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

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.
Trade Republic
Android Developer

Developed universal in-app search (Super Search) and implemented anti-financial crime features in Europe's largest savings platform.
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.
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.
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.
Minimalist Pomodoro App
A clean and simple Pomodoro timer app built with Jetpack Compose to explore modern Android development practices.
Croc
Software Engineer Intern

Created a Telegram bot for duty schedule management that was actively used by the hardware engineering team for three years.