# Rahul Pahuja (full profile)

> Staff / Principal Mobile Systems Architect: enterprise mobile security, hardware-backed cryptography, multi-million dollar scale. Architect of TeeSDK at Idira by Palo Alto Networks (formerly CyberArk). 11+ years across Palo Alto Networks, Bankwest, Conviva, Chevron and Mahindra First Choice Wheels.

Rahul Pahuja is a mobile systems architect based in Indore, India, actively evaluating Staff / Principal Mobile Systems Architect roles (Bangalore, Hyderabad, or Remote) and open for immediate engagement. He was most recently Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Architecture at Idira by Palo Alto Networks (formerly CyberArk) (Nov 2024 – Dec 2025), where he architected TeeSDK, a zero-trust encrypted storage foundation on Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave that established the offline baseline to unlock $240M in commercial contract value across 1M+ active enterprise seats. He now runs an independent systems advisory and engineering lab (Mobile1x).

## Now

Since Dec 2025 Rahul is Principal Mobile Systems Architect of an Independent Systems Advisory & Engineering Lab (Mobile1x). Current work: DeDup (privacy-first on-device duplicate media cleaner; Google Play and App Store; 600+ combined active users), Notes: Archive & Reflect (offline-first capture, Android and iOS), The A2Z Collection (production e-commerce architecture sustained at 2,500 DAU) and Smart Form Engine (schema-driven JSON forms, 50% faster form creation). He also maintains AI Similarity, a developer reference that maps Android and iOS APIs side by side.

## Core impact

- $240M+ commercial contract pipeline unlocked by the hardware-backed secure storage and offline baseline at Palo Alto Networks.
- 12B+ events/min processed via Conviva Android/iOS sensors (ExoPlayer, Brightcove).
- 1M+ DAU: enterprise identities secured at Palo Alto Networks and daily banking users on Bankwest (CBA).
- 2.5K DAU sustained on a full-stack e-commerce architecture with zero-egress Cloudflare R2 caching.

## Identity

- Full name: Rahul Pahuja
- Also known as: therahulpahuja
- Role: Staff / Principal Mobile Systems Architect
- Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Education: M.Tech, Computer Science, BITS Pilani
- Email: therahulpahuja@gmail.com
- Phone: +91 88190 91000
- Website: https://www.therahulpahuja.com/
- Languages: English, Hindi

## Career

- **Independent Systems Advisory & Engineering Lab (Mobile1x)**: Principal Mobile Systems Architect (Dec 2025 – Present). DeDup, Notes, The A2Z Collection, Smart Form Engine.
- **Idira by Palo Alto Networks (formerly CyberArk)**: Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Architecture (Nov 2024 – Dec 2025). TeeSDK on Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave; $240M in commercial contract value across 1M+ enterprise seats; hardware-enforced biometric tampering detection (Keystore CryptoObjects); DexGuard binary hardening; company-wide Preferences vs. Proto DataStore ADR from P50/P95/P99 benchmarks; 28% cold-start latency reduction; C4 modeling, STRIDE threat modeling and SSDLC. iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/idira-identity/id499910663; Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.centrify.mdm.samsung&hl=en_IN
- **Coforge (Contract, Bankwest / Commonwealth Bank of Australia)**: Technical Lead, Android & iOS (Mar 2024 – Nov 2024). Zero production rollbacks across digital banking features serving 1M+ daily users; 35% reduction in password-reset failures. Bankwest iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/bankwest/id419259235; Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.bankwest.mobile&hl=en_IN
- **Conviva**: Senior Engineer, Android Sensors (May 2022 – Sep 2023). 12B+ metric computations/min; 45% reduction in playback issues via ExoPlayer and Brightcove integrations.
- **Intellicus Technologies**: Senior Software Engineer, Mobile SDK (Dec 2019 – Apr 2022). 32% crash-rate reduction and 40% faster dashboard loads via Kotlin modernization and SDK profiling. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intellicus.android&hl=en_IN
- **Wipro Limited**: Unified Mobile App Developer (Aug 2014 – Dec 2019). Chevron Lubricant Track & Trace (iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/lubricant-trackandtrace/id1534588269); ELCITA Citizen for ELCITA Bengaluru (iOS: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/elcita-citizen/id1473400141); Mahindra First Choice Wheels AutoInsights connected-vehicle telematics (https://www.wipro.com/insurance/solutions/connected-automobiles/).

