Pavel Kolesnikov
I'm a software engineer from Moscow Tbilisi Berlin London (I probably move too much).
I specialize in android development, building performant apps using Kotlin, OpenGL, Compose and other fancy technologies.
Also, I know a thing or two about machine learning, algorithms, and people management.
Currently, I work at WhatsApp.
Experience
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Meta
Software Engineer at WhatsApp
Working on WhatsApp Status feature with focus on media composing tools, enhancing the way users create and share their moments.
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Trade Republic
Android Developer
Developed universal in-app search (Super Search) and implemented anti-financial crime features in Europe's largest savings platform.
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Neiro.ai
Mobile Team Lead at Chachat
Led a team of 10 engineers building a mobile chat app with AI capabilities. Achieved 99.7% crash-free sessions and established a rapid development cycle with 1.5 releases per week.
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MeMemes
🏆 #3 Product of the Day on Product Hunt
Co-founder and Android Developer
An app that generates photo-realistic memes by replacing faces using AI. Implemented OpenGL-based video generation and built the entire payment infrastructure.
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Yandex
Software Engineer at Yandex.Keyboard and Yandex.Translator
Developed key features for Yandex.Keyboard including cloud settings sync, theme builder, and clipboard manager. Also implemented real-time camera translation for Yandex.Translator, achieving 30 FPS on modern devices.
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Minimalist Pomodoro App
A clean and simple Pomodoro timer app built with Jetpack Compose to explore modern Android development practices.
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Croc
Software Engineer Intern
Created a Telegram bot for duty schedule management that was actively used by the hardware engineering team for three years.