I'm a Senior Android Engineer with 3+ years of experience delivering high-performance apps serving 5M+ passengers and 1M+ drivers. I love building robust Android experiences and pushing the boundaries of mobile architecture. At Pick Me I contributed to major app revamps, focusing on Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and real-time features like location tracking and live navigation. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful user experiences.

Aruna Randika

I'm a Senior Android Engineer with 3+ years of experience delivering high-performance apps serving 5M+ passengers and 1M+ drivers. I love building robust Android experiences and pushing the boundaries of mobile architecture. At Pick Me I contributed to major app revamps, focusing on Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and real-time features like location tracking and live navigation. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful user experiences.

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I’m a Senior Android Engineer with 3+ years of experience delivering high-performance apps serving 5M+ passengers and 1M+ drivers. I love building robust Android experiences and pushing the boundaries of mobile architecture.

At Pick Me I contributed to major app revamps, focusing on Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and real-time features like location tracking and live navigation. I enjoy mentoring junior developers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful user experiences.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Pick Me
July 1, 2025 - Present
Lead Android and full-stack initiatives across the Pick Me Merchant and Pick Me Driver platforms. Responsibilities included architecture oversight, end-to-end feature delivery, code reviews, and mentoring junior developers. Key contributions included real-time location features, maps integration, performance optimizations, and maintaining a crash-free rate above 99% across multiple releases.
Senior Android Engineer at Pick Me
July 1, 2025 - Present
Lead Android Engineer for the Pick Me Events vertical and senior member of the Driver app revamp team. Implemented strategic caching with Room DB, DataStore, and SharedPreferences to boost performance and achieve crash-free rates above 95%. Developed location tracking for Food and Market verticals with real-time map rendering; maintained 99.5% crash-free across multiple releases; contributed Go APIs for financial data processing and Angular modules for Merchant Plus portal; mentored peers and guided end-to-end feature delivery.
Senior Android Engineer at Pick Me
June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2025
Most senior Android developer for the Pick Me Events vertical, handling app distribution, code reviews, and mentoring. Key contributor to the Pick Me Driver app revamp, implementing strategic caching with Room DB, DataStore/SharedPreferences, and real-time navigation updates. Delivered end-to-end features for 5M+ users and improved user experience with Kotlin + Jetpack Compose.
Software Engineer at Pick Me
June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2025
Transitioned from full-stack to Android development, rapidly mastering Kotlin and Jetpack Compose to contribute to passenger apps serving 5M+ users. Implemented infinite scrolling with Paging3 and database caching with Room DB; integrated real-time features using MQTT, and built RESTful APIs and Google Maps integrations to enhance UX and performance. Led code reviews and mentored junior developers, driving improvements in crash-free rates across releases.
Software Engineer at Pick Me
April 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Pioneered the Merchant Plus Portal UI, rapidly mastering Angular to build responsive UIs for the Merchant Portal from project inception. Successfully transitioned from frontend to backend development, shipping features across full stack and gaining exposure to Golang and API design.
Senior Software Engineer at Pick Me
April 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Pioneered the Pick Me Merchant team, rapidly mastering Angular to build the Merchant Plus Portal from concept through production. Transitioned from frontend to backend development, learning Golang and shipping multiple features across the full stack, including financial data processing APIs and Merchant Portal modules.

Education

BSc Computer Science at University of Westminster
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
B Sc. Computer Science at University of Westminster
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023
BSc Computer Science at University of Westminster
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

Course: Working with Microservices in Go
January 11, 2030 - December 29, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Computers & Electronics