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title: "Varun Anantha - Member of Technical Staff ||| in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Varun Anantha, Creator of Learn Kannada SmartApp (8,00,000+ Downloads, 100+ Countries) based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and gemini."
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# Varun Anantha on Tal

## Headline

Creator of Learn Kannada SmartApp \(8,00,000\+ Downloads, 100\+ Countries\)

## About

I'm an Android Engineer with 8\+ years of experience building robust, user\-centric mobile applications using Kotlin, Java, and modern Android architecture\. I'm the solo creator of Learn Kannada SmartApp \- the world's top\-ranked Kannada learning app with 6,00,000\+ organic downloads, used in 100\+ countries, and rated 4\.6\+ by 6,000\+ users\. I’ve handled everything end\-to\-end: design, development, infrastructure, monetisation, analytics, and user engagement\. Professionally, I’ve contributed to impactful projects at Omnissa \(formerly VMware\), Ola Electric, Nokia, and Alcatel\-Lucent, where I’ve built scalable Android features for millions of users, improved security pipelines, and modernized legacy apps\. I’m passionate about building products with real\-world impact, especially at the intersection of language, accessibility, and scale\. I'm currently open to connecting with teams exploring product\-building roles, Android leadership, or acquihire opportunities aligned with my background\. Let’s build something meaningful together\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

openai

claudecode

githubcopilot

## Work experience

Member of Technical Staff \|\|\| at Omnissa, Oct 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mentor and Facilitator at Foundation for Excellence, Apr 2020 \- Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

Developer at Learn Kannada SmartApp, Nov 2017 \- Present · 9 yrs

Member of Technical Staff \|\|\| at Broadcom, Dec 2023 \- Oct 2024 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Member of Technical Staff \|\|\| at VMware, Jan 2022 \- Dec 2023 · 2 yrs, Greater Bengaluru Area

Member of Technical Staff \|\| at VMware, Sep 2019 \- Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area

## Education

Pre\-University Education, PCMB, SDM Residential Pre\-University College

Bachelor of Engineering \(B\.E\.\), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The National Institute Of Engineering, Mysore

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