Kiran Kumar
Architect at PhonePe
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolKiran Kumar is a seasoned web and mobile developer based in Bengaluru with 12 years of hands-on experience building Android-first, cross-platform applications. He blends full-stack web skills with deep Android expertise, evidenced by substantial contributions to Flipkart's Proteus project where he restructured the codebase and added core features like JSON-driven layout inflation, network image view support, and advanced layout parameter handling. Comfortable across Android, iOS and web stacks, Kiran focuses on pragmatic engineering—refactoring for maintainability while shipping features that improve runtime flexibility and data-driven UIs. He brings a track record of turning complex UI layout problems into scalable, reusable libraries, and enjoys working where frontend ergonomics meet robust backend integration.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B. Tech, B. Tech at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Github Skills (8)
databinding10
json10
javas10
android-ui10
android10
java10
gradlew9
gradle9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
flipkart-incubator/proteus
Apr 2014 - Jan 2017
Proteus : A JSON based LayoutInflater for Android
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:50 commits, 8 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Kiran contributed to the development of the Proteus project, a JSON-based layout inflater for Android. Their work involved restructuring the project and adding core features such as the library module, network image view support, and data source integration. They implemented support for various layout parameters, including gravity, padding, and margins, and also added support for scroll views and visibility. Furthermore, the user refactored the codebase and implemented data contexts.
functionsdata-bindingdataproteusandroid
flipkart-incubator/android-studio-proteus-plugin
Nov 2014 - Jul 2016
Contributions:8 commits in 1 year 8 months
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