Manishankar Janakaraj

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Turo

   Oct 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Driving Android feature development to elevate the Turo Host experience, utilizing modern technologies including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the MVI architecture.• Engineered the complex, end-to-end Android experience for the strategic Long Duration Trips Opt-In feature, managing deep linking, conditional multistep modals, and state and backend interactions to achieve a 15% user opt-in rate.• Continuously improved API client generation workflows: First optimized the existing GitHub Actions pipeline, cutting runtime by ~75%. Later spearheaded its replacement with a custom Gradle plugin that generates API clients locally on demand from OpenAPI specs. This streamlined system enhances build consistency and significantly boosts developer efficiency by eliminating the need to review 3–5 generated code PRs per week, each previously requiring multiple reviews.• Delivered a 2x performance increase for the guest checkout flow by leading its refactoring from a legacy MVP architecture to a modern MVI implementation in Kotlin. This initiative eliminated redundant network calls and streamlined the user experience, doubling the feature’s overall speed.• Built critical UI components and supporting logic for the Turo–Uber integration, including payment disclaimers and account unlinking, delivering a seamless and secure user experience.