Building native iOS apps for iPhone and iPad, with on-device AI and a growing AI skillset
United StatesProfessional experience
Architected real-time bill pay for a major US banking app, supporting full, partial, and overpayments and lifting payment completion by 25%. Built Zelle send and receive flows, extended Zelle to brokerage accounts, and migrated the app from UIKit to SwiftUI incrementally, keeping the same App Store listing, users, and ratings.
Feb '23 – PresentChicago, USABuilt a peer-to-peer app that lets United flight attendants share data between nearby devices over Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth, with Core Data syncing, conflict resolution, and AES encryption. Trimmed the app binary through dead-code removal, driving a 20% increase in installs on low-end devices.
May '22 – Feb '23Chicago, USALed the Economy Sales module in United's ISA MealOrder app, including a seat layout that made seat selection 20% faster for flight attendants. Architected the Buy-on-Board product catalog, lifting onboard sales by 15%, and led teams across seven enterprise iOS projects.
Mar '16 – May '22Noida, IndiaBuilt the app's core screens in Objective-C and UIKit, and integrated Paytm so parents could pay school fees in the app, raising fee payment completion by 15%. Added offline content with Core Data and push notifications.
Dec '15 – Mar '16Noida, IndiaDesigned and launched a new iOS app in Swift, UIKit, and Core Data, and refactored legacy Objective-C code into reusable, faster Swift components.
Aug '15 – Nov '15Noida, IndiaStarted my career building native iPhone apps in Objective-C and UIKit, with responsive Auto Layout screens, and handled certificates, provisioning, and App Store releases.
May '14 – Aug '15Noida, IndiaOpen source
A reusable SwiftUI component, designed with first-party APIs and no third-party dependencies.
The next package in the series. Details will be posted here when it ships.
Values
What twelve years of shipping iOS apps, leading teams, and mentoring engineers has taught me to care about.
Every feature starts with the person holding the device, whether it's a flight attendant mid-service or a customer paying a bill.
Accessibility, performance, and polish are part of the job, not extras. Small details decide whether people trust an app.
Clean architecture, solid tests, and steady modernization keep an app easy to change long after its first release.
The best idea wins, wherever it comes from. Good code reviews teach, and a strong lead helps the whole team grow.
Community
Architecture, concurrency, system design, and leadership questions for senior and lead iOS roles.
Swift, UIKit, and memory management fundamentals for engineers preparing for their first iOS role.
Mock interviews, résumé reviews, and career guidance for iOS engineers in India and the US.
Writing
Apps
From banking and airline operations to education, these are some of the iOS apps I've designed, built, and shipped since 2014.
Real-time bill pay, scheduled payments, and Zelle send and receive flows, with the app moving from UIKit to SwiftUI.
View on the App Store ↗Inflight meal and Buy-on-Board sales for flight attendants, with an interactive seat map and a product catalog that lifted onboard sales by 15%.
Distributed in-house to United crewLets flight attendants send and receive data between nearby devices with no internet, using a custom framework over Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth.
Distributed in-house to United crewBuilt the One UltraTech App natively on both iOS and Android, with deep links that open users straight into key screens.
View on Google Play ↗A real-time app that shows United gate staff flight changes as they happen. Two-way sync keeps the data and UI up to date across every device.
Distributed in-house to United staffAn iOS app for a UK client that tracks garbage collection and waste management work, with data flowing to and from Salesforce over REST APIs.
Distributed in-house and through Apple's Volume Purchase ProgramA school learning app for students and parents, with a social feed, offline content, and Paytm fee payments that raised completion by 15%.
View on the App Store ↗