SHALEN MATHEW

APP DEV

Hello, I'm an Android App Developer
& Freelancer with direct experience
working in fast - paced startups
and building consumer apps.

ABOUT ME

I build android apps and an experienced freelancer

I am an Android developer with a background in high-growth startups and professional freelancing.

I have 5+ years of building production-grade apps and significant experience working as an Android Developer in startups.

Beyond my commercial work, I maintain open-source Android projects with over 200+ stars that are actively used by real users.

My projects show my ability to build clean, structured, scalable apps following industry standards.

Currently learning React native to explore multi-platform apps

PROJECTS

Check out my open-source projects and feel free
to install any that you like!

QUOTES.APP

(⭐ 100+ Github stars)

Quotes.app is a minimalistic quotes app that has garnered over 100+ stars on GitHub from users.
App provides quotes with Tinder-like swipe feature and with dozen of customizable option.
Redditor loves this project. Visit the site, you will love it

Github

Site

MOVIEFLIX

(⭐ 50+ Github stars)

MovieFlix is a movie & shows discovery app that has garnered over 50+ stars on Github from users.
The app uses modern, industry-standard Android tools and principles.
Take a look at the repo, You won't be disappointed

Github

INVESTIQ

(⭐ 30+ Github stars)

InvestIq is an app where users can view prices and detailed information about US stocks.

Github

BLOGS

Here are a few blogs where I share what I’m learning and building.

Latest blog posts are loading. Tap here to open the full blog page. View all

See more blogs

SKILLS

I have solid foundation in

Languages & Core

Kotlin Java Android SDK Jetpack Compose

Architecture

MVVM MVI Clean Architecture

Android & Jetpack

ViewModel LiveData Room Navigation WorkManager Paging 3 Service BroadcastReceiver ContentProvider Foreground Services

Async & State

Coroutines Flow LiveData DataStore

Networking & Backend

Retrofit OkHttp Ktor Firestore Firebase Auth FCM Analytics Crashlytics Glide Coil Google Maps SDK

Tools & Testing

Hilt Dagger Koin JUnit Espresso Mockito Android Studio Git GitHub Postman Gradle CI/CD

EXPERIENCE

WORK WORK WORK

LiveInTech Venture Studio

Associate Mobile Developer

Developed new features and configured existing modules in a Java-based MVVM Android app.
Integrated and configured a third-party AI motion-tracking SDK in the inTeam app, handling detection callbacks, API data flow, and RecyclerView UI updates for real-time results.
Developed an end-to-end event booking module covering UI, payment processing, and confirmation flows.
Built complex booking logic and UI from specifications, integrating 25+ APIs without disrupting existing features.

Spacenos

Android Intern

Built an app from scratch, handling both design and development.
Migrated an existing app from Java to Kotlin.
Designed and implemented MVVM architecture.
Integrated Firebase functionality including authentication and realtime database features.
Developed complex layouts from scratch.