Devrath AD

I'm a software engineer passionate about writing software that solves problems in a creative way. For over a decade I've lived and breathed the Android platform — from the days of AsyncTask and XML layouts to modern, multi-module apps built with Kotlin, Coroutines & Flow and Jetpack Compose.

Currently I'm a senior engineer at The Economist, where I build the Android experience that brings independent journalism to millions of readers — live & on-demand streaming, podcasts, and an offline-first reading experience. Over the years I've shipped apps used by millions across eSports, automotive CRM, travel, healthcare, ed-tech and retail.

Outside of work I'm a dedicated open-sourcer and writer: I maintain 70+ public repositories of Android samples and reference architectures, write about Android internals on Medium, and have been answering questions on Stack Overflow since 2011.

val devrath = AndroidEngineer(
    role = "Senior Software Engineer",
    currently = TheEconomist,
    stack = listOf(Kotlin, Compose, Media3),
    openTo = InterestingConversations,
)

1. Apr 2024 — Present

   

   Senior Software Engineer · The Economist

   Building the Android app of one of the world's most respected publications. Architected live & VOD audio/video streaming with Picture-in-Picture, podcast playback with offline downloads and pick-up-where-you-left-off, an offline-first reading experience, AdMob integration, and an MVI multi-module architecture with a reusable Compose design system.

   • Kotlin
   • Jetpack Compose
   • Media3 / ExoPlayer
   • MVI
2. Jan 2024 — Mar 2024

   

   Senior Software Engineer · EPAM Systems

   Implemented MVI architecture with Jetpack Compose, led hiring and onboarding for the team, and mentored junior engineers to support their career development.

   • Kotlin
   • Jetpack Compose
   • MVI
   • Mentoring
3. Oct 2023 — Dec 2023

   

   Software Engineering Consultant · Kratos Gaming Network

   Led the go-to-market strategy for Jetpack Compose adoption and designed the integration of a game into a legacy codebase with modern Android components — coordinating sprint planning and technical feasibility with project management.

   • Kotlin
   • Jetpack Compose
   • Gaming
4. Jan 2022 — Sep 2023

   

   Software Engineer III · Mobile Premier League (MPL)

   Built for one of the world's largest eSports mobile platforms, serving ~85 million users: developed the broadcast-streaming module for live tournaments, bridged Android native with React Native and Unity, built a parallel high-speed downloader with WorkManager, and spearheaded Kotlin and DI adoption.

   📉 Game-asset download failures: 7–19% → <0.5%

   • Kotlin
   • Streaming
   • Unity / React Native interop
   • Scale
5. Aug 2020 — Jan 2022

   

   Lead Software Engineer · Recro

   Led a large-scale refactor from MVC to MVVM with modularity and automated testing at the core, and delivered DealerSocket CRM — a major mobile release for the US automotive client — working directly with client engineers, product owners and designers.

   • Kotlin
   • MVVM
   • Team Leadership
6. Feb 2020 — Aug 2020

   

   Principal Product Engineer II · Cybernetyx

   Spearheaded Android development for the Kneura blended-learning platform — an intelligent assistant that customises learning curricula — plus a silent-update system across product variants and canvas tools for interactive classroom hardware.

   • Kotlin
   • Ed-tech
   • Hardware Integration
7. Oct 2014 — Jan 2020

   

   SpurTree Technologies · 3 roles over 5+ years

   Nov 2019 — Jan 2020

   Senior Solutions Engineer

   Guided the technical roadmap with MVVM/MVC architectures, built reusable building blocks, and led recruitment for the mobile teams — including work on Disney Cruise Line Navigator.

   Oct 2016 — Nov 2019

   Senior Technical Associate

   Led technical delivery for clients including Shoppers Stop, Doctor 24×7, Disney and Samsung (the KALIMA lock-screen Arabic-learning app) — RxJava multithreading, Dagger 2 DI, location services and offline storage.

   Oct 2014 — Sep 2016

   Technical Associate

   Full-lifecycle Android development — Activities to Services to Broadcast Receivers — with secure frontend–backend integration for consumer apps.

   • Java
   • Kotlin
   • RxJava
   • Dagger 2
8. May 2013 — Sep 2014

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   Freelance Developer · TwinWaves Technologies Pvt Ltd

   Led development of the "GodiswithMe" app end-to-end — research, story-path design, development, testing, Play Store deployment and maintenance — reaching 8,000+ downloads worldwide.

   • Android
   • Java
   • End-to-end delivery
9. Nov 2011 — Aug 2012

   

   Intern · Intel Corporation

   Where it all began — helped build a recommendation engine through requirements, design, implementation and testing, and supported the IndiaEduServices pilot across colleges.

