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I'm Alex Jiao, a Senior Android Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade systems across apps, SDKs, and system-level components used by 100M+ devices. I design clean, modular architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and resilience in large-scale environments, and I own systems end-to-end from architecture to release and production stability. I'm passionate about driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and applying AI-assisted workflows to improve debugging efficiency, system design quality, and overall engineering productivity. Based in Auckland, I currently lead Android development at The Warehouse Group, delivering scalable features such as modular analytics, robust in-app update flows, and Play Integrity integration.…I'm Alex Jiao, a Senior Android Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade systems across apps, SDKs, and system-level components used by 100M+ devices. I design clean, modular architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and resilience in large-scale environments, and I own systems end-to-end from architecture to release and production stability. I'm passionate about driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and applying AI-assisted workflows to improve debugging efficiency, system design quality, and overall engineering productivity. Based in Auckland, I currently lead Android development at The Warehouse Group, delivering scalable features such as modular analytics, robust in-app update flows, and Play Integrity integration.

Alex Jiao

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I'm Alex Jiao, a Senior Android Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade systems across apps, SDKs, and system-level components used by 100M+ devices. I design clean, modular architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and resilience in large-scale environments, and I own systems end-to-end from architecture to release and production stability. I'm passionate about driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and applying AI-assisted workflows to improve debugging efficiency, system design quality, and overall engineering productivity. Based in Auckland, I currently lead Android development at The Warehouse Group, delivering scalable features such as modular analytics, robust in-app update flows, and Play Integrity integration.…I'm Alex Jiao, a Senior Android Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade systems across apps, SDKs, and system-level components used by 100M+ devices. I design clean, modular architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and resilience in large-scale environments, and I own systems end-to-end from architecture to release and production stability. I'm passionate about driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and applying AI-assisted workflows to improve debugging efficiency, system design quality, and overall engineering productivity. Based in Auckland, I currently lead Android development at The Warehouse Group, delivering scalable features such as modular analytics, robust in-app update flows, and Play Integrity integration.

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I’m Alex Jiao, a Senior Android Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling production-grade systems across apps, SDKs, and system-level components used by 100M+ devices. I design clean, modular architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and resilience in large-scale environments, and I own systems end-to-end from architecture to release and production stability.

I’m passionate about driving architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and applying AI-assisted workflows to improve debugging efficiency, system design quality, and overall engineering productivity. Based in Auckland, I currently lead Android development at The Warehouse Group, delivering scalable features such as modular analytics, robust in-app update flows, and Play Integrity integration.

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Android Engineer at Mypinpad / Fisher & Paykel Healthcare / MEGA / The Privacy Company

May 1, 2020 - November 1, 2021

Migrated key UI components to Jetpack Compose with improved data modeling. Delivered features, resolved complex legacy issues, and streamlined CI/CD (Jenkins). Defined engineering standards, led code reviews, and mentored junior engineers. Integrated Salesforce LiveChat to enable in-app customer support.

Principal Android Engineer – Key R&D Projects / Team Manager – Android Outsourcing for Oppo at ArcherMind Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

June 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020

Led Android outsourcing for Oppo; built an MVVM-based, Jetpack + Kotlin face recognition app used on thousands of smart terminals. Improved delivery efficiency, mentored engineers, and led a 40-person on-site Android development team. Drove architectural direction and performance optimizations for Android projects.

Android Engineer at MediaTek Eight Development

March 1, 2011 - May 1, 2015

Developed a video intercom (doorphone) application and contributed to a smart security system for Bosch (ODM). Delivered production features for applications deployed in international markets.

Software Developer at Myriad Group AG

April 1, 2008 - March 1, 2010

Developed Android Email, Dialer, and InCallUI features; improved power consumption by up to 50%; fixed hundreds of bugs; performed performance analysis and automated testing.

Software Engineer at Tietoevry / Myriad Group AG

April 1, 2010 - March 1, 2011

Maintained Email Exchange protocol on Nokia S60; ported features to Android; performed performance analysis and contributed to testing.

Healthcare Project Lead / Delivery Lead at Confidential / Healthcare Projects

November 1, 2021 - August 31, 2023

Led delivery of a .NET/C# healthcare project, coordinating vendors, legal, and cross-functional stakeholders. Managed project scope, timelines, and documentation, ensuring alignment across business and engineering teams. Drove vendor selection and contract discussions (RFP, evaluation, negotiation). Facilitated communication between technical teams and business stakeholders to unblock delivery risks. Provided occasional support to Android team during peak delivery periods.

Senior Android Engineer at Confidential - Android SoftPOS SDK Project

August 1, 2023 - January 31, 2025

Led development and architecture of Android SoftPOS Payment SDK, delivering secure, PCI-compliant payment solutions across multiple devices. Designed and implemented modular SDK architecture, significantly improving scalability, testability, and integration flexibility for partners. Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines (Azure), reducing release cycle time and improving deployment reliability. Drove performance optimization initiatives to meet high-performance benchmarks and reliability, collaborating with cross-region teams.

Principal Android Engineer – Key R&D Projects at ArcherMind Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

June 1, 2018 - May 31, 2020

Led Android outsourcing for Oppo; built an MVVM-based, Jetpack + Kotlin face recognition app used on thousands of smart terminals. Drove architecture decisions and code quality through reviews; led a 40-person on-site Android development team for Oppo project portfolio including system apps and cloud storage apps.

Android Team Lead / Senior Android Engineer at MediaTek Eight Development

March 1, 2011 - May 31, 2015

Led Android development for multiple client projects across Australia and the US. Delivered production features and supported release cycles in a high-scale environment. Reusable libraries included a general-purpose camera library and a face recognition SDK.

Software Engineer at Myriad Group AG

April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2010

Ported Java VM to customers' target devices (Sony BD players). Implemented components of Jbed porting layer (Awt, task scheduling, GC) and debugging during porting. Fixed numerous bugs and delivered features for Android Email, Dialer, and InCallUI on MTK-powered devices.