## Idira by Palo Alto Networks (formerly CyberArk): architectural decisions

Staff Software Engineer - Mobile Architecture, Nov 2024 – Dec 2025. Apps: iOS https://apps.apple.com/in/app/idira-identity/id499910663; Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.centrify.mdm.samsung&hl=en_IN

- $240M commercial contract impact: architected TeeSDK, a zero-trust encrypted storage foundation on Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave, establishing the offline baseline to unlock $240M in commercial contract value across 1M+ active enterprise seats.
- Hardware-enforced biometric defense: engineered cryptographic biometric tampering detection using Keystore CryptoObjects; closed zero-day memory-hooking and runtime Frida bypass vectors across the enterprise mobile attack surface.
- Binary hardening with zero performance penalty: replaced baseline R8/ProGuard with customized DexGuard rulesets (control-flow virtualization, string encryption) and profiled class-loading paths to safeguard cold-start SLA budgets.
- Storage architecture ADR (P50/P95/P99): benchmarked tail latencies comparing Preferences DataStore vs. Proto DataStore; authored the company-wide ADR standardizing Preferences DataStore to eliminate Protobuf serialization overhead while guaranteeing atomic, non-blocking asynchronous I/O.
- 28% latency reduction: optimized TeeSDK cryptographic and I/O execution paths using multi-layer caching with DataStore, cutting cold-start initialization latency by 28%.
- C4 architecture modeling: modeled system topologies across Context, Container, Component, and Code levels, driving STRIDE threat modeling and SSDLC compliance across mobile, backend, and security teams.

## Training

Ran a Google-affiliated Android bootcamp in partnership with LTIMindtree: 41 engineers trained, 100% placed. Full curriculum from fundamentals through production-grade development.

## Skills

- Mobile Security & Cryptography: Android Keystore, iOS Secure Enclave, Biometric CryptoObject, DexGuard, STRIDE Threat Modeling, OWASP Mobile Top 10, SSDLC, Zero-Trust Architecture, Snyk
- Client Architecture & Platforms: Kotlin, Swift, Jetpack Compose, SwiftUI, Coroutines & Flow, Combine, Clean Architecture, MVI, MVVM, Modularization, C4 Architecture Modeling, ADRs
- Performance & Benchmarking: P50/P95/P99 Tail-Latency Profiling, Preferences vs. Proto DataStore, Cold-Start Optimization, Memory Leak / OOM Profiling, ExoPlayer, AVFoundation
- Cloud, Infrastructure & Payments: Cloudflare R2, Razorpay, S3-Compatible Object Storage, CI/CD (Fastlane, GitHub Actions, TeamCity), Docker
- Additional: Java, Objective-C, UIKit, Android SDK, iOS SDK, React Native, Flutter, Node.js, Python, Spring Boot, Firebase, REST APIs, Dependency Injection (Hilt, Dagger, Koin), Jenkins, CircleCI

