Vinay is a Google Developer Expert for Android who has been building Android apps since 2011. He devotes much of his time exploring Jetpack Compose and is the creator of JetpackCompose.app, Learn Jetpack Compose By Example, and Dispatch, a popular Android-focused newsletter.
He currently leads a team at Airbnb as a Tech Lead Manager, building AI and UI tools to streamline product development from design to code. During his time at Airbnb, he authored and open-sourced Showkase, a well-known library for visualizing, discovering, and screenshot testing Jetpack Compose UI components.
Before joining Airbnb, Vinay worked at Snapchat and Spotify. He earned his MS in Computer Science from Columbia University. Outside of work, he enjoys tinkering with side projects and planning elaborate travels.