designed and shipped DeDup, a privacy-first duplicate file cleaner using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with on-device processing designed to keep user data off external servers. • Defined the product architecture, ASO strategy and go-to-market approach for DeDup, including Firebase Analytics and organic growth initiatives. • Architected NotesFlow, an AI-powered notes application with native Swift and Kotlin implementations, including product requirements, market sizing and ASO strategy. • Architected ListApp, a B2B pharmaceutical marketplace using Java, Spring Boot and PostgreSQL, including the product requirements and backend architecture. • Built A2Z POS, an offline-first React + Spring Boot point-of-sale application designed for retail environments with low connectivity.

Staff Software Engineer Mobile at CyberArk, Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Staff Software Engineer (Principal-Level IC) CyberArk (Now Palo Alto Networks) Nov 2024 – Dec 2025 · Hyderabad, India • Architected TeeSDK, a secure mobile storage layer leveraging Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave, reducing the vulnerability footprint by 40% and cold-start latency by 28%. • Designed a biometric tampering detection system to address authentication-bypass vulnerabilities across an enterprise mobile ecosystem serving 1M+ users. • Engineered a multi-layer caching architecture using TeeSDK and DataStore, together with offline User Sync capabilities, improving reliability for low-connectivity enterprise environments and contributing to $240M business impact. • Strengthened mobile application protection using DexGuard alongside R8 and ProGuard, and applied STRIDE threat modeling as part of the SSDLC. • Conducted architecture and code reviews across Android, iOS, backend and testing platforms, providing technical direction across the broader product ecosystem. • Automated mobile regression testing using Python, Appium and BrowserStack, improving repeatability and release confidence. • Led migration of Android application components from Java to Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, modernizing the mobile technology stack.

Technical Lead (Contract) (Bankwest-CommonWealth Bank of Austrailia) Android, iOS at Coforge, Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Technical Lead — Bankwest (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Coforge Mar 2024 – Nov 2024 · Bengaluru, India • Led cross-platform mobile delivery for Bankwest's digital banking application, supporting Android and iOS for 1M+ users. • Reduced password-reset failures by 35% and delivered 3 high-priority features with zero production rollbacks. • Delivered AUD-to-multicurrency conversion and redesigned the travel notification experience across the mobile application. • Championed TDD, modularization and CI/CD, using TeamCity, Bitbucket and Jenkins to improve engineering quality and delivery reliability. • Improved backend code quality using C#/.NET and TeamCity, increasing code coverage to 75%.

Founder & CEO at The Mobile1x, Sep 2023 - Mar 2024 · 7 mos, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, • Founded The Mobile1x with a vision to empower Indian founders through innovative AI-based ERP solutions. • Hired and managed a talented team of 13 professionals to drive product development and operational excellence. • Developed a Ai Based ERP and a Parking Management iOS app for Park Payz, enhancing user experience and accessibility.

Senior Engineer Android - Sensors at Conviva, May 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Senior Engineer — Android / Sensors Conviva May 2022 – Sep 2023 · Bengaluru, India • Integrated ExoPlayer into the Android SDK, achieving 100% compatibility and reducing client-reported playback issues by 45%. • Resolved complex CSAI/SSAI advertising and video-streaming tracking escalations across client integrations. • Implemented accessibility capabilities including subtitles and closed captions across 5 platforms. • Redesigned threading architecture at ShareChat, eliminating crashes associated with multithreading and OutOfMemory conditions.

Senior Software Engineer at Intellicus Technologies, Dec 2019 - Apr 2022 · 2 y 4 mo, Bengaluru

Senior Project Engineer at Wipro, Aug 2014 - Dec 2019 · 5 y 4 mo, Bengaluru

Education

Master’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, School of Computer Science & I.T.

Profile highlights

The best product I’ve worked on…: Secured Storage safeguarding data at rest at Cyberark

what i've built with AI: DeDup and Notes for Privacy first and onDevice AI

I'm the person in every team who…: speaks and gels with everyone easily

What's hard for others but easy for me…: meeting and speaking with new people

My biggest achievement in college was…: Did a Asp.Net ERP on my own without any guide

My proudest non-work achievement: I have learned DJing

The last shipped feature I'm proudest of…: Secured Storage

The role I'd take a 20% pay cut for: the role i like

Public links

github: https://github.com/rahulpahuja

medium: https://medium.com/@therahulpahuja

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/rahulpahuja

youtube.com: https://youtube.com/@therahulpahuja

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