I am an iOS engineering leader with a strong mathematics background. I combine deep mobile expertise with recent AI and cross-platform development experience. Over my career, I have accumulated 10+ years of commercial Swift and Objective-C development experience and have successfully led iOS development teams including hiring and mentoring developers. My recent focus lies in cross-platform development using React Native for mobile and React for AI-powered web applications. I particularly enjoy building AI integrations, conversational interfaces, and AI-driven dashboards that enable faster and more efficient workflows, especially in fintech and medical claim analysis sectors.

Oleksandr Burtnyk

I am an iOS engineering leader with a strong mathematics background. I combine deep mobile expertise with recent AI and cross-platform development experience. Over my career, I have accumulated 10+ years of commercial Swift and Objective-C development experience and have successfully led iOS development teams including hiring and mentoring developers. My recent focus lies in cross-platform development using React Native for mobile and React for AI-powered web applications. I particularly enjoy building AI integrations, conversational interfaces, and AI-driven dashboards that enable faster and more efficient workflows, especially in fintech and medical claim analysis sectors.

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I am an iOS engineering leader with a strong mathematics background. I combine deep mobile expertise with recent AI and cross-platform development experience. Over my career, I have accumulated 10+ years of commercial Swift and Objective-C development experience and have successfully led iOS development teams including hiring and mentoring developers.

My recent focus lies in cross-platform development using React Native for mobile and React for AI-powered web applications. I particularly enjoy building AI integrations, conversational interfaces, and AI-driven dashboards that enable faster and more efficient workflows, especially in fintech and medical claim analysis sectors.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced
German
Beginner
Ukrainian
Fluent
Russian
Fluent

Work Experience

iOS Lead (remote) / Web Developer (on-site) at headbits AG
August 31, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Led mobile development for fintech products collaborating remotely with Leonteq and GLKB. Coordinated sprints with Android developers to ensure cross-platform consistency and delivery. Built IoT prototype apps integrating sensors for smart building automation. Transitioned from remote iOS lead developer to on-site role focusing on React Native mobile apps, web projects, and AI integrations. Maintained web and hybrid apps using React and React Native with a focus on LLM integration, conversational interfaces, and AI-driven dashboards.
iOS React Native Developer at Bearmind
January 31, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Led React Native app development for a sports technology startup creating cognitive assessment tools for hockey players and staff. Developed dashboards and mobile apps enabling real-time sensor integration for cognitive testing. Integrated BLE and audio modules and shipped a test suite. Delivered production-ready platform enabling baseline and post-impact assessments.
iOS Developer at Bench
April 30, 2023 - August 31, 2025
Led iOS development for a Swiss fintech startup developing a 3-as-a-saving product for Swiss and UK markets. Managed the entire iOS development process from prototypes to App Store release, coordinating cross-platform efforts, guiding contractors, owning architecture and security, and ensuring platform parity. Successfully launched consumer-facing savings application in Swiss and UK markets.
iOS Freelance Contractor at Upwork
June 30, 2019 - August 31, 2025
Completed 11 mid-term contracts totaling 1,000+ hours of iOS development.
iOS Team Lead at Smarty m Pro
October 31, 2018 - August 31, 2025
Joined as sole iOS developer and built a 5-person iOS team, supporting growth from 4 to 40+ employees. Led iOS team hiring, mentoring, code reviews, and managed collaboration with Android teams. Supervised and developed over 15 projects ranging from MVPs to high-scale apps. Contributed to architecture, R&D, and computer vision features using OpenCV.
iOS Developer at Right Applications
December 31, 2014 - August 31, 2025
Played a key role during Aptito 2.0 launch, which drove an average monthly licensing revenue growth of 8.2%, doubling product revenue within a year.

Education

Bachelor of Mathematics at Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
September 1, 2005 - May 31, 2010
Master of Applied Economics at Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2011

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate