NISHA Yalala
Elgin
Summary
Dynamic Android Manager with a proven track record at Foot Locker, excelling in team leadership and project management. Expert in Kotlin and Agile methodologies, I drove significant improvements in code quality and platform stability, while mentoring engineers to enhance performance and foster collaboration. Committed to aligning technical execution with strategic business goals. Forward-thinking manager with comprehensive experience implementing new processes, and managing and planning innovations. Bringing outstanding problem-solving abilities, paired with in-depth knowledge of policies and procedures. Polished in evaluating employee performance and overseeing key projects.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Android Manager
Footlocker
Chicago
12.2021 - Current
- Led the Android engineering team, overseeing delivery, code quality, architecture decisions, and best practices.
- Drove sprint planning, execution, and accountability, ensuring teams met commitments and followed agile standards.
- Collaborated closely with the Product, Design, QA, and Analytics teams to align technical execution with business goals.
- Managed hiring, mentoring, and performance growth for Android engineers across all levels.
- Oversaw release management, including code freeze readiness, production support, and incident resolution.
- Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to integrate key technologies such as Rokt, RudderStack, Adobe, and Applanga.
- Ensured platform stability, security, and scalability, while reducing tech debt and improving CI/CD pipelines.
- Created documentation, architectural guidelines, and workflows to support long-term platform evolution.
- Interim iOS Leadership (when no iOS manager was available):
- Took on additional responsibility of leading the iOS team, ensuring continuity and smooth delivery.
- Provided technical guidance, unblockers, and prioritization support for iOS engineers.
- Coordinated Android and iOS release schedules, ensuring both platforms shipped consistent and aligned features.
- Supported performance, code reviews, and engineering standards for the iOS team until a dedicated manager was hired.
- Maintained team morale, stability, and alignment during the leadership gap.
- Developed and implemented sales strategies to achieve monthly targets and drive revenue growth.
- Led team meetings to communicate goals, set priorities, and encourage collaboration among staff.
- Utilized performance metrics to assess team productivity and address areas for improvement.
- Coached, mentored and trained team members in order to improve their job performance.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
Android Engineer
Footlocker
Chicago
10.2017 - 11.2021
- Participate in the full lifecycle of Android based apps by using Java, Kotlin, Android SDK, and Android Studio.
- Developed App screens and its workflow using Activity and Fragments, which has views such as List View and Scroll View.
- Contribute to the architecture and implementation of new features, data modeling, and interface guidelines.
- Responsible for requirements gathering, architecture, driving solutions, design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance Foot Locker Android mobile applications.
- Participate in regular code reviews and regular team collaboration meeting.
- Extensively worked on designing the layouts to compatible with screens of different resolutions.
- Worked on Android Auto fill framework, localization and ADA compliance.
- Have used the android support libraries to provide the latest features like action bar, fragments to the lower versions of android devices.
- Used JSON for web service calls to access external database.
- Worked on the local data storage using shared preferences, SQLite database and file system.
- Worked with an agile methodology to ensure delivery of high quality work with every iteration.
- Google Play store Links:
- KidsFootlocker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footlocker.kids&hl=en
- FootLocker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.footlocker.approved&hl=en
- Champs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.champssports.champssports
- Participated in the design and development of user-friendly mobile applications using Kotlin and Java.
- Implemented robust security measures to safeguard user data within the mobile applications.
- Optimized application performance through profiling and memory management techniques.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define project scope for Android applications.
- Integrated analytics tools to track user engagement and application performance metrics.
- Conducted unit and integration testing to ensure application stability and functionality.
- Utilized Android Jetpack components to streamline development and improve code maintainability.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation for application features, architecture, and development processes.
- Participated in agile ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Identified potential areas of improvement in existing system architecture and proposed solutions accordingly.
- Participated in peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback to enhance code quality.
Android Developer
Capital one
Richmond
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Discussed the requirements with the client and analyzed the requirements and developed the app from the scratch (Requirement gathering and analysis, Design, Implementation or coding, Testing, Deployment, Maintenance).
- Creating skeleton application UI & implementing fragments using Android SDK.
- Independently worked with API team for fast RESTful communication to parse JSON to retrieve data from database.
- REST web service interaction utilizing OAUTH authentication and retrieved JSON response.
- Refactored the app to use MVP pattern.
- Implemented Notification, Shared Preferences.
- Worked with Runtime Permissions while accessing APIs.
- Used Dagger 2 to provide dependency injection to the application.
- Implemented robust and detailed test suit using Mockito, Junit and tested the app extensively.
- Implementing Surface view, Date picker, Time picker.
- Defining elements like Gallery, Gridview, Listview, Tabwidget, and Webview.
- Employed Map Activity, Itemized Overlay, Map Controller, Location Manager, Location Listener.
- Used Git for version control.
- Participated in large production environments building enterprise class software development following Agile processes.
- Performed Code analysis and review, requirements gathering and analysis, and software risk analysis.
- Used AsyncTask, Handler, Threads, Service, and Intent Service to implement multi-threaded applications.
- Implemented SQLite database, Shared Preferences, and Content Provider in application data management.
- Environment: Android SDK, Eclipse, SQLite, Java 1.8, Mockito, Robolectric, OAUTH, Gradle.
- Google Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.konylabs.capitalone
Java Developer
Decor
Hyd
06.2012 - 01.2015
- Involved in designing UML class diagrams.
- Developed code for Java Multithreading.
- Developed user interface using applet.
- Used Spring Framework for Authentication and Authorization.
- Extensively used Eclipse to write code.
- Developed test cases for various modules using Junit.
- Used JavaScript for client-side validation and JSF validators for server-side data validations.
- Responsible for parsing XML documents using SAX parser.
- RFT using Java was implemented as a substitute for manual testing to decrease the time.
- Prepared technical design documentation manuals during program development.
- The client Decors displays doors information by images and descriptions and sell them to customers online. Decors have a direct interaction with a customer about wooden doors materials and frames purchase. Primary modules include but are not limited to provider registration, doors ordering, allocation, redistribution, shipments administered, payments, order history report for the customers.
- Environment: Java, J2EE, JavaScript, PL/SQL, SOAP, Glass Fish, Oracle 10g, Junit.
Education
Master’s in computer science -
California University of management and sciences
12.2016
Bachelor’s in Engineering -
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
India01.2012
Skills
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Business planning
- Release management
- Incident resolution
- Critical thinking
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Work prioritization
- Employee onboarding
- Kotlin
- Java
- Jetpack Compose
- RxJava
- RxAndroid
- Espresso
- Android Studio
- Gradle
- Retrofit 2
- Moshi
- GSON
- Realm
- SQLite
- Glide
- Picasso
- Dagger 2
- ButterKnife
- Agile
- Git
- Postman
- Jira
- Jenkins
Work Authorization
H1
Timeline
Android Manager
Footlocker
12.2021 - Current
Android Engineer
Footlocker
10.2017 - 11.2021
Android Developer
Capital one
10.2016 - 10.2017
Java Developer
Decor
06.2012 - 01.2015
Master’s in computer science -
California University of management and sciences
Bachelor’s in Engineering -
OSMANIA UNIVERSITY