Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Technical Skills
Accomplishments
Projects
Disclaimer
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Sushma Garela

Technical Lead
Hyderabad

Summary

Mobile Application Developer with over 8 years of experience in Android development, application maintenance, and full lifecycle project execution. Proven expertise in collaborating with cross-functional teams including clients, business managers, and developers to deliver concurrent projects on time and within scope. Skilled in technical documentation, solution design, app development, and troubleshooting. Strong command over Java, Kotlin, and Android frameworks, with recent experience in exploring Flutter for cross-platform mobile development.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Lead Manager-Android

Bharath Financial Inclusion Ltd(BFIL)
12.2023 - Current


  • Leading a team of Android developers to design, develop, and maintain mobile applications for Fintech products, focusing on user experience, performance, and security.
  • Successfully delivered and maintained core applications, including Loan Processing, Cash Transactions, and Payment Workflows, impacting financial operations and field onboarding across multiple regions.
  • Collaborated closely with the SDG and QA teams to facilitate process discussions, test planning, and successful product deployments, ensuring alignment with project goals and compliance standards.
  • Worked on core fintech modules, including Loan Processing, Cash Transactions, and Payment Workflows, contributing to the development, testing, and enhancement of financial applications in a high-volume transaction environment.
  • Reviewed and approved code contributions by defining and enforcing coding standards, best practices, and code quality benchmarks across the development team.
  • Mentor team members through pair programming and knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Initiated learning and development in Flutter, with the goal of enabling cross-platform mobile solutions for upcoming fintech projects.

Lead Manager-Android

Bharath Financial Inclusion Ltd(BFIL)
12.2023 - Current


  • Leading a team of Android developers to design, develop, and maintain mobile applications for Fintech products, focusing on user experience, performance, and security.
  • Successfully delivered and maintained core applications, including Loan Processing, Cash Transactions, and Payment Workflows, impacting financial operations and field onboarding across multiple regions.
  • Collaborated closely with the SDG and QA teams to facilitate process discussions, test planning, and successful product deployments, ensuring alignment with project goals and compliance standards.
  • Worked on core fintech modules, including Loan Processing, Cash Transactions, and Payment Workflows, contributing to the development, testing, and enhancement of financial applications in a high-volume transaction environment.
  • Reviewed and approved code contributions by defining and enforcing coding standards, best practices, and code quality benchmarks across the development team.
  • Mentor team members through pair programming and knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Initiated learning and development in Flutter, with the goal of enabling cross-platform mobile solutions for upcoming fintech projects.

Senior Android Application Developer

Virtuesoft(BFIL)
03.2021 - 12.2023
  • Responsible for the design, development, deployment, debugging, and ongoing maintenance of Android applications across various fintech modules.
  • Developed application modules based on functional requirements using clean, modular, and maintainable code in Java, XML, and the Android SDK.
  • Provided technical mentorship to junior developers and interns, including task assignment, code reviews, and progress monitoring.
  • Collaborated with the QA team to validate application functionality, ensure comprehensive test coverage, and resolve identified issues.
  • Interacted with the SDG (Solution Design Group) team to gather, analyze, and clarify business requirements for accurate technical implementation.
  • Performed bug tracking, root cause analysis (RCA), and implemented timely fixes to ensure app stability and performance.
  • Worked on core financial transaction features, including deposits, withdrawals, and mini-statements, ensuring secure and seamless operations.
  • Led the implementation of the Loan Disbursement module, integrating complex business rules, and validation mechanisms within the mobile platform.
  • Conducted continuous research on emerging mobile technologies, and proposed enhancements in features, tools, and development protocols to improve product quality and performance.

Senior Android Application Developer

Virtuesoft(BFIL)
03.2021 - 12.2023
  • Responsible for the design, development, deployment, debugging, and ongoing maintenance of Android applications across various fintech modules.
  • Developed application modules based on functional requirements using clean, modular, and maintainable code in Java, XML, and the Android SDK.
  • Provided technical mentorship to junior developers and interns, including task assignment, code reviews, and progress monitoring.
  • Collaborated with the QA team to validate application functionality, ensure comprehensive test coverage, and resolve identified issues.
  • Interacted with the SDG (Solution Design Group) team to gather, analyze, and clarify business requirements for accurate technical implementation.
  • Performed bug tracking, root cause analysis (RCA), and implemented timely fixes to ensure app stability and performance.
  • Worked on core financial transaction features, including deposits, withdrawals, and mini-statements, ensuring secure and seamless operations.
  • Led the implementation of the Loan Disbursement module, integrating complex business rules, and validation mechanisms within the mobile platform.
  • Conducted continuous research on emerging mobile technologies, and proposed enhancements in features, tools, and development protocols to improve product quality and performance.

Senior Android Application Developer

INAS Technologies Pvt Ltd
10.2019 - 10.2020
  • Responsible for the design, build, deployment, debug & maintenance of Android applications
  • Coding of Modules as per Client Requirement programmed with clean, modular, robust code using Java and XML with Android SDK platform.
  • Guiding the Jr level or Interns and Assigning the tasks to them and helping them in completion of tasks
  • Integrated Google play services and Google Maps API V2
  • Implemented Location Listener to show exact location on Google Maps
  • Integrated PaymentGateway such as Paytm, Phone pe, Instamojo.
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
  • Created handset specific user interface(UI)for mobile phones and tablets.

