Manu Mohan A

Senior Android Engineer · Tech Lead

14+ years of experience architecting and shipping Android applications at scale — from fintech and crypto to travel and telecom. I lead teams, build systems, and care deeply about code quality, developer experience, and shipping great products.

Skills & Technologies

Kotlin Java Jetpack Compose Kotlin Multiplatform Compose Multiplatform Kotlin Coroutines Kotlin Flows MVVM Android SDK CI/CD Unit Testing Git REST APIs Room Dagger / Hilt AI/ML Integration Team Leadership Agile / Scrum Objective-C

Experience

Senior Android Engineer (Contract) Yahoo

Remote · Nov 2025 – Present

  • Building an AI-powered Android browser with agentic voice control for hands-free navigation.
  • Integrated AI tools with Figma to auto-generate Jetpack Compose code, slashing design-to-code turnaround.
  • Designed smart address bar that classifies input (URL, command, question) and routes to appropriate action.
  • Refactored app architecture and modularization for faster build times and improved DX.
Team Lead — Android CIBC

Toronto, Canada · Aug 2024 – Nov 2025

  • Led Android team through two major app releases serving 10M+ customers with zero critical post-release issues.
  • Designed and led 3D Secure authentication overhaul across multiple apps, achieving regulatory compliance on deadline.
  • Implemented Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, enabling shared business logic across iOS and Android.
  • Drove navigation renovation while mentoring team on modern Android architecture patterns.
Senior Engineer — Android Walmart Global Tech

Toronto, Canada · Apr 2024 – Aug 2024

  • Overhauled ID verification analytics to capture comprehensive user journey data for data-driven product decisions.
  • Wrote comprehensive unit tests achieving significant coverage increase and reducing regression risk.
Tech Lead — Android Bell Canada

Toronto, Canada · Jan 2021 – Apr 2024

  • Led team of 5 engineers to build a new UI framework from scratch — component library adopted by 50+ Android developers across Bell.
  • Championed migration from LiveData to Kotlin Flows and Jetpack Compose, improving performance and maintainability.
  • Established training sessions and knowledge-sharing initiatives on modern Android technologies.
  • Contributed to hiring committee, interviewing and evaluating candidates to grow a high-caliber team.
Android Lead BitOasis

Dubai, UAE · Jan 2019 – Nov 2020

  • Built cryptocurrency trading platform from scratch using Kotlin and Jetpack libraries, launching successfully to market.
  • Partnered with UX and compliance teams to navigate complex crypto regulations while maintaining great UX.
Android Tech Lead Tajawal / Almosafer

Dubai, UAE · Sept 2016 – Jan 2019

  • Hired and mentored developers across Cairo and Berlin offices, building a distributed team for parallel feature development.
  • Led migration of 70% of legacy Java codebase to Kotlin (MVP → MVVM), improving testability and stability.
  • Implemented static analysis and CI/CD pipelines, reducing crashes by 90%.
Senior Software Engineer GetSocial

The Hague, Netherlands · Sept 2015 – Aug 2016

  • Restructured SDK architecture using WAMP protocol and j2objc for shared core across Android, iOS, Unity, and Unreal.
Software Engineer immedia

Durban, South Africa · Jan 2014 – Sept 2015

  • Delivered multiple client apps collaborating with UX/UI designers to ship polished Android and iOS applications.
Software Engineer QBurst

Kochi, India · Sept 2011 – Oct 2013

  • Developed iOS and Android apps plus a customizable Node.js conference management platform for enterprise clients.

Academic Background

Bachelor of Technology — Computer Science & Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi University — Government Engineering College, Idukki

2007 – 2011

Let's Build Something Great

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or ways to push mobile engineering forward. Reach out anytime.