Suraj Pathak

freesuraj@gmail.com - +61 0416694124 - https://freesuraj.github.io

Summary

Mobile apps developer of 8 years. Proficient in iOS app architecture, and knowledgable in Android app development. I am passionate about programming and making mundane jobs more exciting. I believe in working smart and creating a scalable, reusable modules. I have open sourced several projects on GitHub. I am looking for opportunties in Sydney or Melbourne as senior iOS developer or as a mobile team lead. I am also interested in working remotely for projects, specially if they are related to iOT or machine learning.

Tools and tricks:

  • iOS: Swift, Objective-C, Xcode
  • Android: Java, Kotlin and Android Studio
  • Backend: Python, Javascript

Experience

Kogan.com (Melbourne)
9/2017 - Present

mobile Team Lead

Develop and maintain the Kogan.com iOS and Android apps.

  • Largest eCommerce platform in Australia
  • Rebuilt the new Kogan iOS app from scratch using swift
  • Continuously propose and add new features by monitoring data from Google Analytics
  • Improved the App store rating from 2.0 to 4.7
  • Work on Django framework to build APIs native for mobile
  • Added new features on Android using Kotlin
Massive Interactive (Sydney)
2/2017 - 9/2017

iOS Engineer

Develop a dynamic content netflix like movie/live TV browsing app for iPhone, iPad and apple TV.

  • iOS and tvOS app development in Swift and Objective-C
  • XCTest, CI with Bamboo
  • Automation with Fastlane
PropertyGuru (Singapore)
12/2015 -2/2017

iOS Engineer

Develop and ship iOS applications for property search (consumer) and management (agent) for South East Asian market: 7 apps in 4 countries, 3 languages

  • iOS development in Swift and Objective-C
  • Unit testing with XCUnitTest, UI automation XCUITest
  • Continuous integration with Jenkins
Run Social (Singapore)
09/2014 - 12/2015

Mobile Developer

RunSocial’s mission is to help make fitness more fun. For people who love to run on treadmill, RunSocial provides a mobile app where user can choose a route from the list of famous real-world tracks like London Marathon or New York marathon, and start their exercise. RunSocial helps people beat the boredom of running on treadmill.

In addition to implementating new features, I was involved in two particularly interesting features: deeveloping VOIP service, live-chat for players.

Freelance Hacker (Singapore)
02/2014 - 09/2014

Freelance Hacker

I served several small to medium sized companies as a freelancer full stack developer developing products ranging from mobile payment, e-Commerce to IOT( Internet of things) and smart home.

Web Spiders (Singapore)
02/2013 - 02/2014

Senior iOS Developer

  • Acting as lead iOS developer and working closely with other mobile app developer leading on the other platform development
  • Deliver across the entire app life cycle ­ concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
  • Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualise, build, test and realise products
  • Gather requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
  • Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects
  • Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences
  • Optimising performance for the apps
  • Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies
2359 Media Pte Ltd (Singapore)
11/2011 - 02/2013

Mobile Developer

  • Developed iOS mobile application using Objective‐C programming language for various projects ranging from social media, entertainment to lifestyle.
  • Designed of mobile app architecture
  • Tested and maintained of the mobile applications
  • Worked closely with another mobile app developer
  • Worked closely with the design team and server development team
  • Gathered requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
Digital Storage Institute, A-Star
02/2009 - 11/2011

Research Staff

Academic research with focus on emerging memory technologies like SSD and PCM

  • 3 publication at top academic conferences

Education

National University of Singapore
2008 - 2011

Master’s Degree, Computer Science

Harbin Institute of Technology
2004 - 2008

Bachelor’s Degree (Honours), Computer Engineering

Personal Details

Nationality: Nepalese

  • Australian PR
  • Require Visa sponsorship for US (H1B), UK, Canada

Languages spoken

  • English (Full professional proficiency)
  • Chinese (Bilingual proficiency)
  • Nepali (Native)
  • Hindi (Fluent)

Interests

  • Playing and watching basketball
  • Investment and cryptocurrency
  • Road trip with friends
  • Mystery and thriller movies

Selected works

SPPatternLock – iOS Component (open source)

SPAnalogClock – iOS Component (open source)

SPTinderView – Tinder Clone

TLDR – iOS application (open source)

PropertyGuru iOS applications

swift-playground – Node Package (open source)

PropertyGuru mobile sites

Other works can be found on my website and Github