Eldhose Babu
Software Engineer at Google
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Top SchoolEldhose Babu is a seasoned mobile software engineer with 12 years of experience and a 9+ year focus on Android, currently driving Firebase Cloud Messaging work at Google from Sunnyvale. He blends strong Java/OOP fundamentals and algorithmic problem-solving with hands-on full-stack experience in C#, VB.NET, C++ and front-end stacks, having built production apps and frameworks across eCommerce, telematics and auditing domains. A proven leader, he has led Android teams, owned technical designs, CI-driven releases and mentored offshore engineers while contributing to high-profile open source SDKs like Firebase’s iOS and Android repos. His Android expertise spans low-level platform features (AIDL, custom views, thread pools), hardware integrations (Bluetooth, NFC, camera), and robust testing/CI practices using Mockito, Robolectric and Gradle. He publishes Android apps on Google Play and shares technical write-ups on his blog and StackOverflow, reflecting a practical blend of product-minded engineering and community contribution.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering, First class, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Engineering, First class at Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering (SNGCE)
English, Malayalam
Stackoverflow
14,472reputation
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271answers
16questions
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Github Skills (23)
objective-c10
ios10
android-fragments10
java10
javas10
sdk10
android10
firebase10
unit-testing9
listview9
android-viewpager9
testing8
fragmentmanager6
base-adapter6
countdown-timer6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
firebase/firebase-android-sdk
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
Firebase Android SDK
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:31 reviews, 26 commits, 48 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Eldhose primarily contributed to the Firebase Android SDK, focusing on bug fixes and the addition of new features. Their work includes addressing `BadTokenException` issues within the FIAM (Firebase In-App Messaging) display and implementing an API method for retrieving UTM parameters in Dynamic Links. The user also made code adjustments and performed updates related to improving FIAM.
firebase-remote-configfirebase-databasefirebase-firestorefirebase-functionsdatabase-as-a-service
firebase/firebase-ios-sdk
May 2020 - Sep 2022
Firebase SDK for Apple App Development
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:73 reviews, 27 commits, 59 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Eldhose primarily focused on the Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL) iOS SDK, contributing to bug fixes and feature enhancements. Their work involved resolving issues related to unwanted dynamic link checks, enabling/disabling pasteboard retrieval for dynamic links, and modifying the handling of universal links. They also updated the FDL sample app and added unit tests to validate core functionality.
firebase-databasefirebase-functionsdatabase-as-a-serviceremote-configios
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