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Michael Schmitt

@michaelschmitt

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Senior mobile engineer specializing in high-performance iOS and cross-platform systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior mobile roles building high-performance iOS and cross-platform systems, with emphasis on low-latency UI, animation, and robust CI/CD in collaborative, product-focused teams.

I am a senior mobile engineer with a decade of experience building high-performance iOS and cross-platform applications using Swift, SwiftUI, Flutter, and React Native. I focus on fast, reliable user experiences by applying advanced animation, rendering, and concurrency techniques to real-world products.

Throughout my career I have improved UI smoothness, reduced latency, and accelerated multi-platform delivery — for example increasing UI frame rates to 60 FPS on mid-range devices, cutting release cycles by 40%, and implementing reliable offline delta-sync for large active user bases.

I bring deep technical leadership in rendering optimizations, native-module integrations, CI/CD automation, and cross-platform architecture, and I hold certifications in Flutter, AWS, and Azure to support robust mobile infrastructure and delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Mobile Engineer

Insight Global

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025 (11 months)

Designed next-gen iOS experiences and cross-platform modules, improving interaction latency by 32% and accelerating multi-platform feature delivery by 35%. Implemented high-performance rendering pipelines and automated CI/CD, raising UI smoothness to 60 FPS on mid-range devices and reducing release cycle time by 40%.

Swift SwiftUI Flutter React Native CI CD WebSockets gRPC

Senior Mobile Developer

Cognizant

Jan 2018 - Nov 2024 (6 years 10 months)

Led animation-heavy SwiftUI and cross-platform Flutter/React Native initiatives, improving visual smoothness by 42% and accelerating feature delivery by 40% through reusable component libraries and performance optimizations. Reduced main-thread contention by 30% and cut cold-start time by 22%.

Swift SwiftUI Flutter React Native Skia Performance Profiling

React Native Developer

Rose International

Sep 2013 - Dec 2017 (4 years 3 months)

Optimized React Native performance and native interop for enterprise clients, improving runtime stability by 30% and native interop performance by 20% through native modules and bridge profiling. Modernized iOS modules to Swift, reducing crashes by 18%.

React Native Swift Objective C C++Reanimated Fastlane Performance Profiling CI CD

Mobile Engineer

AllyDVM

Jun 2011 - Aug 2013 (2 years 2 months)

Built native iOS components for offline sync, background tasks, and secure storage, improving reliability in low-network conditions by 30% and increasing feature engagement by 22%. Implemented secure Keychain and encrypted SQLite storage to strengthen security posture.

Swift Objective C UIKit SQLite Keychain Performance Profiling Custom Animations

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework in data structures, operating systems, distributed systems, databases, networks, and software engineering; graduated May 2011.