Hi there, I'm David Knight! 👋
Android Developer | Kotlin Expert | Performance Enthusiast
I'm a passionate Android Developer with expertise in crafting high-performance, scalable, and intuitive mobile applications. I specialize in modern development paradigms like MVVM, Jetpack Compose, and Kotlin, with a keen focus on performance optimization.
About Me
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What I'm Building
Currently building cutting-edge Android apps that deliver exceptional user experiences and pushing the boundaries of mobile development.
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Learning & Growing
Exploring advanced Jetpack Compose techniques and staying updated with the latest Android trends and best practices.
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My Passion
I love solving complex problems and fine-tuning apps to run at lightning speed! Performance optimization is my specialty.
🏆 Achievements Showcase
Professional Experience
Tinder
Android Engineer
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Key Accomplishments:
- Single handedly architected Loops playback and creation using ExoPlayer and MediaCodec
- 🏆 Won the 2021 Tinder All Stars Award - First ever Tinder All Star for Android!
- 🌺 Won the 2021 Tinder Kudos Award and Tinder Challenge - included a trip to Maui, Hawaii with my wife
- 🤖 Nominated as a Tinder AI Champion
Hackathon Victories:
- 🥇 Hackathon "Stacks on Stacks" 2022 - 1st Place
- 🥈 Hackathon "Black Pearl" 2022 - 2nd Place
- 🥉 Hackathon "Skinz" 2021 - 3rd Place
- 🥉 Hackathon "Anti Abuse Agent" 2025 - 3rd Place
Technologies & Tools
Languages
KotlinJava
Frameworks & Libraries
Jetpack ComposeJetpack NavigationCoroutinesLiveDataFlow
Architecture
MVVMClean Architecture
Dev Tools
Android StudioGradleGitFirebase
Performance Optimization
Android ProfilerLeakCanary