Kiran Jayachandran
About Kiran Jayachandran
Kiran Jayachandran is a Senior Mobile Engineering Manager with extensive experience in mobile application development and engineering management. He has held key positions at various companies, including Honeywell, Bose Corporation, and Owlet Baby Care, contributing to innovative projects and leading teams in the development of complex software solutions.
Work at Owlet Baby Care
Kiran Jayachandran currently serves as the Senior Mobile Engineering Manager at Owlet Baby Care. He has been in this role since 2023, overseeing mobile engineering initiatives. Prior to this position, he worked at Owlet as the Android Engineering Manager from 2022 to 2023. His responsibilities include managing mobile application development and ensuring high-quality standards in product delivery.
Previous Experience at Honeywell
Kiran Jayachandran worked at Honeywell as a Senior Engineer from 2008 to 2011. During his tenure, he developed a complex Over-The-Air (OTA) feature using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for an Android application. He also enforced coding standards and review guidelines to comply with Class A Medical device software development, contributing to the company's adherence to regulatory requirements.
Career at Bose Corporation
At Bose Corporation, Kiran held the position of Technical Manager from 2019 to 2022. He led the development of the Bose Hear App, which received the CES Tech Innovation Award in 2022. His work included migrating existing Java code to Kotlin and rearchitecting the app to a modern MVVM architecture, enhancing the app's performance and maintainability.
Education and Expertise
Kiran Jayachandran earned a B.Tech in Information Technology from Amrita School of Engineering from 2004 to 2008. He furthered his education at the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, where he completed an Executive Program in Global Business Management from 2011 to 2012. His educational background supports his expertise in mobile engineering and management.
Technical Leadership and Projects
Throughout his career, Kiran has held various technical leadership roles. He worked as a Technical Lead at Silicon Valley Bank from 2014 to 2017, where he led mobile banking experiences for credit unions. He also served as a Technical Lead at Samsung Electronics and Kony, Inc., where he developed innovative applications and features, including a YouTube Video Player feature and an automatic capture feature in Android SDK using OpenCV.