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Naol Legesse

@naollegesse

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Senior Android Engineer with expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my skills in Android development to create impactful user experiences while continuing to grow professionally.

As a Senior Android Engineer with five years of experience, I specialize in building scalable, high-performance applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. My journey has been marked by a commitment to optimizing performance and enhancing user experience through data-informed design and experimentation. At Fundrise, I played a pivotal role in architecting and optimizing UI components across over 400 screens, significantly improving rendering speed and user engagement.

My experience extends to leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment, where I drove A/B testing strategies that resulted in a 10% increase in manual investments. I am passionate about creating reusable UI frameworks and ensuring accessibility compliance, which has allowed me to deliver consistent and user-first features. My technical expertise is complemented by a strong foundation in clean architecture and modularization, ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability of the applications I work on.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer II

Fundrise

Apr 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Architected and optimized Jetpack Compose and XML-based UI components across 400+ screens, significantly improving rendering speed and user experience. Led roadmap alignment and drove A/B testing strategy, increasing manual investments by 10% through data-informed product decisions. Refactored architecture using MVVM and MVI, maintaining high code quality through modularization, CI/CD, and automat

Kotlin Jetpack Compose XML MVVM MVI A B Testing CI CD Espresso Jira Git Performance Profiling

Software Engineering Associate (Android)

Mthree (now Wiley Edge)

Feb 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Built Android features using Kotlin and Java for financial applications with strict performance and security requirements. Collaborated with client teams to translate requirements into scalable, production-grade code. Improved maintainability and performance through code reviews, refactoring, and adherence to clean architecture principles.

Kotlin Java Code Review Performance Optimization Security

Software Engineering Intern (Android)

Fox Corporation

Jun 2021 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Built shared Android SDKs used across FoxNow, FoxNews, and FoxSports apps. Focused on improving performance and memory usage on Fire TV devices. This work enhanced the overall efficiency and stability of the applications.

Android SDK Performance Optimization Memory Management Fire TV Kotlin Java

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SUNY Plattsburgh

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Mathematics

Grade: 3.83

Completed a comprehensive curriculum in Computer Science and Mathematics. Gained strong foundational knowledge in algorithms, data structures, and mathematical principles relevant to computing.