Hi, I’m Uzma Abidi, an iOS developer and senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering mobile apps for banking, consumer, and government sectors. I specialize in real-time messaging, QR code payments, secure transactions, and performance optimization to create smooth, reliable user experiences. I thrive in Agile teams, lead code reviews, design scalable architectures (MVC, MVVM, VIPER), and collaborate across disciplines to drive robust, secure, and user-friendly mobile solutions. I also explore AI-powered features and security enhancements to contribute to business growth and product excellence.

Uzma Abidi

Hi, I’m Uzma Abidi, an iOS developer and senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering mobile apps for banking, consumer, and government sectors. I specialize in real-time messaging, QR code payments, secure transactions, and performance optimization to create smooth, reliable user experiences. I thrive in Agile teams, lead code reviews, design scalable architectures (MVC, MVVM, VIPER), and collaborate across disciplines to drive robust, secure, and user-friendly mobile solutions. I also explore AI-powered features and security enhancements to contribute to business growth and product excellence.

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Hi, I’m Uzma Abidi, an iOS developer and senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience delivering mobile apps for banking, consumer, and government sectors. I specialize in real-time messaging, QR code payments, secure transactions, and performance optimization to create smooth, reliable user experiences.

I thrive in Agile teams, lead code reviews, design scalable architectures (MVC, MVVM, VIPER), and collaborate across disciplines to drive robust, secure, and user-friendly mobile solutions. I also explore AI-powered features and security enhancements to contribute to business growth and product excellence.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent

Work Experience

iOS/MacOS and AI Developer at M3 Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.
April 1, 2021 - Present
Led live calling and real-time chat translation using Agora and Socket.IO; optimized camera interfaces and live streaming UX. Built the Little Bird Parent and Parental Control apps with location tracking, screen monitoring, analytics, and security features such as App Lock and SOS. Implemented AI-powered explicit image detection via TensorFlow Lite and securely reported results. Contributed to apps like Next Coffee (macOS) with QR payments, Stripe, and In-App Purchases, and improved performance across multiple apps (BEX, UBLSFM, Alfa Invest, HBL Savings, Novus Guard/Control). Used Xcode Instruments to fix memory leaks and crashes, enhancing stability. Researched face-verification liveness using Vision with randomized voice validation.
iOS Developer at Next Generation Innovations
February 1, 2015 - March 1, 2016
Developed EQuiz (trivia) and ReadSpeed apps, implementing threading, GCD, Dispatch Queues and Core Animation to deliver responsive UIs on iOS native platforms.
Android Intern at Folio3
May 1, 2014 - July 1, 2014
Built Person Tracker Android app to monitor user location and trigger alerts if moving beyond a set destination, with 5-second interval notifications. Worked with Android Studio, REST APIs, JSON, and SQL Server for robust design.
.NET Intern at Centegy Solution (Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates)
March 1, 2013 - July 1, 2013
Developed C# web applications with French language support using RESTful web services and SQL Server to ensure reliable performance and design.

Education

MS Software Engineering at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
August 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024
BS Software Engineering at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
July 1, 2014 - June 1, 2018

Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Native Computing
January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services