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Hi, I'm Nirav Valera, a Senior iOS engineer with 13+ years in IT, currently based in Dubai. I design and ship scalable iOS apps using Clean Swift Architecture, MVVM, VIPER, and MVC/MVP patterns, with a focus on performance, memory management, and delightful UX. I’ve led end-to-end iOS projects across Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment domains and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust technical solutions. I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring peers, and driving agile processes. I’m passionate about code quality, CI/CD, TDD, and modern Apple frameworks (WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location). In my free time I contribute to knowledge sharing and enjoy evaluating new architectural patterns and SDKs to keep apps fast and reliable.…Hi, I'm Nirav Valera, a Senior iOS engineer with 13+ years in IT, currently based in Dubai. I design and ship scalable iOS apps using Clean Swift Architecture, MVVM, VIPER, and MVC/MVP patterns, with a focus on performance, memory management, and delightful UX. I’ve led end-to-end iOS projects across Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment domains and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust technical solutions. I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring peers, and driving agile processes. I’m passionate about code quality, CI/CD, TDD, and modern Apple frameworks (WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location). In my free time I contribute to knowledge sharing and enjoy evaluating new architectural patterns and SDKs to keep apps fast and reliable.

Nirav Valera

App Developer, Front-End Developer, Developer

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Hi, I'm Nirav Valera, a Senior iOS engineer with 13+ years in IT, currently based in Dubai. I design and ship scalable iOS apps using Clean Swift Architecture, MVVM, VIPER, and MVC/MVP patterns, with a focus on performance, memory management, and delightful UX. I’ve led end-to-end iOS projects across Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment domains and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust technical solutions. I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring peers, and driving agile processes. I’m passionate about code quality, CI/CD, TDD, and modern Apple frameworks (WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location). In my free time I contribute to knowledge sharing and enjoy evaluating new architectural patterns and SDKs to keep apps fast and reliable.…Hi, I'm Nirav Valera, a Senior iOS engineer with 13+ years in IT, currently based in Dubai. I design and ship scalable iOS apps using Clean Swift Architecture, MVVM, VIPER, and MVC/MVP patterns, with a focus on performance, memory management, and delightful UX. I’ve led end-to-end iOS projects across Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment domains and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust technical solutions. I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring peers, and driving agile processes. I’m passionate about code quality, CI/CD, TDD, and modern Apple frameworks (WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location). In my free time I contribute to knowledge sharing and enjoy evaluating new architectural patterns and SDKs to keep apps fast and reliable.

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Hi, I’m Nirav Valera, a Senior iOS engineer with 13+ years in IT, currently based in Dubai. I design and ship scalable iOS apps using Clean Swift Architecture, MVVM, VIPER, and MVC/MVP patterns, with a focus on performance, memory management, and delightful UX. I’ve led end-to-end iOS projects across Banking, FinTech, Healthcare, and Media & Entertainment domains and enjoy turning complex business requirements into robust technical solutions.

I thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, mentoring peers, and driving agile processes. I’m passionate about code quality, CI/CD, TDD, and modern Apple frameworks (WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location). In my free time I contribute to knowledge sharing and enjoy evaluating new architectural patterns and SDKs to keep apps fast and reliable.

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Work Experience

Senior Staff Engineer (iOS) at Nagarro MENA LLC

August 1, 2021 - Present

Led design and development of cutting-edge iOS apps for Al Hilal Bank's digital platform; implemented Clean Swift Architecture; championed MVVM, VIPER, MVC and MVP patterns; integrated WidgetKit, WatchKit, MapKit, Core Data, Core Location, and third-party SDKs; drove performance improvements, testing, and code quality; collaborated with cross-functional teams across multiple domains to deliver value.

Senior Software Engineer (iOS) at Tambora Systems

November 1, 2017 - November 1, 2018

Developed iOS features and a video optimization framework (EMASDK) to ingest content from providers and optimize playback. Built a proof-of-concept in 3 months, mentored peers, contributed to architecture and code reviews, and integrated with the YouTube API and other SDKs to deliver performance improvements and documentation.

Tech Lead (iOS) at Persource

October 1, 2012 - November 1, 2017

Led iOS product development end-to-end, including requirements gathering, design, coding, and delivery. Implemented scalable feature architecture, oversaw version control and CI/CD, and mentored team members, coordinating across Credit Card, Onboarding, Insurance & Wealth, and Customer Engagement domains.

Trainee Consultant (Liferay) at Cignex DataMatic Pvt. Ltd.

April 1, 2012 - October 1, 2012

Analyzed requirements and developed portal-based applications in Liferay for clients; contributed to early-stage Java web projects and client onboarding.

Technical Lead - Product Development at Harman Connected Services

November 20, 2018 - July 30, 2021

- Worked at Philips Innovation Campus as a part of Healthy Sleep Solutions team, designed and built an application which lets user view and keep track of sleep data and sleep score - Built a module for capturing and sending Connectivity logs from app, resulting in 50% decrease in connectivity issues - Pioneered a new WOW wherein technical design diagrams are peer reviewed. This ensured higher code quality, modular and scalable architecture, better app performance which resulted in faster deliverables and 60% decrease in design related code review comments - Reduced regression issues by introducing at least 95% code coverage through effective unit tests