Hi, I’m Ilia Tsikelashvili. I’m a results-driven iOS engineer with over four years of experience building and shipping Swift and SwiftUI apps for live video, e-commerce, and fintech. I excel at delivering pixel-perfect features on schedule, optimizing performance, and collaborating with product, design, and backend teams to scale products that users love. I’m known for reducing CI build times by 85% and launching platforms that reach tens of thousands of MAU, while maintaining high app quality and strong crash-free session metrics. My strengths include async programming, AVFoundation, Combine, Core Bluetooth, and test-driven development (XCTest, XCUITest, Snapshot Testing, UI Testing). I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable, maintainable features that feel fast and intuitive for users.

Ilia Tsikelashvili

Hi, I’m Ilia Tsikelashvili. I’m a results-driven iOS engineer with over four years of experience building and shipping Swift and SwiftUI apps for live video, e-commerce, and fintech. I excel at delivering pixel-perfect features on schedule, optimizing performance, and collaborating with product, design, and backend teams to scale products that users love. I’m known for reducing CI build times by 85% and launching platforms that reach tens of thousands of MAU, while maintaining high app quality and strong crash-free session metrics. My strengths include async programming, AVFoundation, Combine, Core Bluetooth, and test-driven development (XCTest, XCUITest, Snapshot Testing, UI Testing). I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable, maintainable features that feel fast and intuitive for users.

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Hi, I’m Ilia Tsikelashvili. I’m a results-driven iOS engineer with over four years of experience building and shipping Swift and SwiftUI apps for live video, e-commerce, and fintech. I excel at delivering pixel-perfect features on schedule, optimizing performance, and collaborating with product, design, and backend teams to scale products that users love. I’m known for reducing CI build times by 85% and launching platforms that reach tens of thousands of MAU, while maintaining high app quality and strong crash-free session metrics.

My strengths include async programming, AVFoundation, Combine, Core Bluetooth, and test-driven development (XCTest, XCUITest, Snapshot Testing, UI Testing). I thrive in cross-functional environments and enjoy turning complex requirements into reliable, maintainable features that feel fast and intuitive for users.

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Experience Level

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Work Experience

iOS Developer at Silknet
February 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and developed a live TV & radio app using SwiftUI and modern concurrency. Built a custom AVPlayer with controls and dynamic ad-insertion and async playback. Implemented live streaming, channel switching, and network fallback strategies.
iOS Developer at TNET
September 1, 2022 - Present
Developed a large-scale super app from scratch, with modules for e-commerce, transport, utility payments, and public services. Reduced build time by 85% (40s → 5s) via CI optimization and modularization. Helped architect a modular suite with 8 independent Swift packages. Mentored 2 junior developers and maintained a 99.96% crash-free session rate with 1K+ daily sessions.
iOS Developer at HUGE Corp.
March 1, 2024 - September 17, 2025
Built a high-performance iOS media app targeted at iOS 17 with SwiftUI architecture. Integrated AESPA SDK, Kingfisher, and adaptive video via AVKit and Core Graphics. Employed property wrappers and observable macros for clean state management. Created and optimized vertical scrolling video feed.
iOS Developer at Quantori
September 1, 2022 - September 17, 2025
Implemented BLE device interaction using Core Bluetooth. Worked on UIKit + SwiftUI interoperability for internal projects.

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Science at Caucasus University
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2022
App Development with Swift at Apple
January 11, 2030 - September 17, 2025
iOS Development at TBC IT Academy
January 11, 2030 - September 17, 2025
Software Functional Testing at Epam Systems
January 11, 2030 - September 17, 2025
C++ Programming (OOP), iOS Development at New Horizons
January 11, 2030 - September 17, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment