MUHAMMAD AHSAN KHALIL

Podcast App Project – now acquired by Audacy, the second largest radio company in the U.S.

• Designed, built, and delivered a full-featured podcast application from scratch, now live in production, and later acquired by Audacy, a major U.S. radio company.
• Led engineering efforts on core features post-acquisition, driving the implementation of high-impact functionalities that are now actively used in production.
• Improved UI rendering performance significantly by optimizing rendering pipelines and leveraging efficient view hierarchies.
• Implemented caching mechanisms and pre-download buffers to enhance streaming performance and reduce latency.
• Wrote unit tests to ensure code reliability, improve maintainability, and reduce regression in future updates.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with backend teams to optimize REST API responses used in the mobile application.
• Played a key role in hiring over 150 engineers by conducting technical assessments and interviews over a span of two years.
• Mentored junior developers, delivered multiple internal tech talks, and participated in knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Organized and led team-building activities, contributing to a 50% increase in team satisfaction metrics.
• Actively collaborated with the Arbisoft ACM Professional Chapter, supporting company-wide learning initiatives and team culture.

• Top-rated and 100% job success score on Upwork. Delivered high-quality, production-ready apps for international clients across various domains.

SMSPool.net

• Independently developed and published the SMS Pool iOS app.
• Conducted thorough QA testing; the app has been bug-free and running smoothly, with 10,000+ active users for over a year, without requiring updates.
• App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smspool/id6474617801

HistoryHiker.app

• Led the complete codebase revamp, migrating legacy code to the MVVM architecture.
• Significantly improved app performance, and reduced Google Maps API costs.
• App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/history-hiker/id6478109363.
• Re-engineered the app's backend API integration during the server/database migration with mismatched responses.

Roofbundle.com

• Delivered a stable and production-ready app within 30 days, contributing to the company securing good funding.
• I worked on video streaming API integration and customization.

OpenKit (Now TokBox)

• Collaborated on optimizing real-time media features for seamless video experiences.