Shivam Kumar Engineering Manager - Mobile

• Directed 25+ engineers across QA and design with agile sprint governance.
• Allocated team capacity and managed delivery plans to optimise product strategy.
• Led cross-functional mobile delivery across Android and iOS for Samsung Health records.
• Increased developer velocity by 20% and raised code test coverage.
• Reduced sprint rollover rates by 25% and improved release predictability.
• Facilitated quarterly release governance with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Coordinated product design and global R&D to align and execute on strategic roadmaps.
• Modernised legacy native views into Jetpack Compose declarative UI.
• Reduced UI backlogs by 30% and accelerated feature delivery timelines.
• Integrated on-device AI models for predictive health analytics responsibly.
• Championed GitHub Copilot workflows for unit test generation organisation-wide.
• Processed personalised telemetry while following enterprise data privacy standards.

• Spearheaded technical strategy and engineering delivery for tier-1 sports betting and casino applications (Ladbrokes, Coral) serving millions of daily active users.
• Managed technical hiring, conducted architecture reviews, and mentored mid-level and senior mobile developers to enhance team capabilities and project outcomes.
• Architected high-concurrency event processing pipelines to maintain platform stability with zero downtime during major international sporting events with peak traffic spikes.
• Optimised DevOps workflows by developing continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines (Jenkins, Fastlane), reducing release cycles from bi-weekly to multi-weekly automated rollouts.
• Partnered with data science and product teams to integrate real-time ML-driven personalization engines into live feeds, driving an 18% increase in user engagement and session duration.

• Led development of IoT-integrated mobile software platforms, enhancing user interaction with HALO Setup Box and UEI.
• Managed SDK integrations enabling custom hardware interaction via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi smart home protocols (Philips Hue, Amazon Alexa), and multi-device controls.
• Implemented location-based Augmented Reality (AR) features, improving user experience in hardware alignment and smart installation.

Oversaw project teams in engineering development, providing technical direction and fostering collaboration for successful outcomes.

• Rational Heads Technology | Android Lead | Jun 2016 – Dec 2017
• RnF Technologies | Senior Android Developer | Dec 2014 – Jun 2016
• Appbulous Software / Winit Software | Software Developer | Jul 2011 – Nov 2014
  Led and built scalable native applications, LibGDX multiplayer game engines, BlackBerry keyboard ecosystem utilities, and consumer financial tools