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title: "Vivek Varghese Thomas - Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Vivek Varghese Thomas on Tal

## Headline

Software engineer @ Malayala Manorama \| Native \| Flutter

## About

Senior Mobile Application Engineer with 5\+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production\-grade iOS and Flutter applications\. Strong background in native iOS development \(Swift, UIKit\) and cross\-platform Flutter development, with hands\-on experience contributing to large\-scale consumer\-facing mobile products\. Currently working as a Software Engineer at Manorama Online, contributing to the development and maintenance of flagship mobile applications including Onmanorama, a widely used English news app, and Techspectations, a digital platform supporting the organization’s annual technology summit\. Experienced in collaborating within cross\-functional agile teams to deliver reliable, user\-centric mobile solutions\. Brings an additional 8\+ years of prior engineering experience, enabling a disciplined, analytical approach to problem\-solving, system design, and long\-term maintainability\. Focused on writing clean, scalable code and continuously improving mobile development practices\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

kiro

## Work experience

Software Engineer at Manorama Online, Jan 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 9 mos, India, • Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of Onmanorama, a high\-traffic English news mobile application built using Flutter\. • Played a key role in developing Techspectations, a Flutter\-based event application for Manorama’s annual technology summit\. • Implement features across UI, state management, and API integration while ensuring performance and stability\. • Work closely with product managers, designers, QA, and backend teams in an agile development environment\. • Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, bug fixing, and release support\. • Utilize Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, and VS Code to support efficient development workflows\.

iOS Developer at iBoson Innovations, Oct 2021 \- Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, • Worked on iOS applications involving augmented reality features, using ARKit and SceneKit during earlier project phases\. • Contributed to development of XRmeet Scanner, a mobile app that captured LiDAR\-based 3D data for scanning workflows\. • Supported AR\-related features with a focus on integration, UI interaction, and stability rather than low\-level graphics programming\. • Actively involved in App Store releases, bug fixing, and iterative feature improvements\.

Junior iOS Developer at iROID Technologies, Feb 2021 \- Sep 2021 · 8 mos, Ernakulam, Kerala, India, x Worked on app localization and internationalization, including RTL/LTR layouts\. x Integrated Apple and third\-party push notification services\. x Hands\-on experience with UIKit, third\-party SDKs, and clean REST API handling\. x Contributed to app performance tuning and UI consistency across devices\.

iOS Developer \(Internship\) at iROHUB Infotech, Aug 2020 \- Jan 2021 · 6 mos, Ernakulam, Kerala, India, x Gained hands\-on experience in Swift, Objective\-C, and core iOS frameworks\. x Learned to implement Auto Layouts, manage RESTful APIs, and parse JSON data\. x Built foundational skills in using UIKit, CoreData, and Interface Builder for scalable app development\.

Quality Assurance Quality Control Inspector at Arabi Company W\.L\.L\. Kuwait, Mar 2018 \- Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos, On\-site, o Project: Upgrading of existing Export Facilities of Kuwait Oil Corporation

Electrical Supervisor at Arabi Company W\.L\.L\. Kuwait, Apr 2017 \- Feb 2018 · 11 mos, Kuwait, o Project: Installation of new Fire Water at GC\-17, GC\-27, and GC\-28 of Kuwait Oil Corporation

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering Autonomous

Technical Higher Secondary School, Mallappally

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