   • Java
   • Data Structures

Colleagues, leads and managers I've worked with have shared recommendations about my work over the years.

Tunify is my personal hobby project — the rest are some of many production apps I've contributed to across my roles.

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  Tunify — Radio, Music & Podcasts

  Aug 2025 — Present · Personal hobby project · Live on Google Play

  Tunify brings the best of FM, AM, internet and live radio together in one simple, modern app — 65,000+ stations from 200+ countries, with music, news, podcasts, sports and cultural shows from anywhere in the world, all for free.

  📡 65,000+ stations · 200+ countries · 100% Compose

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • ExoPlayer / Media3
  • Multi-module
  Read the case study
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  The Economist — News, Podcasts

  Contribution · The Economist · Live on Google Play

  The flagship Android app I build today — live & on-demand audio/video streaming with Picture-in-Picture, podcasts with offline downloads and resume, and an offline-first reading experience for readers worldwide.

  🏆 PPA Video Content of the Year ’26 · Insider streaming

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Media3 / ExoPlayer
  • MVI
  Read about my work
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  Mobile Premier League (MPL)

  Contribution · Software Engineer III · ~85M users

  One of the world's largest eSports platforms — I built the game download and upgrade infrastructure that moved revenue, the ExoPlayer live & VOD streaming module, and drove the pure-Kotlin MVVM migration across core, search, unity and streaming pods.

  📉 Download failures 7–19% → <0.5% · ⭐ Code Star award

  • Kotlin
  • ExoPlayer
  • WorkManager
  • Unity interop
  Read about my work

Other noteworthy projects

• Disney Cruise Line NavigatorCompanion app for Disney cruises — offline-first at sea
• Shoppers Stop Fashion ShoppingFashion e-commerce for one of India's largest department chains
• Samsung KALIMA Lock AppLock-screen Arabic learning for kids — built for Samsung Gulf
• Kneura — Smart Classroom PlatformAI classroom platform on custom-AOSP interactive panels

• Decoding Android Core Threading: Thread, Runnable, Handler, Looper & MessageQueue

  Medium · Android internals

• Supporting Multiple Screens in Android — the Compose Way

  Medium · Jetpack Compose

• How to Convert a Callback into a Flow in Kotlin

  Medium · Coroutines & Flow

Education

• Ramaiah Institute Of Technology

  Master's Degree, Computer Software Engineering · 2010 — 2012

  Dissertation: "Optical Character Recognition For Auto Navigation Of Robot".

• Malnad College of Engineering

  Bachelor's Degree, Information Science · 2006 — 2010

  Dissertation: "Multi-modal Video Surveillance using pyroelectric infrared sensors".

Licenses & Certifications

• Google Associate Android Developer Certification

  Issued Feb 2022

Volunteering

• Community Moderator · Stack Overflow

  Jan 2011 — Present

  Active community member with 42k+ reputation, 55 gold badges, a top-150 ranking in India — and the 390th person in the world to earn the Android gold badge.

• Member, Board of Studies · Malnad College of Engineering

  Jun 2024 — Present

  Advising on the scheme and syllabus for the Information Science & Engineering department — keeping the curriculum aligned with the tools and technologies students need in industry.

• Guest Speaker · NAVKIS College of Engineering

  Apr 2021

  Trained faculty from multiple colleges in a VTU-authorised faculty development program on Android and Kotlin mobility platforms.

• Campus Recruitment Drives · SpurTree Technologies

  May 2019

  Conducted placement drives for fresh graduates at Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan and Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore.

Honors & Awards

• Video Content of the Year

  Professional Publishers Association · Jun 2026 · The Economist

  Played a key role in developing Insider, The Economist's video streaming platform — our team received the PPA's Video Content of the Year award.

• Code Star

  Mobile Premier League · Nov 2021

  Led the Android Download Manager integration that cut game-asset download failure rates from 7–19% to below 0.5%, improving retention and user experience.

• Mobile Application Development — Hands-On Experience

  NAVKIS College of Engineering, Hassan · Apr 2021

  Recognised for teaching college faculty in a Visvesvaraya Technological University–authorised faculty development program on mobile development.

Uses

• Daily drivers

  The tools behind the work

  Android Studio on macOS, set in JetBrains Mono — the same face as this site. Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for everything UI, Gradle multi-module builds, quality guarded by Detekt, ktlint and JUnit, shipped through GitHub and CI/CD.

I'm always open to interesting conversations — whether it's Android, a role you're hiring for, or a project you're excited about. My inbox is open, and I'll do my best to reply.