Silent Infrastructure: How Privacy-First SDKs Quietly Shape the Future of Global-Scale Mobile Apps
Tools-in-Action (INTERMEDIATE level)
Mobile SDKs power billions of experiencesโfrom payments to AIโyet remain the most invisible and underestimated layer of the mobile ecosystem. When done right, they're silent. When done wrong, they become everyone's problem.
This session reveals the engineering principles behind privacy-first, performant, and developer-friendly SDKs that scale globally. Drawing from 12+ years building mobile infrastructure at LinkedIn, Google, and Snap.
๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง:
โบ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง โ Embedding compliance and user trust at the architectural level, not as an afterthought
โบ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ Optimizing for billions of users across fragmented devices, networks, and regulatory environments
โบ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ โ Building SDKs that developers choose to integrate, not just tolerate
โบ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ Architecting systems that evolve without collapsing under technical debt
Whether you build infrastructure or rely on it, this session unveils how thoughtful SDK design doesn't just enable mobile appsโit quietly defines their future.
This session reveals the engineering principles behind privacy-first, performant, and developer-friendly SDKs that scale globally. Drawing from 12+ years building mobile infrastructure at LinkedIn, Google, and Snap.
๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง:
โบ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง โ Embedding compliance and user trust at the architectural level, not as an afterthought
โบ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ Optimizing for billions of users across fragmented devices, networks, and regulatory environments
โบ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ โ Building SDKs that developers choose to integrate, not just tolerate
โบ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ Architecting systems that evolve without collapsing under technical debt
Whether you build infrastructure or rely on it, this session unveils how thoughtful SDK design doesn't just enable mobile appsโit quietly defines their future.
Ramanpreet Singh Khinda
LinkedIn
Ramanpreet Singh Khinda is a Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead at LinkedIn, where he leads the architecture and development of next-generation, privacy-first mobile infrastructure that empowers developers and advertisers to build responsibly in an evolving regulatory landscape.
Over the past decade, Raman has driven high-impact innovations across leading organizations including Google, Snap, and Samsung, contributing to some of the most widely used developer SDKs in the world. His work blends AI, privacy engineering, and mobile systems design, advancing the future of user trust and data ethics at scale.
Beyond his technical leadership, Raman is deeply committed to mentorship and inclusive growth in technology. He serves as a long-term mentor in LinkedInโs Possibilities in Tech program โ a four-year initiative supporting students from historically underrepresented communities through mentorship and scholarships at institutions such as Duke and Rutgers. He has also volunteered as a career coach with Grow with Google, helping early-career professionals navigate and thrive in the tech industry.
Raman is a frequent hackathon judge and mentor with Major League Hacking and university programs including Cornell, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and others where he champions innovation and ethical AI among student developers. He has been invited to participate in community and industry events such as AfroTech and Grace Hopper Celebration, advocating for diversity, inclusion, and responsible AI ecosystems.
A believer in mindful leadership, Raman integrates Sikh-inspired principles of humility, stillness, and selfless service (seva) into his approach to engineering and mentorship โ fostering cultures that value both excellence and empathy.
Over the past decade, Raman has driven high-impact innovations across leading organizations including Google, Snap, and Samsung, contributing to some of the most widely used developer SDKs in the world. His work blends AI, privacy engineering, and mobile systems design, advancing the future of user trust and data ethics at scale.
Beyond his technical leadership, Raman is deeply committed to mentorship and inclusive growth in technology. He serves as a long-term mentor in LinkedInโs Possibilities in Tech program โ a four-year initiative supporting students from historically underrepresented communities through mentorship and scholarships at institutions such as Duke and Rutgers. He has also volunteered as a career coach with Grow with Google, helping early-career professionals navigate and thrive in the tech industry.
Raman is a frequent hackathon judge and mentor with Major League Hacking and university programs including Cornell, UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and others where he champions innovation and ethical AI among student developers. He has been invited to participate in community and industry events such as AfroTech and Grace Hopper Celebration, advocating for diversity, inclusion, and responsible AI ecosystems.
A believer in mindful leadership, Raman integrates Sikh-inspired principles of humility, stillness, and selfless service (seva) into his approach to engineering and mentorship โ fostering cultures that value both excellence and empathy.