Android Application Developer

Doorstep Hub
03.2019 - 09.2019
  • Design and Implementation of the Application.
  • Life Cycle of Android Application Development
  • Coding of Modules as per Client Requirement
  • Design, Integration, Application Maintenance
  • Uploading App to Google Play Store
  • Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support)


Software Developer

Seed Startup House LLC
11.2016 - 02.2019
  • Handling various technical aspects like coding of modules using given design specifications
  • Debugging and fixing the defects as well as analyzing its root cause
  • Contributed to the full mobile application development lifecycle from planning, requirement gathering, development, testing and launching on Google play store for beta testing
  • Responsible for development of all application components and UI resources
  • Performed testing on Physical device and the android emulator.
  • Coordinating with team members for system design, integration, application maintenance, etc
  • Analyzed user interface and consulted with client
  • Implementing solutions that effectively resolve problems or provide improvement
  • Design and Implementation of the Application. Successfully developed one game(Phoney words) and speechee Application for the clients

Education

B.E - Computer Science and Engineering

Visveswaraya Technological University
Shimoga, Karnataka
06.2014

Technical Skills

  • Programming Languages known: C, C++, XML,SQL, Android(JAVA/Kotlin) Dart,Flutter (Beginner)
  • Platforms: Android Studio, Eclipse with Android SDK, SQL Server Management Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio,Intellij IDEA
  • Data Structures, DBMS, OOPS, MVC
  • Others: Android SDK platform tools, REST, JSON, MS SQL
  • Mobile app monetization
  • Agile methodology

Accomplishments

  • Successfully deployed 4+ fintech mobile apps used by 40,000+ users.
  • Received "Employee of the Month" award December 2024.
  • Successfully completed course of Developing Applications with Google Cloud by Google.

Projects

Bharat Money Stores

A mobile application designed for BMOs to conduct initial surveys and perform loan-related tasks in the

field.

Developed a separate loan module for BMS to facilitate merchant lending.

Created modules for Instant CB, RD account opening, and CPV processes.

Implemented Cash Loan, MPOS, and Top-Up Loan Disbursement features.

Designed and implemented application modules with secure and scalable architecture.

Integrated Voter ID Verification using OCR for KYC compliance.

Resolved VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) observations.

Wrote complex SQL queries, stored procedures and user defined functions to support business logic.

Designed and Developed the Android mobile application and API’s.

• Collaborated with NSDL, CBIL, UIDAI and other institutions to integrate their services.

• This project has benefited more than 30,000+ customers and played a key role in the organization.

Integration with Banks Finacle services.


RDSP CSP

An Android application used by merchants to perform account opening and financial transactions.

Coordinated with the team for changes in transactions logic.

Implemented RD,FD,SB and Other types of Account opening process to through Application.

Developed stored procedures and internal APIs to support backend processing.

Implemented SIM binding to secure device-specific access.

Led the integration of push notification features.

Implemented geofencing-based restrictions for secure transactions.

Maintained source code using TFS and Git


RDSP Bootstrap

An installer app used to download the RDSP CSP app and PB510 app on Android devices.


PHONEy Words

  • An Application by which the agent of the organization can enroll new customers and avail them for loans.

  • Integrated JSON parsing, Facebook login, RecyclerView, and Volley.
  • Implemented in-app purchases and app publishing.
  • Used Apache Subversion (SVN) for version control.


Files sharing Application

  • An Android app for uploading and downloading files via AWS S3.

  • Integrated AWS Mobile SDK, AndroidZip4J, and SMSVerify Catcher.
  • Utilized RecyclerView, Volley, Gson for serialization, and FCM for push notifications.


Smart Bike

  • A public bike-sharing app for city-wide mobility.

  • Integrated Google Maps, geofencing, polylines, and IoT-based bike unlocking.
  • Implemented push notifications support.


Speechee(An Items Finder and Reporting App)

  • An app to scan QR codes for enrolling, locating, and reporting items.

  • Integrated QR code scanning and implemented JSON parsing with Volley.
  • Facebook and Google Maps API integration.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above information is true and authentic to the best of my knowledge. 

Date: 

Place: Hyderabad

 Sushma Garela

Timeline

Lead Manager-Android

Bharath Financial Inclusion Ltd(BFIL)
12.2023 - Current

Lead Manager-Android

Bharath Financial Inclusion Ltd(BFIL)
12.2023 - Current

Senior Android Application Developer

Virtuesoft(BFIL)
03.2021 - 12.2023

Senior Android Application Developer

Virtuesoft(BFIL)
03.2021 - 12.2023

Senior Android Application Developer

INAS Technologies Pvt Ltd
10.2019 - 10.2020

Android Application Developer

Doorstep Hub
03.2019 - 09.2019

Software Developer

Seed Startup House LLC
11.2016 - 02.2019

B.E - Computer Science and Engineering

Visveswaraya Technological University
Sushma GarelaTechnical Lead