Ataul Munim
Senior Engineering Manager, ADR at Google
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAtaul Munim is a Senior Engineering Manager specializing in the foundations of the Android platform with over a decade of hands-on Android experience and a passion for the “unseen” work of performance, stability, and developer experience. Currently leading Android Developer Relations at Google, he helps engineers build faster, leaner apps that integrate smoothly with the OS while drawing on prior leadership roles at Kraken, Twitter, Monzo and long tenure at Novoda. He combines people management—directing and mentoring teams across seniority levels—with deep technical contributions to open-source Android projects, including Wear OS samples and notable apps like Plaid and Tivi. His work shows a consistent focus on accessibility, UI refinement, and pragmatic refactors that improve long-term maintainability. Based in London, he pairs an MSc in Computer Science with a track record of shipping production Android features and developer tooling. Colleagues describe him as someone who deliberately invests in the platform plumbing that prevents issues before they surface.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of LondonMaths, Art, RS (Philosophy and Ethics), History (AS), Photography (AS) and English (AS), Maths, Art, RS (Philosophy and Ethics), History (AS), Photography (AS) and English (AS) at Bishop Wand 6th FormAutodesk Maya (2010, 2011), Autodesk Maya (2010, 2011) at Escape Studios, London UK
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Github Skills (33)
accessibility10
kotlin10
android-intent10
wearos10
regex10
ui-design10
android-applications10
android-development10
java10
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
android-app10
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
novoda/spikes
Oct 2014 - Jan 2018
Where ideas & concepts are born & incubated
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:384 commits, 32 PRs, 216 pushes in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Ataul contributed to the development of an Android application, specifically focusing on UI components and touch interactions. They added UI elements and implemented key functionality for a piano application, including creating a view for the piano, handling key presses, and visualising the sequence. Their work included the development and testing of UI elements and integration with the application's core functionality.
androidnovodaspikejavaproof-of-concept
android/wear-os-samples
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Multiple samples showing best practices in app and watch face development on Wear OS.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:50 reviews, 64 commits, 23 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Ataul primarily contributed to the Wear OS sample application, focusing on the implementation of Tiles features and user interface elements. Their commits included updating the UI for displaying different tile samples and adding support for rotary input. They also refactored the code by extracting themes and UI root elements. The user also worked on fixing clipping issues and updating the messaging sample.
wearandroidwear-osfacewatch-face
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