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Indrima Upadhyay

Cincinnati,OH

Summary

Software Engineer II and feature Tech Lead with over 4 years of experience specializing in high-scale mobile applications and AI integration. Proven track record of leading features for 8M+ users at Fox Sports and driving significant revenue growth through technical optimization. Expert in Kotlin, Java, and React Native, with a Master's focus on Reinforcement Learning.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer II

Fox Sports
Cincinnati, OH
11.2022 - Current
  • Tech Lead for the Live Updates feature serving 871K+ users, increasing frequent user engagement by 68%.
  • Led development for premier events (Super Bowls, FIFA World Cup), supporting peak traffic of 4M+ concurrent users.
  • Executed Datadog-to-Firebase analytics migration, reducing event processing latency by 34% and improving delivery reliability to 98%.
  • Revamped Teams Schedule and Events pages, achieving 72% and 63% improvements in user retention respectively.
  • Integrated Braze SDK (Content Cards, push notifications, in-app messaging, user attribute tracking) for 8M+ users, improving CTR by 59%.
  • Integrated Strike Ads SDK with lifecycle handling and ad placement optimization, increasing in-app monetization revenue by 27%.
  • Built and maintained the 'Super Six' in-app prediction game, engaging 1.7M+ users.
  • Worked on 'Sports AI,' an in-house multimodal AI agent featuring text and voice-to-voice interaction modes.
  • Mentored junior engineers, interns, and co-ops; conducted code reviews and contributed to technical specs and UI/UX roadmaps.

Software Developer I

Raptr Labs
Jersey City, NJ
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Spearheaded the transition from MVP to MVVM architecture, improving code modularity and enabling robust data binding.
  • Migrated 30+ XML views to Jetpack Compose and introduced Clean Architecture, reducing UI-related bugs by 43%.
  • Led REST API to GraphQL migration, reducing redundant API calls by 31% and improving data fetching efficiency.
  • Automated multiple workflows, improving team efficiency by 56% and saving $80,000+ annually.
  • Served as Scrum Master; presented product demos and captured feature requirements from clients including Realtor.com.
  • Mentored Android Engineer apprentices with bi-weekly check-ins; created and led phone, onsite, and coding interview processes.

Software Developer Intern

Seedstages
Lewes, DE
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Implemented offline caching using Room database, improving app reliability by 19%.
  • Modernized the testing suite, increasing unit and UI test coverage from 12% to over 80% using JUnit and Espresso.
  • Reduced API calls by 40% through GraphQL query optimization.

Software Engineer Intern

Endometrix
Stockholm, Sweden
08.2020 - 09.2020
  • Implemented predictive modeling in R and Python to analyze server load; insights led to a 20% growth in revenue.
  • Facilitated agile development and conducted customer workshops to ensure a continuous feedback loop.

Education

M.S. - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Miami University
Oxford, OH
01-2021

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

G.B. Pant University
Uttarakhand, India
01-2019

Skills

  • Languages: Kotlin, Java, Python, JavaScript, C, C, R
  • Android & Mobile: Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, React Native, Flutter, MVVM, Room, Retrofit, GraphQL, REST APIs
  • Tools & Platforms: Firebase, AWS, Datadog, Copilot, Gemini, Cursor, Claude, Braze SDK, Databricks, MySQL, Git, JIRA, Confluence, Agile/Scrum
  • Testing: JUnit, Espresso, A/B testing, Smoke testing, Unit testing

Timeline

Software Engineer II

Fox Sports
11.2022 - Current

Software Developer I

Raptr Labs
09.2021 - 09.2022

Software Developer Intern

Seedstages
06.2021 - 09.2021

Software Engineer Intern

Endometrix
08.2020 - 09.2020

M.S. - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Miami University

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

G.B. Pant University

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

Top Paper Award, International Conference on Meaningful Play 2022 — 'A Technique to Create Weaker Abstract Board Game Agents via Reinforcement Learning', Featured Presenter, Redhawk Talks, Miami University — 'Understanding Deepfakes to Combat Media Consumer Vulnerability' (2021)
Indrima Upadhyay