Kenil Balar

• Mentored junior developers and led architectural decisions using MVVM and Jetpack Compose.
• Reviewed code, enforced best practices (SOLID, Clean Architecture), and managed releases via GitHub Actions.
• Designed scalable solutions with background threading (Kotlin Coroutines) to boost performance.

• Developed and maintained 8+ apps with 266,000+ downloads and 95% crash-free rate using Firebase Crashlytics.
• Integrated Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for push notifications, increasing user retention by 38%.
• Applied RecyclerView optimization and used Paging3 to improve app responsiveness.

• Designed RESTful API integration with Retrofit and error-handling strategies using sealed classes.
• Reduced release cycle time by 30% via CI/CD setup and automated deployment pipelines.
• Worked in Agile SCRUM team, closely collaborating with QA and design teams to meet sprint goals.
• Developed custom views and Material Design interfaces compatible with API 21+.