Amar Pal Singh

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Senior SDE II-Manager @JioHotStar

📱 +91-9953060783

✉️ amar90aqi@gmail.com

📍 Bangalore, 560067

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About Me

Amar Pal Singh

Professional Summary

Experienced Lead Android Engineer with over 9 years of experience in developing high-performance mobile applications. Expert in handling large-scale applications from various industries like media, OTT, Gaming, E-commerce, etc. Passionate about staying ahead of Android development trends.

Proven track record of leading teams, implementing modern app architectures, and delivering high-quality products that meet business objectives while providing excellent user experiences.

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Technical Skills

Programming Languages

  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • KMM (Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile)
  • Golang (Basic)
  • Swift (Basic)
  • Protocol Buffers

Android Development

  • Jetpack Library, Jetpack Compose
  • Android Architecture Components
  • MVVM, MVP, MVC
  • Room, Realm, Work Manager
  • DI: Hilt, Koin, Dagger2
  • Networking: Retrofit, Volley, Ktor
  • Glide, Coil
  • RxJava, Coroutines, Flow

Tools & Engineering operation

  • Agile Methodologies
  • Play store App release
  • Pager Duty OnCall
  • Git CI/CD
  • Analytics SDK: Mixpanel, Amplitude
  • Ads SDK: Google AdMob, Meta Audience Network
  • Firebase (Crashlytics, Push Notifications)

Testing & Optimization

  • TDD (JUnit4, Mockito, Espresso, Mockk)
  • Profiling & Debugging
  • Layout Inspector
  • A/B Testing
  • Macro Benchmarking
  • Baseline Profiler
  • App Security (ProGuard, DexGuard, Encryption)

Key Projects

JioHotStar
JioHotStar
December 2024 - Current
Enhancing various features in the application, including continue watching, Add to watch list, scorecard, My Profile, and content rating.
JioCinema
JioCinema
May 2022 - December 2024
Led development of Jetpack Compose-based server-driven UI SDK. Enhanced app performance by 50% in frames per second.
AXS Ticket
AXS Ticket
December 2020 - April 2022
Led the development of AXS Tickets mobile application with modern UI using Jetpack Compose. Improved user experience significantly.
Qureka
Qureka and QurekaPro
October 2017 - December 2020
This application is a popular live quiz and cricket prediction game with over 10 million downloads. I got a chance to work on this application from scratch. My role for this project was to architect, design, implement, test, and release the application to the Play Store.
TaskBucks
TaskBucks
May 2016 - December 2020
This application was promoting various apps though the application user can install various app through this and can get some Bucks as well. The application also promotes various websites to view. Some Utility features have also been added in this application, live viral sorties, news etc.

Work Experience

December 2024 - Current
Star India Pvt. Ltd. (JioHotStar)
Senior Software Development Engineer-II
Bangalore
  • Led a team of Android developers in the Discovery Pod to ensure high-quality product delivery
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritise features
  • Developing high-quality, maintainable, and scalable Android applications
  • Creating Technical documentation and reviewing PRDs
  • Oversee code reviews and establish coding standards
May 2022 - December 2024
Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd
Senior Software Development Engineer-II (Android)
Bangalore
  • Built Jetpack Compose-based server-driven UI SDK from scratch for JioCinema App
  • Managed end-to-end development of new features and conducted code reviews
  • Improved app performance and delivered critical enhancements
  • Implemented features like SubNavigation, Download, and Key Moment for live assets
  • Introduced Clean Architecture and created various technical documents
December 2020 - May 2022
Msys Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Tech Lead
Bangalore
  • Implemented modern Android UI development with Jetpack Compose
  • Rewrote AXS Ticketing Application using Jetpack Compose
  • Divided application into modules to streamline development
  • Improved app performance and user experience
May 2016 - December 2020
CoolBoots Media Pvt. Ltd. (Times Internet)
Senior Software Engineer
Gurugram
  • Worked on 4 applications: Databack, Taskbucks, Qureka and QurekaPro
  • Android-side functionality development and UI Design
  • Unit testing and memory management
  • Bug resolving and feature enhancement

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