Rich King is a senior software engineer with 14 years’ experience and a decade-plus of core Java expertise, currently shaping the Google Search App after key Android work on Google Go. He combines deep Android architecture and TDD practices with proven delivery at scale—from HSBC’s NFC payment prototypes to consumer apps with 50M+ installs at Badoo—bridging product, design and QA across remote teams. Comfortable mentoring and leading technical discussions, he has driven re-usable abstractions (network and Open Mobile API layers) and performance-minded UI components for low-end devices. A pragmatic communicator, he translates complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders while actively seeking new challenges and process improvements.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Software Engineering, 2.1, Master of Engineering (MEng), Software Engineering, 2.1 at The University of Sheffield
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Rich King - Senior Software Engineer - Google Search App