About

Asif Shaikh is an experienced Android Engineer currently working at Spotify. With over 7 years of relevant experience, Asif is passionate about writing clean, testable, and maintainable code. He believes that the most efficient user experience is delivered when the code is well-structured and easy to maintain. Apart from his work at Spotify, Asif is also a Career Coach and Mentor. He has previously worked as a Mentor and Career Coach at CodePath, a nonprofit organization that aims to eliminate inequities in tech education and provide underrepresented students with a path towards economic mobility and generational wealth. As a volunteer, Asif provided resume feedback, facilitated mock interviews, and connected with students looking to chart their path into the tech industry. He finds it incredibly rewarding to connect with the future of tech and help them achieve their goals. Asif has also worked as a Product Engineer - Android at Gojek. He was a part of the Driver Platform team that built highly reactive apps using RxJava for driver-partners who use the app for their livelihood. At Gojek, Asif and his team followed clean code principles and wrote exhaustive unit tests to ensure the readability and maintainability of the app. Asif holds a Master of Engineering degree in Computer Software Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Department of Technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University. Asif's tech stack includes Android, and he is always eager to learn new technologies and tools to enhance his skills. He is a dedicated and hardworking professional who strives to deliver the best possible user experience through his work.