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Waqar Ahmed

@waqarahmed7

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Senior iOS engineer specializing in Swift, SwiftUI, performance optimization, and end-to-end mobile development.

Pakistan

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior-level iOS/mobile roles where I can lead architecture, deliver end-to-end products, work cross-functionally, and advance scalable, testable apps in an agile team.

I am a seasoned Senior Software Engineer with 14 years building high-quality mobile applications, focused on Swift and iOS development. I enjoy optimizing performance and delivering user-centric designs that scale across clients and markets.

I've independently led end-to-end iOS development — from architecture and SwiftUI builds to integrations with payments, analytics, and chat — and have served as iOS chapter lead, helping secure significant investment for a product.

I collaborate across backend (Kotlin, Java, microservices, Mongo, AWS) and product teams, championing best practices like code reviews, unit tests and CI/CD to produce reliable, maintainable apps rapidly.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Hiccup

May 2023 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Designed and developed the iOS app from the ground up using SwiftUI, integrating payments, chatbots, and analytics to improve engagement and transaction efficiency while managing the full iOS lifecycle.

Swift SwiftUI UIKit AWS MongoDB Microservices CI CD

Senior Software Engineer

German Startup

Jan 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Developed the first version of the iOS app that helped secure a $15M investment, led the iOS chapter, and established architecture, code review, testing, and CI best practices.

Swift Unit Testing CI CD Algolia Braze Analytics Java

Senior Software Engineer

IN2

Oct 2017 - Dec 2021 (4 years 2 months)

Revamped and refactored the mobile app (Objective-C to Swift), made it rebrandable for multiple clients, and contributed to backend Java services to support scalability.

Swift Objective C MVVM Java CI CD App Rebranding Backend

iOS Developer

Bank of Beirut

May 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 4 months)

Built mobile banking features including server-driven navigation and dynamic form components, enabling configurable UI and core banking operations on mobile.

iOS Server Driven UIs MVVM Swift Security CI CD

iOS Developer

Fotōko / Rentable

Jun 2013 - Apr 2016 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and developed consumer mobile apps from concept to launch, including photo library syncing and habit-tracking features, contributing to UI design and app delivery.

Swift Objective C Cloud Sync Image Processing App Store Deployment