KASHIF MEHMOOD

Software Engineer | Android Developer | Mobile Engineering Lead

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Summary
I am a highly skilled Android Software Engineer with expertise in Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, Software Architecture, and contemporary Android
development methodologies. I have collaborated successfully with product design teams, focusing on mobile-first applications. Recognized by Kotlin official for
contributions to the community and featured as a technical writer in renowned Android newsletters. Proficient in software design and architecture, I am
passionate about presenting cutting-edge mobile development concepts. I am excited to bring my skills and contribute to Monzo's mission of revolutionizing
banking experiences.

Experience
Markaz Technologies (YC-W22)
Mobile Engineering Lead (Android) 07/2022 - Present
• Managed end-to-end delivery of all mobile applications, including a successful MVP and revamped product with over 4 million downloads on the Google Play
Store.
• Built 2 new apps for the supplier side using Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile for iOS and Android.
• Revamped the initial MVP from scratch to a completely new product with Jetpack Compose, resulting in an 80% increase in user engagement.
• Revamped the supplier app MVP with Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI, leading to a 45% improvement in app stability and performance.
• Collaborated closely with Product and Business teams for requirement analysis and solution design, resulting in the successful delivery of 6 projects, including
4 individually built apps and 2 apps developed with a team of 2 other developers.
• Completed the initial MVP in a record time of 14 days, and the supplier app for iOS and Android in just 7 days, giving the business a first-mover advantage
over competitors.
• Mentored 3 team members, improved code quality by implementing test-driven development, clean architecture, and introduced static analysis with Detekt,
and documentation using Dokka.
• Implemented a Server Driven UI for a 4M+ downloaded e-commerce app with a SDUI driven home screen, utilizing Jetpack Compose.
• Employed Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) and Clean Architecture with MVI in 3 projects for optimal robustness and scalability.
• Developed intricate UI components for 4 applications using Jetpack Compose, showcasing expertise in modern Android development concepts.
• Developed a navigation framework for Jetpack Compose, leading to an 80% performance improvement while navigating.

Dockyard Inc.
Software Engineer (Android) 11/2022 - 03/2023
• Collaborated on Liveview-native, an open-source SDK empowering Elixir developers to create native Android applications using Jetpack Compose.
• Successfully implemented Rust-based library configurations for the Liveview Jetpack client, which led to a 20% increase in stability and performance.

Markaz Technologies (YC – W22)

Mobile Software Engineer (Android) 12/2021 - 06/2022
• Achieved acceptance into Y-combinator by rapidly building and releasing the MVP of Markaz app in just 3 weeks, resulting in over 200k downloads and 10k
monthly active users within the first 3 months.
• Developed and launched Markaz Supplier within a week, leveraging KMM to make it available on both iOS and Android platforms.
• Solely managed the release cycle for the Markaz app, ensuring timely updates and enhancements.
• Engineered an architecture using MVVM and Clean Architecture that provided stability and enabled rapid scaling, achieving 100,000 monthly active users
within 6 months.
• Optimized app size, reducing it from 22MB to 3.8MB through ProGuard and other code shrinking techniques.
• Utilized Modern Android Development methodologies to implement server-driven app layouts using android View system.
• Established and optimized CI/CD pipelines resulting in a 30% improvement in delivery and tracking and reduced bugs by 90% through continuous testing,
leading to more efficient development and deployment process.

Telenor Bank
Software Engineer (Android) 09/2021 - 12/2021
• Contributed to the development of new features and resolved critical issue, enhancing app performance and user experience.
• Strengthened app reliability and maintainability by implementing test suites for features such as bill payment, used by millions, and improved app reliability
by 15% by adding UI tests.

Package-X
Junior Android Developer 02/2021 - 09/2021
• Developed Mailroom app from scratch to production-ready within 1 month, showcasing initiative and technical proficiency. Independently managed the
delivery cycle for the Mailroom app, utilized by Fortune 500 companies.
• Implemented Firebase ML-Kit based OCR in conjunction with CameraX, optimizing image recognition capabilities.
• Developed camera-intensive workflows, demonstrating expertise in handling complex features. • Optimized app memory usage by 80% and improving
stability on low-end devices by 80%
• Reduced crashlytics rate from 92% to 99%.
• Conducted comprehensive refactoring to address memory leaks, performance issues, and network optimizations, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Improved performance by reducing memory usage and loading images from users' local memory with a custom Glide module, resulting in a 90%
improvement in performance.
• Collaborated effectively on 2 projects with customer experience and product teams for requirement analysis and solution design.

Education
International Islamic University
Bachelor’s in Software Engineering 08/2016 - 08/2020

Strengths
• Kotlin • Problem Solving and Debugging • Independent Contributor
• MVVM and MVI Architecture • Continuous Integration and • Analytical Skills
• Jetpack Compose Delivery • Software Architecture and Design
• Jetpack Libraries • Clean and Efficient code • Agile Methodologies
• Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile • Dependency Injection
• Reactive Programming • Testing

Skills
• Jetpack Compose • Dagger • Retrofit
• Reactive Programming • Koin • Android Jetpack Components
(Flow/LiveData) • Hilt • Git
• Github Action • Kotlin Multiplatform • Compose Multiplatform
• CI/CD • Kotlin Coroutine • UI/UX principles
• Junit • Ktor