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Lakshmi Niharika Amajala

Fremont,CA

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years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Android Developer

Lucid Motors

Newark, California

02.2024 - Current

Developed native Android infotainment applications, including Lucid Assistant and Lucid Maps, for production vehicle platforms.
Built WebRTC-based voice assistant sessions integrating GPT web search and OpenAI Vector Store RAG for real-time in-vehicle assistance.
Designed LLM tool schemas and JSON deserialization pipelines to map voice intents to Java/Kotlin data classes and vehicle commands.
Implemented voice-controlled HVAC, cargo doors, media playback, vehicle status, and navigation using Android framework and vehicle APIs.
Developed contact disambiguation using phonetic encoders, Jaccard similarity, trigram matching, and edit-distance algorithms.
Handled PBAP, HFP, and MAP Bluetooth permissions and failures across calling and messaging workflows.
Built navigation UI and reusable Android components using Jetpack Compose, Kotlin coroutines, IPC, and clean architecture.
Implemented LLM conversation summarization and context truncation strategies to control context growth and maintain response quality across long-running voice sessions.

Interim Software Engineer

Qualcomm

Burlington, MA

06.2023 - 09.2023

Developed android application for indoor positioning using RSSI fingerprinting and sensor fusion to enhance user navigation experience
Implemented Kalman filter to stabilize RSSI values to improve accuracy in indoor localization
Leveraged sensors including accelerometer, gyroscope, step counter, and barometer to achieve high-precision positioning
Achieved 92% accurate tracking of user movement with Pedestrian dead reckoning and Extended Kalman Filter

Software Engineer Intern

Genesys

Boston, MA

02.2023 - 06.2023

Developed a full-stack internal subscription services management application using Ember.js and Java Spring MVC microservices.
Built RESTful microservices and integrated Ember.js routing with backend services to support subscription management workflows.
Implemented secure service integrations using OAuth and SAML, with Kafka for event-driven communication and real-time data streaming.
Developed automated web and backend test coverage using Selenium, JUnit, and Mockito.
Deployed and supported application services on AWS using EC2, S3, and Amazon RDS.

Research Engineer

Hyundai Mobis

Hyderabad

07.2019 - 07.2021

Developed Java/Kotlin vehicle settings application for AOSP-based infotainment systems, interfacing with vehicle ECUs over CAN Bus.
Delivered Cluster, Door, Seat, Sound, Lighting, and Convenience features across Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia vehicle platforms.
Translated HMI specifications into production-ready features, partnering closely with Mobis Technical Center Korea.
Collaborated cross-functionally with framework, telematics, and system engineering teams from requirements through implementation and SOP.
Optimized vehicle settings search and SQLite persistence for vehicle configurations, improving infotainment responsiveness and reliability.
Built JSON-based VCRM diagnostic logging and data pipelines for the Telematics team.
Stabilized production AOSP infotainment software through system audits, defect resolution, and SOP validation.