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Transcript: Hi, I’m Akash Soni, a senior Android engineer. I have over 10 years of experience building apps. I specialize in Kotlin, Jetpack, and modern architecture. My experience spans AI to build smarter experiences.

Akash SoniJaipur, Rajasthan

SeniorAndroidDeveloper.

Open to senior & lead Android roles · Flexible on location and joining

10 years of expertise in Android Application Development. Currently Senior Android Developer at Beatroute, Gurgaon.

01About

Hi, I’m Akash.

I’m a Senior Android Developer with 10+ years of building and shipping Kotlin and Java apps. Today I lead the Beatroute mobile app — 100K+ downloads, used by frontline sales and delivery teams — alongside a team of about 20. I work across architecture, security and delivery: MVVM and Clean Architecture, Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Multiplatform, AI / LLM integration, and hardening apps against reverse engineering and MITM attacks.

Before Beatroute I built apps for retail, hospitality, music education and healthcare at Dotsquares, Dolphin Softwares and Niassant Softcom, and trained students in Android development and ethical hacking at CCAS Jaipur.

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Akash Soni

Senior Android Developer

Dept.
Android
Base
Jaipur
Since
2016
WHAT I AMAS
  • Senior Android Developer · 10 years
  • B.Tech. (CSE) · YIT Engineering College, 2016
  • Leads the Beatroute Mobile App team (~20)
  • Built Beatroute, MeriApp, DACK, Smart Clinic
  • On-Time Project Achievement Award
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If found, say hello · akashsoni143786@gmail.com

Quick facts

Location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Education
B.Tech. (CSE), YIT Engineering College, Jaipur · 2016
Current role
Senior Android Developer, Beatroute, Gurgaon · since Feb’21
Certifications
Android Development certification; Java certification (Ducate)
Languages
English and Hindi

“Define the vision, draw the roadmap, then reach it step by step.”

02Skills

The periodic tableof my stack.

03Security

Security, from both sides.

I build Android apps that hold up against attackers — and I test them the way attackers would.

Defend

Hardening the app

  1. 01

    SSL pinning & Certificate Transparency

    The app only trusts the certificates it expects, so intercepted traffic is refused.

  2. 02

    ProGuard / R8 obfuscation

    Shrinking and obfuscation rules that make a shipped APK hard to read.

  3. 03

    Root, emulator & Frida detection

    Spotting compromised devices and hooking tools at runtime.

  4. 04

    Play Integrity

    Verifying the device and the app binary are genuine before trusting a request.

  5. 05

    Tamper & signature checks

    Refusing to run when the APK has been modified or re-signed.

  6. 06

    Secure storage

    Tokens and sensitive data in the Android Keystore and encrypted preferences / DataStore.

  7. 07

    API key & secret protection

    Keeping keys out of plain sight in the APK (NDK, obfuscation).

Attack to test

Breaking it before others do

  1. 01

    MITM testing

    Intercepting app traffic with Burp Suite, Charles and mitmproxy to find weak spots.

  2. 02

    APK decompilation

    Reading apps the way an attacker would, with jadx and apktool.

  3. 03

    Smali patching & repackaging

    Modifying and rebuilding APKs to test how far tampering gets.

  4. 04

    Fraud & malicious APK analysis

    Taking apart scam and malware apps to understand what they do.

AuthRepository.kt — sourceIllustrative

Security Expert

Cyber Crime Awareness Society (CCAS), Jaipur

  • Trained students in Android development and ethical hacking.
  • Analysed fraudulent and malicious Android apps in cyber-crime cases.
ccasociety.com (opens in a new tab)

04Selected work

Things I’ve built.

6 Android apps I’ve built and shipped. Hover, focus or tap a panel to open it.

01 · Beatroute, Gurgaon · Since Feb’21

The Beatroute app is built for frontline sales executives, delivery personnel, channel marketing reps and managers in FMCG, consumer goods, building materials and other retail and distribution businesses.

