Wasif Nadeem

Senior Android Developer and Security Engineer

Little Ferry, United States

#OpenToWork

About

Senior Android Developer and Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience building high-performance native Android applications and conducting in-depth reverse engineering and security assessments. Skilled in Kotlin, Java, MVVM, Jetpack components, and real-time systems, with a track record of delivering secure, scalable mobile solutions for 10,000+ active users. Hands-on expertise with JADX, Frida, Ghidra, Burp Suite, and cryptographic implementations including end-to-end encryption.

What I'm looking for

Android Developer

Experience

Yellow Beam Technologies

Senior Android Developer

Yellow Beam Technologies

Mar 2023 – Present

• Led end-to-end development of a secure native Android chat application in Kotlin, architecting core modules and delivering 6 production releases that scaled to 10,000+ active users. • Designed and implemented 1-to-1 and group messaging features, improving message delivery reliability by 30% and reducing messaging-related crashes by 25%. • Built end-to-end encryption (E2EE) using industry-standard cryptographic algorithms integrated with Android Keystore, securing all communications for 10,000+ users and eliminating data exposure risk. • Integrated real-time messaging via WebSockets and event-driven APIs, cutting message latency by 50% while sustaining 99.9% delivery reliability under production load. • Engineered offline message support and synchronization logic, improving resilience in low-connectivity environments and reducing sync failures by 35%. • Applied Clean Architecture and MVVM with Jetpack components, reducing code coupling and accelerating feature delivery velocity by 20%. • Collaborated cross-functionally with backend, security, product, and design teams to translate requirements into technical solutions, achieving 100% on-time release delivery across all milestones. • Maintained coding standards, test coverage, and documentation practices that reduced post-release defects by 15% and improved overall app stability. • Led performance optimization and debugging initiatives, improving app responsiveness by 20% and minimizing production incidents. • Drove security reviews in collaboration with the security team, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities across authentication, data storage, and API communication layers. • Mentored junior developers on secure coding practices, MVVM patterns, and Jetpack component usage, contributing to team-wide quality improvements. • Conducted code reviews and enforced architectural consistency across modules, reducing technical debt and ensuring scalability of core application components.

KotlinAndroid KeystoreJetpackGhidraFridaBurp Suite
Nova Tech Studio

Android Developer

Nova Tech Studio

Dec 2020 – Feb 2023

• Formulated and documented detailed technical specifications for new feature development, streamlining project execution and improving delivery speed by 30%. • Designed responsive, user-focused interfaces optimized for both phone and tablet form factors, ensuring consistent UX across screen sizes. • Implemented the MVC architectural pattern with Volley for network request handling, laying a maintainable foundation for ongoing feature development. • Architected and deployed an SQLite database solution to support local data caching and offline functionality, improving app reliability in low-connectivity scenarios. • Collaborated with the backend team to optimize network call performance, reduce response latency, and improve overall data handling efficiency. • Applied performance profiling tools and code analysis techniques to identify and resolve resource bottlenecks, improving app responsiveness and memory efficiency.

SQLiteVolleyMVC

Education

University of South Asia

University of South Asia

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Skills

Android KeystoreWiresharkHttpToolkitBurp SuiteObjectionFridadex2jarAPKToolGhidraJADXKotlin CoroutinesRetrofitSQLiteRoom DatabaseContent ProvidersWorkManagerMVVMJetpack ComposeJavaKotlin

Languages

English (Full professional proficiency)