Summary
Pavel Santaev is a Staff Android Engineer based in Helsinki with 11 years of hands-on experience building and optimizing Kotlin/Java mobile apps, currently shaping the Oura Android experience. He specializes in modern Android architectures (MVI), Kotlin Coroutines and Flow, and has a strong track record of improving developer productivity through CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions. Pavel has delivered features across health, activity detection, and location-aware functionality, and brings practical expertise in performance-sensitive domains like wearables and banking. He pairs deep implementation skills (RxJava, Realm, Dagger, Ktor) with a focus on testing and developer experience, often reducing build and release friction. A master's-qualified engineer from Novosibirsk State University, he quietly blends product sensibility with infrastructure improvements that accelerate teams rather than just code.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Information Technology, Master's degree, Information Technology at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)