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.
Helped organize a local Android/ML meetup and mentored students getting started with Kotlin.
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.