Varun Date
Software Engineer at Saravanaa Bhavan Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolVarun Date is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in Android UI/UX, theming and custom ROM development, now based in Melbourne. He is the head developer of Resurrection Remix OS contributions and has deep experience modifying build scripts, packaging features like OmniStyle and Pixel Gapps, and maintaining theme and backup tooling for widely used custom Android systems. Varun combines hands-on Android framework theming (with apps published on Google Play) and kernel/ROM work showcased through XDA and GitHub with formal IT postgraduate study at Deakin University. Comfortable working independently or within teams, he transitioned from long-term freelance Android development to a software engineering role in industry while continuing active open-source contributions. An unusual strength is his blend of visual design sensibility and low-level build/configuration expertise, enabling polished user experiences on custom Android platforms.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Information Technology, Masters, Information Technology at Deakin UniversityBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering at Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Github Skills (7)
build-system10
android-build10
makefile10
android10
customisation9
configuration-management9
git8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ResurrectionRemix/android_vendor_resurrection
May 2015 - Sep 2021
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:245 commits, 46 PRs, 296 pushes in 6 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Varun primarily contributed to the ResurrectionRemix (RR) Android ROM project by modifying configuration files and build scripts. Their work included adding features like OmniStyle and Pixel Gapps permissions, as well as updating the ROM's versioning and changelog. They also worked on fixing paths, building the customdoze and Longshot packages and switching themes and fixing the backup tool.
ResurrectionRemix/packages_apps_LineageParts
Jan 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 18 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
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