About Akshay

Engineer first. Community builder, always.

I spent 10 years building Android products at companies like Google and Zee5. Now I'm Field Product & Developer Evangelist at Agora, a Google Developer Expert for Android, and the founder of AndroidEngineers — a 55k+ developer community. The engineering isn't background — it's the whole point.

Akshay Nandwana speaking on stage

The story

2015 – 2018

Community before career

While still in college, I started building communities. Led the Developer Student Club at my campus, organized 20+ workshops, mentored 1000+ students through Google's Applied CS program, and was selected by NITI Aayog as a Mentor of Change. I learned early that community compounds faster than anything you build alone.

Akshay Nandwana at Google I/O 2018, Mountain View
Google I/O 2018 — Mountain View, CA
2018 – 2024

10 years shipping real products

Spent a decade as an Android engineer building products at real scale — Doubtnut (ed-tech, 1M+ installs), Zee5 (OTT platform, 100M+ installs), and with Google through Oppia Foundation and Ground-Android. Became a Google Summer of Code mentor. Built things that had real users, real crashes, and real deadlines.

2024 – 2025

From engineer to community builder

Founded AndroidEngineers — a community that grew to 55k+ across LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Substack. Deep-dive technical content on Android, Kotlin, Compose, and architecture. Became the Koin Champions Program Lead. Started speaking at GDGs, startups through EChai and TiE. The shift wasn't planned — it happened because people kept asking me to explain things.

2026 – Now

Developer advocacy, full time

Joined Agora as Field Product & Developer Evangelist. Recognized by Google as a Developer Expert for Android. Now I help developers build real-time applications with Agora's platform — through sample apps, technical content, developer feedback loops, and community engagement. The engineering background isn't the past — it's the reason developers trust what I build and say.

How I work

Three things that don't change across every engagement.

Engineering depth

I don't advocate for things I haven't built. Every piece of content, every SDK opinion, every recommendation comes from actually shipping — not from research or theory.

Developer empathy

The best DevRel work starts from the developer's perspective. What's confusing in the docs? Where does the SDK break? What does success actually look like for someone building with this?

Community over audience

I started building communities before I had a career. There's a difference between having followers and building a community. AndroidEngineers is the latter — and that instinct shapes everything I do.

Credentials

The roles and recognitions behind the work.

Google Developer ExpertAndroid — Jan 2026
Developer EvangelistAgora — March 2026
Android Engineer at GoogleBuilt Oppia & Ground-Android
Zee5Android Engineer II — 100M+ installs
GSoC MentorGoogle Summer of Code 2021
NITI AayogMentor of Change — Atal Innovation Mission
Koin ChampionKotlin dependency injection community lead
AndroidEngineersFounder — 55k+ community

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