Aus Shkara
IOS Developer
Belfast,United Kingdom
Summary
I'm an iOS developer with over 3.5 years of hands-on experience creating clean, maintainable, and scalable mobile applications using Swift. Adept at building intuitive and high-performance apps with SwiftUI and UIKit. Passionate about solving complex problems, improving user experiences, and maintaining high attention to small details. Strong communicator and team collaborator with proven expertise in full mobile development lifecycle—from idea, planning, development, deployment on the App Store and TestFlight.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
IOS Developer
Salt Communication
09.2022 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Secure Communications System Developer
- Designed and implemented key app features, including advanced search tools with a custom debouncing mechanism to optimize performance, personalized notification tones in settings, and critical user-facing functionalities such as calling, channeling and messaging.
- Contributed to the development of a secure, high-performance communication app, leveraging UIKit, Firebase, CoreData, swiftGen (for localization), XCTest, and CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager within a highly secure environment.
- Proactively identified and resolved bugs, enhancing app stability and user experience, while ensuring high code quality and reliability.
- Collaborated within a cross-functional Scrum team, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement and efficient delivery.
- Modernized the codebase by refactoring legacy components and re-writing them using up-to-date technologies and best practices, improving maintainability and scalability.
IOS Developer
LeadsDolt
Kyiv
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Marketing Solutions
- Built end-to-end iOS applications, taking projects from initial concept through development, testing and successful submission to the App Store.
- Utilised UIKit and adopted SwiftUI, alongside SnapKit for layout, Core Data and Realm for persistence, CocoaPods for dependency management, and RESTful APIs for seamless backend integration.
- Delivered a varied portfolio – from sports-bookmaking platforms and casual games to bespoke, client-driven apps – tailoring architecture and features to each brief.
- Selected and integrated the most appropriate technologies for every project, rapidly shipping new functionality in line with changing requirements.
- Diagnosed and resolved defects, refactored legacy code and carried out ongoing maintenance, safeguarding performance and long-term code health.
- Collaborated within a Scrum team, actively contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives to ensure timely, high-quality releases.
- Founded and facilitated a weekly English-speaking club, mentoring colleagues and strengthening cross-team communication as part of wider soft-skills development.
Technical Quality Manager
SocialTech(Skelar)
Kyiv
07.2019 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: a business that provides products used by millions of people across the world
- Monitored and assessed the quality of customer service delivered by technical support agents, ensuring high standards were consistently met.
- Delivered training to new team members, supporting their onboarding process and providing ongoing mentorship throughout their probationary period to aid successful integration and performance.
- Provided detailed service to the customer in cases where other members couldn’t solve the issue.
Backend Developer(Node.js)
Eleken
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Company Overview: IT Solutions for businesses
- Developed new server-side functionalities, contributing to feature expansion and improved application performance.
- Refactored and optimized the existing codebase, enhancing maintainability, readability, and overall system efficiency.
- Identified and resolved legacy bugs, improving stability and reducing technical debt.
Education
Master Degree - Information Technology
Kyiv National University of Construction And Architecture
Kyiv07.2013
Skills
-Languages: Swift
-Tools: Xcode, Github, BitBucket, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, TestFlight, Trello and various others
-Frameworks/Libraries: UIKit, SwiftUI, CoreData, SnapKit, SwiftData, SQLite, Realm, Firebase, XCTest Testing and others
-Concepts: Performance Optimization, UI/UX Best Practices, MVC/MVVM Design Patterns, Agile/Scrum, RESTful APIs and others
-Soft Skills: Problem-Solving, Team Collaboration, Strong Communication, Attention to Detail
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Timeline
IOS Developer
Salt Communication
09.2022 - 01.2025
IOS Developer
LeadsDolt
09.2021 - 07.2022
Technical Quality Manager
SocialTech(Skelar)
07.2019 - 03.2021
Backend Developer(Node.js)
Eleken
10.2018 - 03.2019
Master Degree - Information Technology
Kyiv National University of Construction And Architecture
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