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Location: India

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Android, Flutter, React and Go

Résumé/CV: https://burhanrashid52.com/consultation

Email: burhanrashid5253@gmail.com

Github : https://github.com/burhanrashid52

Website : https://burhanrashid52.com

My name is Burhanuddin Rashid, and I am a software engineer with 8+ years of experience in developing mobile applications. I am an open-source enthusiast and a Google Developer Expert in Dart and Flutter.

I owe most of my career to the open-source community. I got exposed to this when I open-sourced my first Android PhotoEditor library, which reached around 3.8K stars and is still active. This led me to an opportunity to speak at Droidcon Berlin 2021, sharing my open-source learnings.

Work-wise, currently, I am working remotely from SFO for a startup called Rock, which is a chat plus task management app. We are a remote-first company and building a product that allows users to work remotely in an asynchronous manner with fewer meetings.

My biggest contribution so far in the product was to improve code and app quality by introducing testing to the team. Before that, I was the Android tech lead to build an offline-first app to manage package delivery with real-time location tracking, collaborating with a remote team. Apart from this, I've also worked on web and backend technologies like React and Spring Boot, which gives me additional knowledge of how the system works end-to-end.

Also, in my free time, I learn and share my knowledge by writing blogs, newsletters, Youtube videos, or speaking at conferences.


Location: India

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Android, Flutter, React and Go

Résumé/CV: https://burhanrashid52.com/consultation

Email: burhanrashid5253@gmail.com

Github : https://github.com/burhanrashid52

Website : https://burhanrashid52.com

My name is Burhanuddin Rashid, and I am a software engineer with 8+ years of experience in developing mobile applications. I am an open-source enthusiast and a Google Developer Expert in Dart and Flutter.

I owe most of my career to the open-source community. I got exposed to this when I open-sourced my first Android PhotoEditor library, which reached around 3.8K stars and is still active. This led me to an opportunity to speak at Droidcon Berlin 2021, sharing my open-source learnings.

Work-wise, currently, I am working remotely from SFO for a startup called Rock, which is a chat plus task management app. We are a remote-first company and building a product that allows users to work remotely in an asynchronous manner with fewer meetings.

My biggest contribution so far in the product was to improve code and app quality by introducing testing to the team.

Before that, I was the Android tech lead to build an offline-first app to manage package delivery with real-time location tracking, collaborating with a remote team. Apart from this, I've also worked on web and backend technologies like React and Spring Boot, which gives me additional knowledge of how the system works end-to-end.

Also, in my free time, I learn and share my knowledge by writing blogs, newsletters, Youtube videos, or speaking at conferences.


> Your question sounds confused.

Yeah maybe. I am basically tried of the social media algo now and don't want to stick it with anymore.

> my creations speak for themselves.

I disagree. I've had multiple creations, but the one that worked was the one I marketed it.


What does it mean to "work"? Some stars on Github? Millions in revenue?


As I said above, the goal is to build a trusted personal brand.

> Do you feel like a LinkedIn profile with a nice history of your work isn't enough for what you're seeking?

This works for job hunting. But not in terms of building a brand.


What is the goal/direction of the brand, though? Most brands I know of have some sort of purpose, or something they are selling. I get that a personal brand is more like selling yourself, but what "buyer" are you targeting? VCs? Employers? Open-source contributors? Engineering students/mentees? Seems like the approach would vary depending on the answer. (Sorry maybe I'm just confused, I don't know much about marketing! I do have to fumble through a bit of it for my books though, and at least part of that process is figuring out the ideal audience.)


It's a valid question, its focus is on teaching mainly Engineering students/employees.


> meaningful difference between social media and substack

On substack I get email to commute directly anytime. They get my content in their inbox. And it's not algo heavy. Other social media like Twitter, insta, and Facebook rely on content engagement.

> I don't say that as a reason not to write your own letter

I am doing it. The problem is slow growth and less reach compare to social media.


The easiest and most approved contributions are documentation. Start with that and move on to bugs and then features.


So making assignments small in incremental pieces might help. However, in my class, there was a small assignment that students did not take up. Except for a few exceptional students.


Its a paid course. No question of taking advantage.


I have paid for several courses. I was amazed by how many students don't even show up for a single class, but I guess this is normal (especially for online courses).

One course had weekly assignments. Hundreds of students; less than half did the first assignment. Each week even fewer students did the homework. (We all submitted our homework to a publicly shared google drive folder)


Yeah, I think grouping students in class to solve the problem might help. However, doing this online comes with its own challenges.


Its online classes. And manging group online is kind a hard.


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