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Melveena Jolly

Dublin

Summary

Results-driven Android Engineer with over 4 years of experience in designing and optimizing high-performance android SDKs and applications. Expertise in software analysis and enhancement, implementing user-centric features that drive engagement and usability. Committed to creating seamless mobile experiences that balance innovation with functionality.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer II (Android)

Zendesk
Dublin
10.2022 - Current
  • I researched, authored the RFC, and implemented real-time updates for wait time and queue position for tickets using polling mechanisms, collaborating across teams to drive adoption for the Zendesk Messaging SDK.
  • Reduced third-party dependencies by leading transition from Moshi to kotlinx.serialization.
  • Facilitated shift from XML-based user interface to Jetpack Compose, optimizing performance and extensibility.

💡 Software Engineer I (Android)

Zendesk
Dublin
08.2021 - 10.2022
  • Developed UI enhancement features to improve message readability, and user navigation within conversations.
  • Contributed to customer engagement features, enabling businesses to proactively reach end users with targeted messages.
  • Improved accessibility compliance for the SDK, ensuring WCAG standards, and better support for screen readers and assistive technologies.
  • Developed and maintained unit and UI tests using JUnit, Espresso, Shot, and MockK, increasing test coverage, and reducing regression issues.

Software Engineer Intern (Android)

Zendesk
Dublin
02.2021 - 08.2021
  • Assisted in developing core functionalities of the Zendesk Messaging SDK, gaining hands-on experience in Kotlin, Retrofit, and Dagger for dependency injection.
  • Worked on improving localization infrastructure, optimizing how translations are retrieved and managed.

Education

MSc - Computer Science

Griffith Collage Dublin
10-2020

Skills

  • Mobile Development: Kotlin, Java, Jetpack Compose, XML, Android SDK,
  • Multithreading & Asynchronous Programming: Coroutines, Flow
  • Testing: JUnit, Espresso, MockK, Shot
  • Networking & API Integration: Retrofit, OkHttp, Kotlinx serialization, Gson, REST API
  • Agile software development

Timeline

Software Engineer II (Android)

Zendesk
10.2022 - Current

💡 Software Engineer I (Android)

Zendesk
08.2021 - 10.2022

Software Engineer Intern (Android)

Zendesk
02.2021 - 08.2021

MSc - Computer Science

Griffith Collage Dublin
Melveena Jolly