Aneesha Jose
$45/hr
Results-driven Director of Engineering with 9+ years of leadership experience in Android Development
Aneesha Jose
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SUMMARY
Results-driven Director of Engineering with 9+ years of leadership experience in Android Development, delivering high-impact solutions
across startup and enterprise environments. Proficient in navigating diverse domains, including post-sales gadget management and
insurance, EMM-based DevOps, social media, and fintech. Recognised for strategic vision, superior problem-solving, and a strong track
record in team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and technical innovation. Expertise in architecting scalable, maintainable
software systems, optimising performance, and leading initiatives in infrastructure management, platform enhancements, and
continuous integration/ continuous deployment (CI/CD). Committed to applying advanced technical acumen, data-driven
decision-making, and agile methodologies to drive transformative advancements in a forward-thinking organisation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The BougieLady Bakery
Bangalore, India
Dec 2024 - Present
Founder and Baker
● Built a successful home-baking business from scratch, achieving an ARR of ₹12 lakhs within the first year.
● Designed and executed product offerings, pricing strategies, and marketing campaigns to drive customer engagement and retention.
● Managed end-to-end operations, including sourcing high-quality ingredients, production, packaging, and delivery logistics.
● Leveraged social media and word-of-mouth marketing to establish a local brand presence and expand the customer base.
Epifi Technologies (Fi)
Bangalore, India
Mar 2024 - November 2024
Director of Engineering - Android
● Led a team of 6+ Android Engineers, fostering their professional growth and driving significant contributions to the company’s
goals.
● Directed the Android Infrastructure team, overseeing platform performance optimisation, architecture enhancements, and
maintaining system reliability.
● Spearheaded strategic initiatives such as the transition to a Single Activity Architecture, leading to improved app scalability and
maintainability.
● Pioneered the development of Proof of Concepts (POCs) for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM), enhancing code reusability
across platforms.
● Enhanced the event funnel and framework, resulting in streamlined data flow and better user engagement metrics.
Jul 2023 - Mar 2024
Engineering Manager
● Headed the Android vertical for the Assets and Analysis business unit, successfully launching high-impact features like US
Stocks and driving user engagement.
● Optimised app performance and architecture, leading critical platform enhancements that improved system stability and user
experience.
● Drove cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless feature rollouts and alignment with business objectives.
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
Staff Engineer
● Achieved a 90% success rate in the client event pipeline by resolving packet drop issues, up from an initial 40% success rate,
ensuring data integrity and client satisfaction.
● Enhanced acquisition and referral funnels by identifying and resolving code-related gaps, boosting success rates from 15% to
over 70%.
● Implemented performance improvements across the Android platform, contributing to a more robust and efficient application
ecosystem.
Sharechat
Bangalore, India
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
Tech Lead - Android
● Led the Android development for the Moj platform, driving its growth to over 100M+ downloads and 80M+ Monthly Active
Users (MAUs), ensuring robust performance and user satisfaction.
● Directed the Discovery Pod, overseeing critical components like the Chat ecosystem, Explore ecosystem, and Comments
section, enhancing user engagement and platform interactivity.
● Championed the App Size Reduction initiative, successfully optimising app size to reduce costs, increase download rates, and
enable pre-bundling partnerships with major OEMs.
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Spearheaded cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams to ensure the seamless implementation of
critical features, resulting in improved user retention and satisfaction.
Esper
Senior Software Engineer - Device
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Bangalore, India
Jun 2020 - Feb 2022
Optimised Device Onboarding: Led the design and implementation of a new provisioning flow to significantly enhance the
efficiency and reliability of the Esper platform.
Data Optimization: Employed Avro and data compression techniques to reduce server data load by 95% and improve overall
system performance.
Schema Standardization: Developed a custom Avro schema creator to facilitate large-scale use of generics and streamline data
processing across applications.
Enhanced System Monitoring: Established an internal cross-application logging system to improve system monitoring and
accelerate error detection and resolution.
Operational Reliability: Engineered "Golden Eye", an innovative logging and monitoring framework, to enable remote fleet
and device monitoring and detect hidden errors, ensuring higher operational availability and reliability.
Fleet Management Insights: Implemented a scalable telemetry framework to generate detailed fleet reports and provide
comprehensive insights via a Kibana dashboard, improving fleet management efficiency.
Servify
Bangalore, India
Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Lead Product Engineer - Android
● Team Leadership and Innovation: Led a team of 10 developers, introducing peer code review and driving the adoption of Kotlin
for enhanced code quality and efficiency.
● SDK Integration and Client Relations: Managed the integration of SDKs with client teams, ensuring seamless software
integration and strong client relationships.
● Codebase Management and Optimization: Oversaw the management and enhancement of large-scale consumer (15+ product
flavors with 800K+MAU) and service center-facing app (4+ product flavors with 90k MAU) codebases, ensuring optimal
performance and scalability.
● Tool Development and Efficiency: Developed essential tools and frameworks to streamline team workflows, reduce redundancy,
and address critical system issues, significantly improving productivity.
● Codebase Refactoring: Refactored the existing codebase using MVP architecture and Dagger to reduce development time,
enhance unit testing, and improve maintainability.
● New Codebase Development: Established a new codebase for the service center-facing application, incorporating MVP and
Dagger for optimised dependency injection and maintainability.
● Custom View Inflater Innovation: Developed a custom view inflater to dynamically manage view visibility based on user roles,
delivering a tailored user experience and improving usability.
Neebal Technologies
Bangalore, India
Jun 2015 - Jun 2017
Software Engineer
● Collaborated on developing the in-house product (H2O) and various service-based projects for esteemed clients (FOMobility,
Unipower, Unimart, UPL France CRM, etc.).
● Demonstrated proficiency in utilising design patterns such as factory, state, builder, and decorator to engineer efficient and reusable
code.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India
Aug 2011 - Jul 2015
SKILLS
Technical
Android SDK, Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, Material Design, MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture,
Gradle, Git, Unit Testing, UI/UX Design, XML, REST APIs, Firebase, Compose Testing, GRPC,
Dependency Injection, Automation Testing, Instrumentation Testing, Coroutines, Flows
Software Development
Software Architecture, System Design, Scalability, Performance Optimization, Code Review, CI/CD,
DevOps, Agile Methodology, Scrum, Kanban, A/B Testing, Feature Flags. Event Management
Domains
Post-sales gadget management, Service, Insurance, EMM-based DevOps, Social Media, and Fintech
