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Aafaq Ali

Senior Android & AOSP Engineer

Islamabad, Pakistan (open to remote)

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Summary

Senior Android and AOSP engineer with 8+ years shipping both halves of the Android stack. On the platform side, I ship company-owned operating systems: Android framework customization, LineageOS and GrapheneOS custom ROMs, signed OTA pipelines, Device Policy Manager, CTS, hardware-backed attestation, and eSIM, on smartwatches, phones, POS terminals, and embedded devices. On the app side, I deliver Kotlin and Compose apps with 100K+ installs and 99.5% crash-free sessions, including enterprise apps used by Fortune 500 companies. Cut UAT cycles by 25% and release time by 15% through CI/CD.

Technical Skills

Professional Experience

Senior AOSP & Android Systems Engineer

Mar 2025 – Present

BrightByte (client: CosmoTogether, smartwatches) | Islamabad, Pakistan | Hybrid

  • Own the AOSP release line for CosmoTogether smartwatches, turning hardware changes into signed OTA updates customers install themselves instead of one-off builds.
  • Built the OS CI/CD pipeline end to end: automated AOSP builds, artifact signing, versioning, and staged OTA rollouts that stop a faulty release before it reaches the whole fleet.
  • Connected Gerrit review to Jira, Confluence, and Slack for full traceability from field issue to fixing build.
  • Moved device policy enforcement into the Android framework so restrictions survive app removal.

Senior Android Consultant

Apr 2026 – Oct 2026

DubizzleLabs | Remote | Contract

  • Delivered a custom Android ROM and the enrollment flow that brings corporate handsets under central management, with one-pass provisioning of camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and app policies.
  • Containerized the MDM admin portal in Docker so the internal team runs it without a separate platform project.

Senior AOSP Engineer

Oct 2023 – Oct 2026

Senifone | Netherlands (Remote) | Contract

  • Built SeniOS, a company-owned LineageOS-based ROM, and migrated a senior-phone fleet onto it from a third-party MDM, removing vendor dependency from support and policy changes.
  • Upgraded devices from Android 10 to 13, extending the life of phones already in customers' homes.
  • Shipped fixes fleet-wide through signed OTA updates and overlay builds, with no on-site visits.

Senior Android Engineer

Oct 2023 – Mar 2025

VentureDive (client: CXApp) | Remote

  • Led Android delivery for CXApp, a multi-tenant workplace platform used by Fortune 500 companies including PepsiCo, Lenovo, NBCUniversal, and T. Rowe Price.
  • Cut UAT cycles by 25% by redesigning CI/CD and the release process, so clients got releases sooner.
  • Integrated Okta, Microsoft Intune, WSO2, and SAML so enterprises roll out the app on their existing identity stack; mentored Android engineers across releases.

Senior Android Engineer

Sep 2022 – Oct 2023

CEBS (client: Matas) | Islamabad, Pakistan | Hybrid

  • Core engineer on Club Matas, the loyalty app of Danish retailer Matas (100K+ installs), holding a 99.5% crash-free session rate.
  • Accelerated deployments by 15% with GitHub Actions pipelines for UAT and internal tracks.

Senior Android & AOSP Engineer

Dec 2020 – Sep 2022

LEED (client: Techless) | Islamabad, Pakistan | Onsite

  • Built Wisephone OS, a de-Googled LineageOS-based OS with user data on secure servers, and its minimalist system apps (calling, messaging, maps, camera) for a distraction-free phone sold to US families.
  • Replaced bring-your-own-device management with a controlled custom ROM, enforcing policy through Device Policy Manager at the framework level, with firmware changes matched to the hardware.

Android Engineer

Aug 2020 – Dec 2020

CUBICODES | Islamabad, Pakistan | Onsite

  • Published utility apps that passed 10,000 installs and migrated legacy Java code to Kotlin.

Android Engineer

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020

GrithX Solutions | Islamabad, Pakistan | Hybrid

  • Made search about 30% faster on Patari.pk, Pakistan's largest music-streaming service (100K+ installs); migrated it from Java to Kotlin, and built Spring Boot APIs to replace a legacy backend.

Freelance Android & AOSP Engineer

Sep 2018 – Jul 2020

Upwork | Remote

  • Delivered client Android apps end to end, including GIGO, AndroBlock, ZebOils, and PairMe (see Projects), plus AOSP customization, Zebra EMDK integrations, wearables, and IoT controllers.

Projects

CodeOS & CryptOS | Private

Platform
  • Hardened GrapheneOS-based Android distributions with a system app suite, a management portal, and automated firmware releases.

CXApp | VentureDive (client: CXApp)

Oct 2023 – Mar 2025
  • Workplace app for Fortune 500 clients (PepsiCo, Lenovo, NBCUniversal, Clorox): desk booking, room finding, indoor navigation, and enterprise SSO.

Club Matas | CEBS (client: Matas)

Sep 2022 – Oct 2023
  • Cut startup time, added Remote Config–driven personalization, and hardened error handling with Crashlytics. Kotlin, Hilt, Firebase.

Wisephone System Apps | Techless

Apr 2021 – Sep 2022
  • Minimalist calling, messaging, maps, and camera apps for a distraction-free phone with no app store or social media.

Wisephone OS | Techless

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Custom AOSP-based OS fully disconnected from Google and Big Tech, with sensitive user data kept on secure servers.

Secure Notes | Open source

Jan 2022 – Mar 2022
  • Privacy-first notes app: 2FA, AES/RSA/ECC encryption, E2EE sharing, cloud backup, self-destructing notes, and intruder capture.

PairMe | Upwork

Feb 2021 – Apr 2021
  • Social app for planning outdoor trips with friends: groups, coordination, and photo and post sharing.

ZebOils | Upwork

Apr 2020 – Jul 2020
  • Took an essential-oils business online by automating ordering, delivery, and product reviews end to end.

AndroBlock | Upwork

May 2020 – Jun 2020
  • Parental-control app that limits screen time and blocks apps, managed from a companion parent app.

Patari.pk | GrithX Solutions

Jan 2020 – Aug 2020
  • Music-streaming app with 100K+ installs and a local and international catalog; search about 30% faster.

Corona Virus Update | Open source

Mar 2020 – Apr 2020
  • Live COVID-19 cases, deaths, and recoveries alongside local weather and a five-day forecast.

GIGO | Upwork

Jan 2019 – Jun 2020
  • Private, geofenced food-delivery app for US Marines, from local markets to offices and homes.

PeanutButter | Open source

Ongoing
  • Self-hosted catalog for media you own: Rust API, Flutter desktop client, and a native Android TV app.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan

2016 – 2020

Awards & Certifications