Venkata Mahesh Chukka

As the Android lead for a team of 8 developers, I drive the design, development, and delivery of key features on the Chase Retail App’s landing experience. My focus is on building scalable, high-performance components that enhance user engagement and accessibility. I play a critical role in developing and maintaining core app modules, including New to Mobile experience onboarding, Messaging, Bottom Navigation, and MoreMenu of the app, which surfaces personalized features and entry points across the app.

Key Responsibilities & Proficiencies:

• Lead Android development for multiple cross-functional feature teams, collaborating with iOS, backend, and design counterparts.
• Architect and maintain reusable components for New To Mobile experiences , Messaging Center experiences used across the app to expose dynamic features via GraphQL..
• We work and maintain the Bottom Navigation of the app
• Guide feature rollout strategies with A/B testing, Split.io integrations, and progressive releases.
• Implement modern Android development patterns using Kotlin, Jetpack (ViewModel, Navigation, Compose), Coroutines, and StateFlow.
• Improve team velocity and quality through code reviews, tech mentorship, and collaboration in architectural planning.
• Champion accessibility, performance tuning, and compliance with Chase's security and design standards.

• Working on the Fieldtools team, where we build apps for IC/Logistics hub associates
• Worked with UX designers to design and build user interfaces and iterations based on user feedback.
• Specified requirements and supported software implementation, test case development, verification test execution and certification.

• Serving as People's manager for Backbase Android Engineers, with 12 people reporting to me
• Hiring manager for Android teams across all the NA, SA hubs of my company
• Actively working as a Dev lead on a project where we are writing a Bank's android mobile application in Kotlin with MVVM architecture, JetPack Dependencies, Koin Dependency Injection by collaborating with PO, designers, architects, Scrum master and other product teams

• Led implementation of a loan origination application which was responsible for generating 30% of company's revenue
• Developed application with Swift and Objective-C utilizing Core Location, AVFoundation, Push Notification, Firebase APIs
• Increased percentage of Kotlin code in Java project from 0% to 7% over 7 months
• Improved testability and code coverage.

• Project: Inbound Receiving
• Analyzing the requirements, and understanding the functional specifications.
• Worked on core framework of the Android Application and its communication e.g. Web Services, Database, Connectivity's, UI
• Development of key functionalities like on middleware side, Database design, Android framework for multiple device support
• Providing technical and business assistance to the team members.
• Project: SmartSort
• Developed products section of the application which provided Multiple Activities, Custom Adapters, Base Adapter, List views, Links, Web View, Text Views and so on
• Developed Navigation Drawer for the application, which provides better navigation of apps features
• Developed the logic of SVGs generation where user can view the layout plan of the carts to unload a truck
• Project: myFreight
• Worked on trending graphs, weekly, daily, monthly presentation views of the application
• Used GeoLocation Services to help Freight Tracking
• Implemented Push Notifications using Google Cloud Messaging to send users information based on deals and their reservations
• Project: Inventory Management System
• Helped building and maintaining core application
• Downloaded required data and backed it up in SQLite Data base for a responsive display and also offline viewing
• Implemented Push Notifications using Google Cloud Messaging to send users information based on deals and their reservations
• Participated in product innovation and developed POCs of highly potential features

• Project: VIEW (Village Integrated Eye Worker)
• Implementation of project functionalities as per the requirement specifications
• Overall solution design and structural analysis of the application
• Code Optimization
• Project: MORDOR (MOrtality ReDuction after ORal azithromycin)
• Implementation of project functionalities as per the requirement specifications
• Overall solution design and structural analysis of the application
• Project: TCS Communicator (Internal)
• Implementation of project functionalities as per the requirement specifications
• Worked on features like Contacts, Calendar, Scheduling, Folders
• Code Optimization.