HEY, I'M Paras Patil
ABOUT
I'm Paras, a Software Engineer from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India 🇮🇳 - a passionate, self-taught Android developer and open-source contributor. I specialize in Android development and love creating seamless, performant, user-friendly mobile apps. I'm constantly learning, and I enjoy working with other developers, sharing ideas, and growing together as a community.
I'm passionate about building apps and helpful utilities/libraries, and I spend a good chunk of my development time contributing to open-source projects - most of which I've started myself. You can explore my work on my GitHub profile.
Beyond core software development, I am actively diving deep into AI and Machine Learning, continuously expanding my skillset to stay ahead in the evolving technology landscape.
EXPERIENCE
LenixVision - Engineered production Kotlin features for the Smart Spectacle Companion App built for visually impaired users. Implemented seamless Bluetooth hardware connectivity, reactive UI components, and background data synchronization, reducing app cold-start launch time by ~30% through CPU profiling and lazy initialization.
EDUCATION
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University - Machine Learning, Android Development, Data Structures & Algorithms, Big Data Analytics.
Government Polytechnic Jalgaon - Android Development, Java, Database, Javascript & Programming Languages.
ACTIVITIES
Participated in multiple local hackathons, building Android apps with working on-device AI features from scratch.
Contribute fixes and features to Android and ML tooling repos, most of which I've started myself.
Mentored and assisted fellow students with debugging code, resolving tricky programming bugs, and building a solid foundation in development.
Write occasional blog posts breaking down Android and ML concepts in plain language - see the Blog section below.
MY WORK
A Jetpack Compose debug library that detects and visualizes unnecessary recompositions in real time. Detect, visualize & fix unnecessary Jetpack Compose recompositions with a live overlay and logcat suggestions.
A custom Gradle plugin to track and report Android build performance. Monitor module/task timings and catch regressions with automated HTML reports.
An Android app to search, save & manage your reading list — built with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room, Retrofit, Hilt & WorkManager. Created for learning modern Android development.
BLOGS
The real challenges behind building a cross-platform app with Kotlin Multiplatform — and how I solved each one. Hey Kotliners 👋 Let me be honest with you.…
Tracing a stubborn Android Emulator crash all the way from zombie processes down to the Vulkan driver layer.
Four practical rules for keeping Compose recompositions in check — and the subtle mistakes that quietly break them.