André Bandarra
Staff Developer Relations Engineer
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndré Bandarra is a Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Google with 16 years of hands-on software and leadership experience, blending deep engineering chops with product and go-to-market collaboration. He began coding at 13 and evolved from Delphi and Pascal to Java, driving a long-term commitment to cross-platform, pragmatic engineering and Linux-based production systems. As Mundi’s first hire and later CTO he led AWS migrations, real-time BI, and ML-driven caching that raised cache hit rates by 30%, demonstrating his ability to turn new technologies into measurable business value. At Google he advocates for web and mobile ecosystems and contributes to high-profile open source projects such as AMP and Android tools, shipping features like server-side rendering, paywall integrations, and Trusted Web Activity improvements. Colleagues rely on him for bridging engineering, product, sales, and marketing—he ships code daily while shaping developer-facing strategy.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
English, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
4,820reputation
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190answers
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Github Skills (39)
chrome-custom-tabs10
javascript10
webview10
mobile-development10
ampl10
server-side-rendering10
user-authentication10
authentication10
android-sdk10
ui-design10
google-amp10
android-development10
java10
android-library10
javas10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleChrome/android-browser-helper
Aug 2019 - Dec 2022
The Android Browser Helper library helps developers use Custom Tabs and Trusted Web Activities on top of the AndroidX browser support library.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:14 releases, 122 reviews, 212 commits in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:André primarily contributed to the Android Browser Helper library, focusing on features related to Trusted Web Activities (TWAs) and Custom Tabs. Their work included adding and modifying demo projects to demonstrate the use of the library, with a particular emphasis on handling different TWA scenarios such as multi-domain validation, WebView fallbacks, and dark mode support. The user also updated the library to be compatible with newer versions of `androidx.browser`.
android-browserandroidxbrowser-support
GoogleChrome/custom-tabs-client
Aug 2015 - Feb 2019
Chrome custom tabs examples
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:12 commits, 6 PRs, 10 comments in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:André primarily focused on enhancing the Android application's features and user experience within the context of Chrome Custom Tabs. Their work included updating the application to utilize the Android Support Library, implementing a share functionality via BroadcastReceiver and IntentChooser, and fixing memory leaks related to ServiceConnection usage. Further contributions covered adding auto-hide toolbar features, along with supporting the latest support library features.
chrome-custom-tabs
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