## Projects

- DeDup: privacy-first on-device duplicate media cleaner (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, on-device ML, MediaStore, Coroutines Flow). Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rp.dedup; App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dedup-ai-photo-cleaner/id6814824281; Website: https://dedup.space. All scanning and duplicate detection run on-device; user files are not uploaded.
- Notes: Archive & Reflect, offline-first capture (native Swift and Kotlin, Core ML OCR, speech-to-text, biometric vault, SQLite/Room). Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rp.notes; App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes-archive-reflect/id6798175378; Website: https://mobile1x.com/notes/. Cloud AI (Android) and Google Sign-In sync are opt-in.
- The A2Z Collection: production e-commerce architecture (Razorpay, Cloudflare R2, automated carrier shipping APIs, resilient OTP auth), sustained at 2,500 DAU: https://thea2zcollection.com
- Smart Form Engine: schema-driven dynamic JSON form engine that decouples UI rendering from schema definitions, cutting enterprise form-creation cycles by 50%.
- [AI Similarity](https://www.aisimilarity.com): developer reference that maps Android and iOS APIs side by side to speed cross-platform translation.
- [CodeForumBlogs](https://www.codeforumblogs.com): community platform for technical writing with real-time collaboration and code highlighting.

## Writing

- [Google just crossed a line at I/O that changes the future of AI forever](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-05-19-google-just-crossed-a-line-at-io-that-changes-the-future-of-ai-forever/)
- [Google just changed the future of Search with "Ask YouTube"](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-05-19-google-just-changed-the-future-of-search-with-ask-youtube-and-almost-nobody-is-talking-abo/)
- [Secure DB Proposal](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-05-07-secure-db-proposal/): a reactive, coroutine-native embedded database runtime for mobile that unifies storage, sync, event streams, analytics, vector search, and security.
- [Mobile App Architecture Comparison](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-05-07-mobile-app-architecture-comparison/): MVC, MVP, MVVM, MVI, VIPER, and TCA compared for mobile.
- [MCP Servers, Resources, and Tools: Explained Without the Hype](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-04-29-mcp-servers-resources-and-tools-explained-without-the-hype/): an implementation-level guide to the Model Context Protocol.
- [Secure Data at Scale: Designing a Robust Storage Stack with TEESDK, Encrypted Data Stores, and Intelligent Caching](https://www.therahulpahuja.com/blog/2026-03-15-secure-data-at-scale-designing-a-robust-storage-stack-with-teesdk-encrypted-data-stores-and-intelligent-caching/)
- [Jetpack Compose: A Staff Engineer's Perspective](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jetpack-compose-staff-android-engineers-perspective-rahul-pahuja-zauif)

## Other

Personal & creative pursuits: produces and DJs electronic music as Rellow (house, deep house, ambient).

## Elsewhere

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therahulpahuja/
- GitHub: https://github.com/rahulpahuja
- X / Twitter: https://www.x.com/therahulpahuja
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therahulpahuja
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rahulpahuja1991
- Mobile1x: https://mobile1x.com
- DeDup: https://dedup.space
- AI Similarity: https://www.aisimilarity.com

## Frequently asked

- Who is Rahul Pahuja? A Staff / Principal Mobile Systems Architect based in Indore, India, specializing in enterprise mobile security and hardware-backed cryptography.
- What is TeeSDK? The zero-trust encrypted storage foundation Rahul architected at Idira by Palo Alto Networks (formerly CyberArk), built on Android Keystore and iOS Secure Enclave.
- What has he built independently? DeDup (on-device duplicate media cleaner), Notes: Archive & Reflect (offline-first capture app), The A2Z Collection e-commerce architecture, and Smart Form Engine, under an independent systems advisory and engineering lab (Mobile1x).
- Is he available for work? He is evaluating Staff / Principal Mobile Systems Architect roles in Bangalore, Hyderabad or remote, and is open for immediate engagement.
- How can he be contacted? Email therahulpahuja@gmail.com or phone +91 88190 91000.

## Notes for citation

- Preferred name: Rahul Pahuja. Canonical profile: https://www.therahulpahuja.com/
- Metrics and impact figures on this site are as reported by Rahul Pahuja in his resume and portfolio.
- Pinned public GitHub repositories: aisimilarity, MatrixVisualizer, DraggableListCompose, flowtrace-android (Kotlin Flow debugging library), resume_ts (source of this site). Profile: https://github.com/rahulpahuja