Ephraim Kanyandula

// Based in Wicklow, Ireland

Ephraim Kanyandula

I build Android apps that ship to phones and to cars — and the backends behind them.

Full-stack engineer specializing in Android — automotive (AAOS) and mobile, in Kotlin & Compose. I also build AI features and developer tooling.

Get in touch GitHub ↗ Résumé ↗
NyasaPlayer running on an Android Automotive head-unit display, showing quick-access tiles and recently played tracks

// About

Engineer first, generalist by curiosity.

I design, build, test, and maintain software systems end to end, comfortable owning a project from requirements to production. My core is native Android in Kotlin, but I move freely across the full stack with Django and Node.js.

Originally from Malawi, now based on the Irish coast. Open-minded, a keen traveller and cook, always learning about new cultures and new tooling.

  • Android & Automotive

    Native Android and Android Automotive (AAOS) in Kotlin and Compose, from UI through automated testing and CI/CD.

  • Full-stack web

    Django and Node.js REST APIs, hosting, cloud and deployment pipelines.

  • Developer tooling

    CLIs and editor tooling, including a statusline published to npm.

  • 8years engineering
  • 581tests across shipped projects
Mobile
Kotlin · Compose
Backend
Django · Node.js
Infra
Nginx · GitHub Actions · Cloud
Practice
Analysis · Design · Testing
Ephraim Kanyandula

// Selected work

Things I've designed and shipped.

NotifyBridge status screen: broker connected, outbox empty, all notifications delivered

NotifyBridge

Bridges Android notifications to MQTT and Home Assistant — fully local, with an offline outbox and biometric app-lock. Ships a disposable Docker Compose broker rig for local testing.

Read the case study →
  • 124tests
  • 20CI screenshots
  • Kotlin
  • MQTT
  • Home Assistant
NyasaPlayer's now-playing screen on an Android Automotive head unit: album art, track title and artist, a scrubber, playback controls, and the climate bar below

NyasaPlayer

A modern music streaming app spanning mobile and Android Automotive (AAOS). Multi-module Compose, Media3/ExoPlayer playback, Firebase, offline-first Room.

  • 82tests
  • AAOS+ mobile
  • Kotlin
  • Compose
  • AAOS
  • Media3

claude-statusline

A configurable statusline for Claude Code showing model, context, cost and git delta. Published to npm as a zero-dependency Node CLI.

  • 110tests
  • npmpublished
  • Node.js
  • CLI
  • AI tooling
NyasaBlog home page with a featured story and category filters

NyasaBlog

A blogging platform for content creators — Django web app with a REST API plus a native Android client. End-to-end ownership including Nginx hosting.

  • 265tests
  • livein production
  • Django
  • REST API
  • Android
Khaya265 landing page showing the real-estate app on two phones

Khaya265

Led a three-person team building a native Android app and landing site for a real-estate platform — owned analysis, design, and Play Store delivery.

  • 3person team
  • PlayStore delivery
  • Kotlin
  • Compose
  • Team lead

// Notes

Things I've written down.

// Experience

Where I've been.

2025 — Now

Android Software Engineer II

SiriusXM

Building Android experiences across mobile and Android Automotive (AAOS) for SiriusXM's streaming audio platform.

2023 — 2025

Android Developer / Team Lead

Khaya265

Native Android real-estate application in Kotlin. Team lead for a group of three; responsible for system analysis and design.

Earlier: full-stack engineer at Panyumba (2018–2019), IT systems support at Malawi Revenue Authority (2010–2012).

// Contact

Let's build something.

Open to senior Android roles — Ireland or remote.

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