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Raja Shekar Reddy Pandiri

@rrpandiri

Staff Android Engineer | 10+ Years Scaling Fortune 50 Apps (10M+ Users) | Specialist: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVI, Clean Architecture

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a Staff-level Android role where I can own architecture (MVI/Clean), drive measurable production impact, and build on-device/AI features—while mentoring engineers and setting org-wide standards.

I am a Staff Android Engineer with over 10 years of experience architecting mission-critical mobile ecosystems for Fortune 50 leaders in Telecom, Insurance, and Energy. I specialize in managing complexity for platforms serving over 10 million monthly active users, bridging the gap between high-level business roadmaps and resilient technical execution to ensure long-term maintainability. Architectural Philosophy & Modern Stack- My approach centers on Clean Architecture and MVI , standardizing patterns across multi-squad organizations to eliminate race conditions and ensure predictable state management. Performance Engineering: I leverage 2026 capabilities like Baseline Profiles and R8 to optimize startup times and heap budgets on low-RAM devices. Declarative UI: I lead migrations to Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3 , utilizing reusable component libraries that reduce UI code volume by 35% while ensuring WCAG AA accessibility compliance. Reactive Concurrency: I build structured, back-pressure-aware data streams using Kotlin Coroutines and Flow to reduce OOM crashes by 30% in high-concurrency environments. AI-Driven Infrastructure: I architected real-time context-delivery systems for AI-driven assistants , synchronizing complex screen states with backend services to drive an 18% reduction in user drop-off. Measurable Production Impact - Elite Stability: Driven crash-free session rates from 97.2% to 99.1% for 10M+ user platforms. Development Velocity: Decomposed monolithic codebases into independent Gradle feature modules , reducing CI pipeline times by 39% and doubling PR merge velocity. Operational Excellence: Eliminated 95% of offline-related complaints by designing a robust Room + WorkManager data layer with custom conflict-resolution strategies. Organizational Growth: Mentored 4 senior engineers via weekly design-doc reviews and pair programming , resulting in 3 promotions within a 12-month period. Technical Standards & Security: I am committed to "Security by Design," implementing certificate pinning, encrypted storage, and OWASP Mobile Top 10 safeguards. I maintain a rigorous testing culture, enforcing 80% CI coverage gates with JUnit 5, Espresso, and screenshot regression testing to prevent production defects. Education & Goals: I hold a Master of Science in Computer Science and certifications in Mobile Leadership and Google AI Essentials. I am seeking fully remote Staff Android Engineer roles where I can drive technical strategy and lead high-performing teams. I require H1B transfer sponsorship to begin my next engagement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Android Engineer (Consultant)

Current

T-Mobile

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Architected a real-time context-delivery system for an AI-driven onboarding assistant using Kotlin StateFlow, enabling dynamic personalized guidance. Improved reliability for a 10M+ user platform by reducing OOM crashes ~30%, cutting UI code by 35% and render time by 22%, and raising crash-free sessions from 97.2% to 99.1%.

Kotlin Retrofit OkHttp Firebase Crashlytics

Android Engineer (Consultant)

Jul 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Architected and delivered three major Android features for field-ops teams across 12 countries with zero P0 incidents over 18 months tracked on VP-visible SLA dashboards. Reduced CI time from 28 minutes to 17 minutes (39%), doubled PR merge velocity from 3 days to under 6 hours, and achieved WCAG AA accessibility compliance with client audit sign-off.

Android Architecture Jetpack Compose CI CD Performance Tuning

Android Tech Lead & Architect

Allstate

Oct 2019 - Jun 2023 (3 years 8 months)

Served as Tech Lead and Architect for a 6-engineer Android squad, owning roadmap, API contracts, release gates, and end-to-end production delivery. Standardized MVI + Clean Architecture (with Baseline Profiles) across four feature teams to eliminate race-condition bugs and cut onboarding from 3 weeks to 5 days; also reduced defect escape rate by 30%, eliminated 95% of offline user complaints with

Kotlin Android SDK Flow Jetpack Compose ROOM WorkManager

Senior Android Developer

MakeMyClinic Pvt Ltd

Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 (6 months)

Shipped a telemedicine Android app from zero to production in 6 months, reaching 50K+ downloads in 90 days with a 4.3-star Play Store rating. Integrated Razorpay payments and FCM to enable booking confirmations in under 2 seconds and reduced support tickets by ~60%.

Android App Development Razorpay Android SDK Performance Optimization Kotlin Java

Technical Partner (Co-Founder)

Rainier Softech Pvt Ltd

May 2016 - Feb 2017 (9 months)

Built the full Android product stack from scratch and led 5 engineers to deliver an MVP in 4 months without external contractors. Secured seed funding by presenting a live Android prototype as the centerpiece of the investor pitch.

Android Development Prototyping Team Leadership

Software Engineer

WINIT Pvt Ltd

Aug 2014 - Apr 2016 (1 year 8 months)

Delivered four production Android apps in 18 months, each rated 4.2+ on the Play Store with 200K+ combined downloads. Reduced API error bugs by 50% by implementing centralized Retrofit interceptors and structured logging as a team-wide standard.

Android App Development Retrofit Production

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Houston–Clear Lake

Master of Science, Computer Science

2017 - 2019

Activities and societies: Capstone: Reach Android App (real-time location sharing), highest marks for architecture/code organization; completed iOS coursework in Objective-C & Swift.

Earned a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. Completed a capstone Reach Android App on real-time location sharing and took iOS coursework in Objective-C and Swift for cross-platform collaboration.

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

Activities and societies: Internship capstone: Android app using GPS and Google Maps APIs; awarded 1st place at statewide Inter-University Project Presentation (40+ teams).

Earned a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Developed an Android app using GPS and Google Maps APIs as an internship capstone and received 1st place at a statewide inter-university project presentation.