Rod User
@roduser
Lead iOS engineer specializing in SwiftUI and MVVM, driving performance, reliability, and modular app development.
What I'm looking for
I am a Lead iOS Engineer with over five years of experience building high-performance, maintainable mobile applications using SwiftUI, Combine, and MVVM. I focus on modular architectures, reusable UI components, and reliable CI/CD to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt.
I've led app redesigns and feature development across retail, automotive, telecom, and healthcare, improving metrics such as UI development cycle speed, crash-free sessions, load times, onboarding, and user engagement. I integrate modern data layers like GraphQL and emphasize security, accessibility, and test coverage.
My approach balances pragmatic engineering and strong cross-functional collaboration to deliver exceptional user experiences, automate pipelines, and continuously improve app performance and stability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead iOS Engineer
Sam’s Club
Sep 2024 - Present (1 year)
Redesigned the Sam’s Club app architecture using MVVM and Combine, built reusable SwiftUI components to accelerate UI development by 30%, and improved crash-free sessions by 22% while raising the App Store rating from 4.3 to 4.7.
Lead iOS Developer
Verizon
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 (2 months)
Delivered the Watch Me SOS feature with SwiftUI and secure backend integrations, improved unified account dashboards and strengthened app security while increasing CI automation and reducing QA turnaround time.
Lead iOS Developer
Mercedes-Benz
Feb 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 3 months)
Developed a personalized in-car assistant (MyAI) with SwiftUI and Core Data, reduced load times by 32%, increased onboarding by 40%, and raised engagement 35% via multimedia integrations.
Senior iOS Developer
Quantum Health
May 2022 - Jan 2023 (8 months)
Rebuilt the MyQHealth app with SwiftUI and Combine, integrated secure push notifications and end-to-end encryption, and reduced feature development time by 30% through reusable components and MVVM refinement.
Senior iOS Developer
Be Grizzlee
Jan 2022 - May 2022 (4 months)
Engineered a Bluetooth-enabled muscle scanning app using Combine and Core Bluetooth, delivering immersive visualization and audio feedback and improving user ratings by 30%.
Senior iOS Developer
eBay
May 2021 - Jan 2022 (8 months)
Automated testing and validation of mission-critical app features, augmented CI/CD pipelines and crash monitoring, reducing build diagnostic times by 37% and user-impacting bugs by 25%.
Senior iOS Developer
Trustica
Nov 2019 - May 2020 (6 months)
Built a secure messaging app with Swift and Firebase, improving performance 27% and increasing real-time communication by 45% through push notifications and background task optimizations.
Senior iOS Developer
E-Trade
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019 (9 months)
Spearheaded an iOS app redesign improving responsiveness by 35%, optimized CI/CD with Jenkins and HockeyApp to boost release stability by 20%, and increased test coverage by 27%.
Senior iOS Developer
Hotels.com
Oct 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 4 months)
Built core booking and search features using Swift and MVVM, improved app performance and memory usage, and collaborated with designers to deliver production-ready components aligned with Apple HIG.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Georgia Highlands College
Computer Science
2014 - 2017
Completed a Computer Science program focusing on foundational programming, data structures, and software development principles.
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