Rajat Talesra
Full-Stack And Mobile Developer (7+ Years)
Udaipur
Summary
Seasoned Full-Stack and Mobile Developer with over 7 years of experience in leading diverse software projects. Expert in Android development and open-source initiatives, with a strong track record in project management and team leadership.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Forem (dev.to)
New York (Remote)
07.2021 - 11.2023
- Led development of Android app and library, garnering over 50,000 downloads and a 4.5 average rating on Play Store
- Promoted to Senior Software Engineer, seamlessly transitioning to full-stack engineer in React, HTML, TailwindCSS, CSS, JS, PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails.
- Mentored community contributions and managed pull request reviews.
Application Engineer
Google
Bengaluru (Remote)
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Spearheaded Oppia Android project from inception, achieving over 100K downloadsin beta launch.
- Managed cross-functional international teams, focusing on architecture and documentation
- Led Core Learning and Mastery team and onboarding team.
- Made application fully accessible for non-sighted users.
- Continued contributing post-contract, mentoring in GSoC for three years.
Founder | Director
Keycard Technologies Pvt Ltd
Ahemdabad
05.2017 - 07.2019
- Founded company to develop and enhance facial recognition attendance system with 22 other features, successfully adopted in schools
- Received INR 10 Lakh government grant for technological innovation
- Led projects in e-commerce and jewellery sectors, overseeing technology, sales, and marketing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information And Communication Technology (ICT)
07.2012 - 05.2016
GPA: 7.26/10
Skills
Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Backend: Ruby on Rails
Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase
Mobile: Android, Kotlin, Java
Other: GitHub, Figma
Side Projects
Zerg Gaming App (Mar 2020 - Jan 2021): Team Lead
- Led the development of a gaming Android platform, managing the project lifecycle and team.
- Launched alpha app with 5 single-player games and 2 multi-player games like Ludo and Poker.
Homezy (Mar 2019 - Jan 2021): Android Lead
- Directed the Android team for a property management suite, focusing on application engineering and architecture.
Numrah (Dec 2019 - Jun 2020): Android Developer
- Developed an anonymous chat Android app, specializing in web-sockets for real-time communication.
Teaching Experience (Mar 2015 - Jan 2017):
- Mentored and taught android app development course to 2500+ students in 15+ universities across India in collaboration with Google, IEEE and Udacity.
- Featured on Google Student Blog.
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer - Forem (dev.to)
07.2021 - 11.2023
Application Engineer - Google
07.2019 - 07.2021
Founder | Director - Keycard Technologies Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 07.2019
DAIICT - Bachelor of Science, Information And Communication Technology (ICT)
07.2012 - 05.2016