Android
Shivam Bhavsar
Mobile App Developer
Ahmedabad,GJ
Summary
Principal Android Engineer with 8+ years building and scaling mobile products at consumer and enterprise scale. Expert
in Kotlin, Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), Android platform architecture, and systems-level development. Built a KMP + Rust
production app from scratch that reached 5,000+ daily downloads within weeks of launch. Led engineering teams of up
to 13, drove CI/CD pipelines, championed design reviews, and delivered complex B2B/B2C Android systems end-to-
end. Known for technical leadership, code quality ownership, and cross-functional partnership across product, program,
and engineering stakeholders.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer - Android
Yral
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
04.2025 - Current
- Architected and launched Yral — a cross-platform short-form video social app (TikTok/Reels-style) — from
scratch using Kotlin Multiplatform and Rust, delivering a fully functional production product in 5 months. - Achieved 5,000+ daily downloads within weeks of launch, placing Yral among top Play Store performers in its
category. - Designed full system architecture: backend integration (REST APIs), cross-platform shared modules, and release
pipeline across Android and iOS. - Set up GitHub Actions workflows for CI/CD, automating build, test, and release processes for the Android and
KMP codebase. - Adopted agentic coding workflows to accelerate feature development and code generation, significantly reducing
time-to-ship for KMP and Android modules. - Built the app under an open-source philosophy (github.com/dolr-ai/yral-mobile); the company operates with full
public code transparency, enabling community contributions and peer code review. - Leveraged Rust for blockchain operations with ICP (Internet Computer Protocol) alongside Kotlin Multiplatform,
enabling multi-language systems development.
General Manager - Mobile Engineering
Servify
Mumbai, India
04.2024 - 03.2025
- Owned the full mobile engineering roadmap across Android and iOS product lines, driving strategic technical
direction while maintaining delivery velocity across teams. - Led architectural refactoring of B2B applications to Kotlin Multiplatform, eliminating codebase duplication and
accelerating cross-platform feature delivery. - Partnered with product management, program management, and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical
execution with business goals.
Senior Manager - Mobile Engineering
Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
12.2021 - 04.2024
- Built, mentored, and led a 13-member mobile engineering team; conducted regular design reviews with peers and
stakeholders to evaluate architecture options and make technology decisions. - Established a fully automated CI/CD build and release pipeline (Fastlane + SonarQube + Firebase App
Distribution + GitLab CI/CD), significantly reducing release cycle time. - Performed rigorous code reviews enforcing style guidelines, accuracy, testability, and efficiency across consumer
and enterprise products. - Refactored consumer apps to Kotlin Multiplatform, enabling shared business logic and consistent architecture
across Android and iOS. - Championed mobile security: managed end-to-end VAPT audits by Deloitte for Android and iOS developer
accounts.
Manager - Android Engineering
Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2020 - 12.2021
- Managed a 6-person Android team with full delivery ownership across multiple app verticals; integrated
CleverTap for push campaigns and in-app analytics. - Provided consistent, quality-focused code reviews across the team; mentored developers on Android best
practices, architecture, and testability.
Assistant Manager
Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Developed a React Native hybrid app for CRM-based insurance and smartphone trading workflows; integrated
Google Vision API for real-time text and barcode recognition within device diagnostics flows. - Engineered a diagnostics SDK distributed via Maven for integration into the Airtel Android app.
- Integrated Razorpay and Stripe payment gateways across Android applications.
Senior Product Engineer
Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
04.2018 - 04.2019
- Redesigned the end-consumer app using MVP architecture enabling white-labeling in under 1 day; built a mobile
CRM portal for service center partner workflows.
Product Engineer
Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
Mumbai, Maharashtra
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Designed and implemented the core service request flow, significantly boosting user engagement; delivered
white-labeled Servify app versions for multiple enterprise partners.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information And Communication Technology
06.2013 - 05.2017
Skills
Android development
Agile
Algorithm implementation
Software Development Lifecycle
Data collection and analysis
Project management
Strategic planning
Code reviews
Performance and scalability optimization
Innovative
Exceptional time management
Kotlin Multi Platform
Problem Solving
Leadership
Google cloud platform
SRE
IOS
Accomplishments
Have been awarded for being the most curious person of the year for making product more streamlined due to curiosity to understand the business
Software
Java
Javascript
React-native
SQL
Java frameworks
HTML
CSS
AWS
Swift
Kotlin
Timeline
Principal Engineer - Android - Yral
04.2025 - Current
General Manager - Mobile Engineering - Servify
04.2024 - 03.2025
Senior Manager - Mobile Engineering - Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
12.2021 - 04.2024
Manager - Android Engineering - Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
04.2020 - 12.2021
Assistant Manager - Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
04.2019 - 04.2020
Senior Product Engineer - Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
04.2018 - 04.2019
Product Engineer - Service Lee Technologies PVT. LTD.
01.2017 - 03.2018
DAIICT - Bachelor of Technology, Information And Communication Technology
06.2013 - 05.2017