Android Software Developer - Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM

DEEPAK REDDY CHICHILI

Android Software Developer Kotlin Jetpack Compose MVVM Firebase

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Android Software Developer with 4 years of progressive experience building cloud-connected mobile applications using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose UI, and MVVM architecture. Skilled in RESTful API integration, Material Design 3, and TDD-driven CI/CD pipelines to deliver secure, performant, and accessible apps. Proven success improving app reliability, performance, and user experience through clean architecture, Coroutines, and Firebase analytics. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Languages & Frameworks: Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, React

• Android Tools & SDKs: Android Studio, Android SDK, Gradle, Jetpack (ViewModel, LiveData, Room, Navigation, WorkManager), Compose UI, Paging3, Navigation Component, Material Design 3

• Architectures & Libraries: MVVM, Retrofit2, OkHttp3, Glide, Picasso, Hilt (DI), Coroutines, Flow, DataBinding, ViewBinding, Clean Architecture, MVI Pattern, Repository Pattern

• Testing & CI/CD: JUnit, Espresso, Mockito, Firebase Test Lab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Unit & UI Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Integration Testing, UI Automation Testing

• Database & Backend: MySQL, SQLite, Firebase Firestore, REST APIs, WebSockets, JSON, Swagger

• Version Control & DevOps: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, CI/CD Pipelines

• Cloud & Analytics: Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Authentication, FCM), Google Play Console, AWS Amplify / GCP Functions, Google Analytics for Firebase

• Other Tools: Postman, Jira, Confluence, Logcat, ADB, Material Design, Agile (Scrum), SDLC

• Security & Standards: BiometricPrompt API, MFA, FINRA, PCI-DSS Compliance, OAuth 2.0, JWT Authentication, OWASP Mobile Security

• UI/UX Development: ConstraintLayout, Custom Views, Animations, Tab Layout, ViewPager, XML, Material Design Components, Adaptive Layouts, Accessibility Compliance (WCAG), Localization Support EXPERIENCE

Android Software Developer

Verizon Communications – Remote, USA Apr 2025 – Present

• Developed enterprise telecom management app modules using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, reducing manual data entry errors by 35 %.

• Architected an offline-first solution using Room and WorkManager, ensuring 100 % feature usability in poor network coverage zones.

• Implemented secure RESTful API integrations and Firebase Cloud Messaging, achieving < 1 % data sync failure across 20 K devices.

• Optimized UI responsiveness by 20 % using Coroutines, Flow, and RecyclerView diffing for smoother real- time data rendering.

• Built and deployed Jetpack Compose UI screens using Material Design 3 principles, ensuring responsive layouts and consistent brand theming across devices.

• Applied Hilt dependency injection and modularized codebase, reducing build time and enhancing testability across multiple feature layers.

• Deployed biometric authentication and MFA workflows, achieving full compliance with FINRA and PCI-DSS enterprise standards.

• Automated build, test, and deployment using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, cutting release cycle duration by 40 %.

• Monitored performance using Firebase Crashlytics, Android Profiler, and LeakCanary, improving crash-free sessions by 22 %.

• Collaborated in Agile sprints for feature planning, peer code reviews, and release documentation using Jira and Confluence.

• Published feature updates via Google Play Console staged rollouts and tracked performance KPIs using Firebase Analytics dashboards.

Associate Software Engineer (Android Developer)

Prodapt Solutions Pvt Ltd – India Oct 2021 – Jul 2023

• Engineered a technician service-management app in Kotlin and MVVM, supporting 200+ field engineers for daily service scheduling.

• Integrated Retrofit2-based REST APIs to synchronize job data, increasing backend accuracy and completion reporting by 40 %.

• Implemented Jetpack Navigation Component and Coroutines, improving asynchronous API execution and thread-safe data processing for key features.

• Designed SQLite-backed offline caching with sync-on-connect, ensuring seamless field operations in low- connectivity environments.

• Implemented LiveData and ViewModel lifecycle management, cutting crash rates by 30 % and improving code maintainability.

• Created intuitive UI workflows using Material Design 3 and ConstraintLayout, improving user efficiency by 25 %.

• Integrated image capture, compression, and upload pipeline using Glide and Firebase Storage, handling 100+ daily uploads reliably.

• Authored unit and UI tests using JUnit and Espresso, achieving 95 % coverage on critical modules and reducing regressions.

• Applied Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics tracking, reducing bug triage and resolution time by 20 %.

• Configured CI/CD builds via Jenkins and Gradle automation, decreasing manual QA overhead and release lag by 30 %.

• Participated in daily Agile stand-ups and sprint retrospectives, ensuring transparent progress tracking and timely feature delivery.

Junior Software Developer

Hexaware Technologies – India Aug 2020 – Sep 2021

• Developed modular Android components using Java, XML, and Android SDK, building reusable fragments and consistent UI templates.

• Integrated RESTful APIs and local SQLite caching, improving data load speed and reducing network latency by 15 %.

• Built RecyclerView adapters, custom layouts, and fragments, achieving a unified design across five mobile product modules.

• Conducted unit testing with JUnit and Espresso, increasing QA build stability and reducing regression defects by 25 %.

• Utilized Logcat, ADB, and Android Profiler tools for memory leak analysis and runtime debugging during release validation.

• Supported CI/CD migration to Git and Jenkins, enabling faster automated builds and smoother team collaboration workflows.

• Contributed to Agile sprint planning and code review sessions, strengthening development consistency and code reusability.

• Managed source control with Git and Bitbucket and tracked tasks in Jira, enhancing team visibility and continuous integration velocity.

Projects

Follow Me (Location Sharing App) Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

• Developed a real-time trip-sharing app using Google Maps SDK, Foreground Services, and Firebase Realtime Database with Geofencing API, achieving 40 % faster location updates and secure session sharing between users.

The Art Gallery App Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

• Built an art-exploration app using Retrofit2, MVVM, RecyclerView Pagination (Paging3), and the Art Institute of Chicago API. Optimized image scroll performance using DiffUtil and lazy loading, reducing render latency by 25 %.

Weather App Sep 2024 – Nov 2024

• Created a dynamic weather forecast app using Visual Crossing API, Jetpack Compose UI state management, and Coroutines Flow, achieving < 2 s average load time and improved network efficiency by 30 %.

EDUCATION

• Master of Science in Computer Science DePaul University, Chicago, IL

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