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title: "Shankar Jadhav - Principal Engineer II — Platform / Systems (Ola Group) in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Shankar Jadhav on Tal

## Headline

Principal Engineer II @ Krutrim \(Ola\) \| System Architect \| Expert in Android Platform \(AOSP\) & Embedded Systems \| AI\-First Scalable Systems \| 15\+ Years Experience

## About

With over 15 years of experience, I specialize in designing and delivering scalable platform architectures, Android systems, and embedded solutions\. At Krutrim, part of the Ola Group, my work focuses on advancing AI\-first and platform\-scale systems, while driving performance optimization, reliability, and scalability\. In my role as Principal Engineer II, I lead cross\-team collaborations to define architecture standards, conduct system reviews, and guide long\-term technical strategy across Android, embedded, and service layers\. I am passionate about shaping robust production\-grade systems and mentoring senior engineers to influence organization\-wide engineering practices\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

deepseek

gemini

github copilot

hugging face

kimi

ollama

openai

perplexity

## Work experience

Principal Engineer II — Platform / Systems \(Ola Group\) at Krutrim, Nov 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 9 mos, Krutrim is part of the Ola Group\. This role is a continuation and expansion of my Principal Engineer responsibilities within the same organization\. • Driving group\-wide platform and system architecture across Android, embedded, and service layers • Expanding scope from EV Maps & HMI to AI\-first and platform\-scale systems • Leading long\-term technical strategy, architecture reviews, and cross\-team design decisions • Acting as a technical authority across multiple teams, with focus on performance, scalability, and reliability • Mentoring senior engineers and influencing organization\-level engineering standards

Principal Engineer — Maps, Navigation & HMI Platform \(Ola Group\) at Ola Electric, Apr 2022 \- Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos, • Principal architect for \*\*Maps, Navigation, and HMI platforms\*\* powering Ola EV scooters at nationwide scale • Led end\-to\-end development of \*\*Android\-based HMI systems\*\* and \*\*embedded navigation services\*\* • • Built low\-latency, production\-grade navigation and HMI systems operating under strict hardware, memory, and thermal constraints typical of embedded EV environments • Owned architecture across \*\*Android apps, embedded components, SDKs, and backend\-integrated services\*\* • Collaborated across firmware, backend, hardware, and product teams to deliver \*\*EV platform solutions\*\* \*\*Tech:\*\* Android \(AOSP, System Apps\), Kotlin, Java, C\+\+, Embedded Systems, Maps & Navigation, HMI

Technical Lead at Vignet Inc\., Apr 2018 \- Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Pune District, • Led architecture and development of large\-scale Android applications for healthcare and enterprise platforms \* Worked on BLE protocol to communicate with the HealthCare device\(PulseX, Weighing scale, BP\) • Owned end\-to\-end feature delivery, from requirements to production release and maintenance • Drove adoption of TDD, CI/CD pipelines, and Android best practices, improving code quality and release stability • Mentored engineers, conducted design reviews, and acted as a go\-to technical lead for complex problems • Worked closely with product and backend teams to deliver scalable, reliable mobile solutions

Senior Software Engineer at Vignet Inc\., Jan 2016 \- Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Pune

Senior Software Engineer at Harbinger Systems, Dec 2014 \- Dec 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune, • Developed and maintained Android applications with focus on performance, modularity, and maintainability • Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to deliver customer\-facing features • Contributed to architecture discussions and code quality improvements

Senior Software Engineer at Persistent Systems, Mar 2013 \- Oct 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos, Pune, • Built Android applications integrating backend services and REST APIs • Focused on clean architecture, API integration, and performance optimization • Worked on multiple enterprise client projects

## Education

Master's degree, Computer Science, shivaji university

Bachelor of Science \(B\.Sc\.\), Computer Science, shivaji university

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/jadhavshankar
- medium: https://medium\.com/@ShankarJadhav
- leetcode: https://leetcode\.com/shankarjadhav

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