Santosh
Pochinapeddhi

Building In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems — improving performance on existing systems and shipping new features for passenger interaction during flight.

• Designing and implementing features using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and MVVM / Clean Architecture
• Offline-first architecture: content pre-loading, delta syncs, and graceful degradation
• Performance optimization on low-end Android devices using Android Profiler and LeakCanary
• Writing unit tests (JUnit, MockK, Turbine) and instrumentation tests (Espresso / Compose Test)
• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Fastlane, and Gradle Play Publisher
• Code quality enforced via SonarQube and ktlint; daily collaboration in Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Customer-facing mobile application focused on digital ordering, loyalty program, promotions, and in-app experiences for Taco Bell guests.

• Developed and enhanced features for high-traffic consumer app using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and modern Android Jetpack components
• Implemented real-time order tracking, payment integrations, push notifications, and personalized user experiences
• Ensured offline support, performance optimization, and compatibility across a wide range of Android devices
• Collaborated with product, design, and backend teams in an Agile setting to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable code
• Wrote clean, testable code with unit and UI tests; participated in code reviews and CI/CD processes

Worked on the mobile portal for NYCHA contractors to view, create, modify, close, and delete Work Orders across city housing developments.

• Developed and maintained modules using Java, Kotlin, and React Native
• Adhered to architecture, design, and security standards and best practices
• Wrote unit tests and conducted functional and performance testing
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in code reviews and Agile sprints

Worked on the Design System Team — creating and maintaining reusable UI components consumed by developers across the organization.

• Built and maintained custom UI components used at scale across multiple applications
• Customized and extended Google Material theme via design token integration
• Developed sustainably accessible interfaces meeting WCAG accessibility standards
• Enabled component reuse between multiple applications reducing duplication
• Collaborated with designers and brand team to ensure consistency across products
• Drove work within high-performing cross-organizational teams applying human-centered design

Worked on the flagship CVS Pharmacy and CVS Caremark consumer apps — millions of users, high-stakes security, and rapid feature delivery.

• Built micro-apps for individual feature components enabling standalone deployments
• Implemented new UI using Kotlin + Jetpack Compose following Material Design system
• Integrated Adobe and ECCR analytics for user interaction tagging
• Worked with DataTheorem and Checkmarx teams to remediate security vulnerabilities
• Implemented Push Notifications via Android Service
• Used Dagger for dependency injection and JUnit for TDD

Worked on improving the customer-facing application for Universal Parks & Resorts across three different park applications — developing new features and UI screens for a guest-friendly experience.

• Developed features using Kotlin, RxJava, MVVM, and MVP design patterns
• Implemented e-commerce features including Android Pay integration
• Worked on Maps integration for POI interactions, zoom in/out with dedicated maps team
• Replaced hamburger navigation with tabbed navigation for improved UX
• Built localization support and integrated external SDKs with ProGuard rules
• Implemented Push Notifications via Android Service
• Used uDeploy and uBuild tools for build creation and distribution

Designed and developed In-Flight Entertainment applications from scratch.

• Migrated legacy Java codebase to Kotlin; new features written exclusively in Kotlin
• Built custom UI components: dialogs, action bars, progress bars, list views
• Consumed RESTful APIs via Retrofit; parsed responses with GSON
• Implemented Fragments, Parcelable objects, and TTS Accessibility
• Worked on animations, UI customizations, and language translations

Built a mobile app enabling users to control smart kitchen appliances via Bluetooth LE, WiFi, and cloud.

• Developed hybrid Android/iOS app in Ionic v2 (Cordova) with Angular and TypeScript
• Implemented BLE and WiFi connectivity for real-time appliance control
• Converted iOS Swift features to Android Java
• Delivered stories within sprint timelines in fast-paced Agile environment