Career journey

From engineering student to founder.

My career has been an expansion of ownership: from writing Android code, to improving systems, leading product delivery, validating customer problems and now building a company.

Professional timeline

The path from student builder to founder.

  1. Student builder
    2009–2013Karnataka, India

    B.E. Computer Science Engineering

    Visvesvaraya Technological University

    The starting point was learning how software could turn an idea into something people could see, test and believe in.

    • Runner-up in the Proof of IT competition organised by SAP Labs India and the Government of Karnataka.
    • The project created visible proof of ability and helped open a direct path into the software industry.
    What this chapter addedThe habit of building proof before asking for opportunity.
  2. Engineering foundation
    Jul 2013–Nov 2017Bengaluru, India

    Software Engineer

    Mphasis

    Started as a native Android engineer and learned to take responsibility across design, implementation, client expectations and delivery.

    • Led the Schneider ePartner Android app from design through deployment.
    • Built reusable UI theming components for the Belkin WeMo app.
    • Created a Sharp TV Android prototype that supported faster product experimentation.
    • Received the Summit and Apex awards for performance and project contribution.
    What this chapter addedEnd-to-end delivery, client responsibility and production discipline.
  3. International product experience
    Dec 2017–Nov 2018Berlin, Germany

    Android Developer

    HolidayPirates

    Moved into a fast-moving international product environment where quality, performance and user feedback were closely connected.

    • Reduced the Android application size by 20%.
    • Established a testing framework integrated with SonarQube.
    • Improved layouts and animations that strengthened the Play Store experience.
    • Reduced recurring user-reported defects by 50%.
    What this chapter addedQuality engineering, performance optimisation and international startup experience.
  4. Senior engineering
    Dec 2018–Jan 2022Bristol, UK

    Senior Android Engineer

    Cookpad

    Expanded from feature delivery into architecture, reusable systems, performance and measurable product outcomes.

    • Reduced premium recipe-search API calls by 80% through a new caching mechanism.
    • Improved UI rendering performance by 35% by simplifying major layout hierarchies.
    • Built a reusable image-viewer module adopted across the app.
    • Increased user engagement by 20% by rewriting the feed and integrating with machine-learning APIs.
    • Contributed to application architecture and unit-testing guidelines.
    What this chapter addedSystem-level thinking and engineering decisions tied to product outcomes.
  5. Technical leadership
    Feb 2022–Jun 2026Remote, UK

    Senior Android Engineer

    Gousto

    Moved beyond individual implementation into broader technical ownership across product, design, data, backend and mobile.

    • Led Android delivery across two product squads.
    • Contributed to OKRs, design sprints, user interviews, design reviews and product demos.
    • Led API-design discussions and major architecture changes with backend, principal and staff engineers.
    • Improved menu loading speed by 54% by rebuilding the presentation layer with Jetpack Compose and MVVM.
    • Identified analytics and experimentation issues that saved approximately £36K annually.
    • Improved developer productivity by an estimated two to three hours per day through modularisation.
    • Strengthened confidence in A/B testing through better logging and product dashboards.
    What this chapter addedCross-functional leadership, product judgment and business-aware engineering.
  6. Entrepreneurial exploration
    Nov 2024–Apr 2025United Kingdom

    Builder

    OttoAssist AI

    Worked with other builders to explore an AI-agent product for UK car dealerships while continuing my engineering role.

    • Built a working MVP in three months using Golang, React and Supabase.
    • Worked across engineering, product validation and early sales conversations.
    • Learned how technical execution, customer understanding and positioning must develop together.
    • Expanded beyond mobile into full-stack product building.
    What this chapter addedCustomer discovery, commercial learning and full-stack execution.
  7. Founder
    Nov 2025–PresentBengaluru, India

    Founder

    Naapy

    Building an AI-native product team for mobile-first founders: a system that helps move from intent to a real full-stack product.

    • Designing the product, architecture and multi-agent development workflow.
    • Coordinating specialised agents across product definition, architecture, mobile, backend, testing and release.
    • Building verification and recovery systems so generated products can move beyond demos.
    • Working directly on customer feedback, positioning, product development and early go-to-market.
    • Figuring out many unknowns and navigating
    What this chapter addedOwnership of the product, technology, market and company direction.