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.
The story
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.
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.
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.
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.
Android — Jan 2026
Google Summer of Code 2021
Founder — 55k+ communityWant to connect?
Speaking invitation, Agora collaboration, or just a conversation — reach out.
