SAURABH OMER

Bobble Keyboard (Jun 2022 Present, Software Engineer): Developed delta-sync logic for Ads API, reducing API costs by 30%. Integrated internal Raunaz real-time scores via a resilient SSE client (OkHttp/OkSse) with token refresh, exponential backoff, heartbeat checks, and lifecycle-safe cleanup; reduced timeout/5xx errors. Delivered server-driven UI using DivKit (JSON templates, variables, remote experiments) for promo/marketing surfaces; enabled zero-release UI iteration, reducing time-to-launch from days to minutes and eliminating 80% of UI-only Play Store updates. Systematically used Claude AI and Copilot/ChatGPT during daily development, improved implementation velocity by 20% and cut PR rework by 15%. Integrated CodeRabbit (AI code review) into CI to enforce style/security rules and surface diff-level suggestions; reduced review turnaround by 35% and lowered post-merge defects by 12%. Built Always-On and auto-open content-sharing features, increasing shares by 2%. Implemented a robust network layer with OkHttp interceptors (retry + exponential backoff) and rate limiting for high-frequency Retrofit calls, cutting API costs by 10%. Owned code reviews, development guidelines, and documentation across an MVVM, modular codebase. Released major feature upgrades for Bobble Keyboard (10M+ installs), improving retention by 2%. Lifted content shares from 2.9% to 4.6% via personalized recommendations. Optimized UI rendering and reduced overdraw by 13% during Jetpack Compose migration. Automated Gradle flavors and build types (Stage/Prod Debug/Release), enabling one-click APKs and reducing build setup time by 40%. Worked across 15+ app modules and designed 2 from scratch, improving scalability and integration velocity. Implemented feature flags, Remote Config, analytics, and A/B testing pipelines, increasing feature adoption by 20%. Mint Keyboard (Jun 2019 Jun 2022, Software Engineer): Co-developed Mint Keyboard, Xiaomis partner app preinstalled on 15M+ devices across multiple regions. Delivered v1 in under 6 months, enabling multilingual typing in 30+ languages. Integrated themes, fonts, and emoji packs, boosting daily active users (DAU) by 25%. Achieved a 99.9% crash-free rate and reduced ANR (Application Not Responding) by 10% via targeted optimizations. Implemented configurable Gradle flavors (Stage/Prod) and build types (Debug/Release), enabling one-click generation of any APK variant. Built a real-time event dashboard with Firebase Analytics for faster of in-app events, reducing testing time by 30%.

Built online food ordering features including multi-item cart and secure checkout via PayUMoney. Integrated REST APIs, Firebase, and SQLite for authentication, order management, and offline persistence.