  • Surpassed 100K downloads
  • Leading execution with a team of approximately 20 members
  • Core member of the Development Team
  • Routine code and functionality reviews
  • Handles 2 junior developers on a separate module
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java
View on Google Play (opens in a new tab)
Illustrative UI

02 · Dotsquares Technologies, Jaipur · Feb’18–Feb’21

Meri App is a multivendor ecommerce app for resellers, with hundreds of thousands of products at wholesale and factory prices.

  • Multivendor ecommerce
  • Wholesale and factory prices
  • On-Time Project Achievement Award
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java

No longer listed on Google Play

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03 · Dotsquares Technologies, Jaipur · Feb’18–Feb’21

DACK offers contactless check-in, mobile room access and property guides. Guests go straight to their room, home or apartment without meeting anyone, checking in through the app and using a mobile key or key codes for access.

  • Contactless check-in
  • Mobile room-access
  • Property guides
  • Mobile key or key codes
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java

No longer listed on Google Play

Illustrative UI

04 · Dolphin Softwares, Jaipur · May’17–Feb’18

MyTracktice is a music app for teachers and students — a way to manage and support a student’s musical growth in real time. It is a complete practice tracker that gives a full report for every practice session.

  • For teachers and students
  • Real-time practice tracking
  • Report for each practice session
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java

No longer listed on Google Play

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05 · Niassant Softcom., Jaipur · Mar’16–Apr’17

A goods delivery app (Swishd) where a user can be a sender, a deliverer or both: one user uploads a job and others request to deliver it.

  • Sender, deliverer or both
  • Upload a delivery job
  • Request to be the deliverer
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java

No longer listed on Google Play

Illustrative UI

06 · Niassant Softcom., Jaipur · Mar’16–Apr’17

Smart Clinic is your personal occupational health and wellbeing service, accessible directly from your phone. You’ll be connected to one of our specialist clinicians via a videoconference.

  • Occupational health and wellbeing
  • Specialist clinicians
  • Videoconference consultations
  • Environment: Android Studio, Kotlin, Core Java
  • Android Studio
  • Kotlin
  • Core Java
View on Google Play (opens in a new tab)
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05Experience

Education & work,one path.

  1. 2016
    Education

    B.Tech. (CSE)

    YIT Engineering College, Jaipur

    Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering.

  2. Mar’16 – Apr’17
    Work

    Android Developer

    Niassant Softcom., Jaipur

    Projects: TrashMap and Smart Clinic.

  3. May’17 – Feb’18
    Work

    Senior Android Developer

    Dolphin Softwares, Jaipur

    Project: MyTracktice, a music practice tracker for teachers and students.

  4. Feb’18 – Feb’21
    Work

    Senior Android Developer

    Dotsquares Technologies, Jaipur

    Projects: MeriApp and DACK. Received the On-Time Project Achievement Award for the Meri App application, on-time and within budget.

  5. Feb’21 – Present
    Work

    Senior Android Developer

    Beatroute, Gurgaon

    Leading the execution of the Beatroute Mobile App alongside a team of approximately 20 members; Point of Contact for clients.

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    Next — Your team?

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06Achievements

Numbers worth noting.

01 / 06

Experience

Years in Android Application Development

Across four companies, since Mar 2016.

10+

02 / 06

Downloads

Beatroute app on Google Play

Played an active role in its development.

100K+

03 / 06

Delivery efficiency

Increase in project delivery efficiency

Led initiatives to improve team velocity and reduce impediments.

40%

04 / 06

Team

Members on the Beatroute Mobile App

Leading its execution, ensuring smooth progress.

~20

05 / 06

Honour

On-Time Project Achievement Award

For the Meri App application, on-time and within budget.

Award

06 / 06

Recognition

CodeScene tool rolled out

Eradicated a recurring code error and was recognised for it.

Recognised

and counting