Santosh Bagadi is a Senior Manager of Software Engineering in San Jose with a decade of experience building mobile advertising and monetization systems. He progressed through engineering roles at AppLovin after contributing Android ad-mediation libraries at Google, bringing deep domain expertise in SDK integrations, Gradle build tooling, and multi-network adapter compatibility. Known for a keen eye for design and attention to detail, he combines product-focused UX sensibilities with pragmatic engineering to ship reliable ad formats including native video and rewarded experiences. At AppLovin he now leads teams that apply AI and end-to-end platforms to help apps reach and monetize global audiences. His open-source contributions to the widely used Google Mobile Ads mediation samples reflect a hands-on approach to interoperability across many ad networks. With an MS in Industrial Engineering and a mechanical engineering background, he pairs systems thinking with mobile-first implementation skills.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Industrial Engineering, Master of Science Industrial Engineering at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Mechanical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology
Sample Android project showcasing how to build a mediation adapter or custom event for the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:55 commits, 14 PRs, 37 pushes in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Santosh primarily contributed to the Google Mobile Ads SDK's mediation project. Their commits focused on integrating and updating third-party adapters for various ad networks, including Unity Ads, Tapjoy, MoPub, Facebook, AppLovin, myTarget, Chartboost, Vungle, AdColony, InMobi, nend, and ironSource. These updates involved code modifications to support the latest SDK versions and features of these ad networks, ensuring compatibility and functionality within the Google Mobile Ads ecosystem. In addition, there was work on adding native video support to the mediation sample.
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Santosh Bagadi - Senior Manager, Software Engineering at AppLovin