About

Chinmay Gaonkar is a highly skilled software engineer with over 2 years of experience in app development. He has expertise in both native Android and cross-platform app development using Kotlin and C#. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from Fr. CRCE, which has given him a strong foundation in computer science and a good understanding of OOP, design patterns, SOLID principles, Android SDK, data structures, and algorithms. Currently working as a software engineer at CeX Webuy.com, Chinmay takes ownership across the SDLC - from concept until deployment and post-launch support. He executes POCs and conducts learning sessions, suggests new ideas to improve the app's performance, UI, and UX, and trains new joiners with the app's architecture and code. He has a proven ability to increase user engagement with projects like integrating deep links, FCM, and optimizing checkout flow. Apart from his work, Chinmay enjoys playing football, cricket, table tennis, and chess. He is an avid traveler and loves to explore new places. He is always up for a discussion on software development, cricket, aliens, or time travel. Chinmay's technical expertise includes software engineering, Android, iOS, mobile, and research science. He has worked on several projects, including integrating Google Pay and other card payments through Worldpay Payment gateway, migrating the Android development from Xamarin.Android to Kotlin, implementing deep linking and FCM push notifications in the app, planning, researching, developing, and documenting an E-Commerce mobile application, and implementing the data caching mechanism to reduce mobile data usage. Overall, Chinmay is a highly motivated and skilled software engineer with a passion for app development and a strong understanding of computer science. He is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow in his field.