Kshitij Aggarwal
I lead Android and accessibility-first product engineering—currently as an Engineering Manager at Envision AI, building the Envision & Ally App and smart-glasses experiences for blind and low-vision users.
What I’m good at:
• Shipping end-to-end Android products (Kotlin/Compose) with a focus on reliability, accessibility and long-term maintainability
• Building delivery systems that scale: architecture guidelines, release discipline, performance and testing
• Setting up mobile teams from scratch and helping early teams move faster and increase deliverable quality
• Mobility consulting + freelance development when the problem needs hands-on execution
Proof:
• Built and Led Engineering of award-winning accessibility product: Google Play Award winner (Best Accessibility Experience, 2019) and AppleVis Awards
• Envision’s platform impact at scale: 500k+ users, 60+ languages, 180+ countries
• Built a platform to make Time Sharing mainstream (Engineering Lead, Timetech Foundation)
• Delivered 25+ mobile applications across domains, many launched internationally
• Executed and launched official apps for international music artists and Hollywood celebrities (1M+ downloads)
• Created and set up the mobile division for 4 startups
• Mentor, speaker, and community builder at GDG New Delhi
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
Partnering with startups and product teams (India/EU/US) on mobile strategy, architecture reviews, and delivery execution.</p...
Partnering with startups and product teams (India/EU/US) on mobile strategy, architecture reviews, and delivery execution.
- Delivered prototypes and production releases, improving team throughput via code reviews, architecture standards and coaching.
- Provided technical mentorship to early-stage startups on mobile architecture decisions and development processes & workflows.
Leading engineering initiatives to build world-class assistive technology for the Blind and Low Vision community. My work spans mo...
Leading engineering initiatives to build world-class assistive technology for the Blind and Low Vision community. My work spans mobile application development, on-device AI integration and next-generation hardware wearables.
- Managed the Engineering team, delivering accessibility-first experiences across Android/iOS and wearables, own roadmap execution, technical direction and release quality.
- Architected and Built the flagship Android app Envision and Ally from prototype to a global product with 600K+ users in 180+ countries.
- Shipped Envision App with core capabilities like Instant Text (OCR), Scene Description, Handwriting Recognition and Barcode Scanning.
- Launched Ally, an accessibility-first AI assistant; built "agentic" routing that selects the right tool (LLM / VLM / OCR / Web Search) based on user intent and context.
- Shipped Envision Glasses and Ally Solos smart glasses, delivering a hands-free voice-first UX (voice + touch gestures) for the Blind and Low Vision users.
- Implemented and launched In-app Subscription models on Android, successfully unlocking new recurring revenue channels and driving digital product monetization.
- Collaborated with the Product and Sales Team to prioritize technical debt and B2C sales alongside feature work, ensuring long-term platform stability while meeting quarterly roadmap and sales goals.
*Founding Engineer for a "Time Banking" marketplace startup; led the transition from concept to Shipped product.*
...*Founding Engineer for a "Time Banking" marketplace startup; led the transition from concept to Shipped product.*
* F**ounding engineer & Engineering Lead** for a funded time-based services marketplace; drove MVP through public release.
* **Led end-to-end delivery** across mobile and backend during the zero-to-one phase (prototype → native Android), balancing speed with maintainability.
* **Established engineering foundations:** architecture direction, development guidelines and a delivery process supporting early team growth and predictable releases.