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Brad Woodard

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Hi, I'm Brad Woodard. I'm a product-focused Senior iOS Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering high-quality mobile applications.

About

Hi, I’m Brad Woodard. I’m a product-focused Senior iOS Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering high-quality mobile applications. I’m passionate about scalable, maintainable, and well-architected software, and I thrive in collaborative, agile environments.

I enjoy tackling complex problems, exploring new technologies, and mentoring teammates. My strengths include MVVM, SwiftUI, UIKit, and integrating RESTful and GraphQL APIs, while keeping accessibility, localization, and performance at the forefront and championing automated tests and CI/CD.

  • 9 years' experience
  • Joined October 2025

Languages

  • RussianAdvanced
  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Healthcare
  • Education

Work experience

iOS Engineer · HealthJoyNov 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr

Integrated partner and vendor SDKs and APIs via SPM, Carthage and CocoaPods; delivered new functionality using a mix of Swift and SwiftUI with UIKit, RESTful APIs, MVVM architecture and StateKit; debugged and optimized app performance with Xcode Instruments and Firebase Crashlytics, reducing crash rates by 87%; defined API requirements with backend teams; wrote automated Unit Tests and UI tests with XCTest and XCUITest; leveraged GitLab CI/CD for multi-environment builds and deployments; collaborated with product/design to ensure functional/visual requirements and contributed guidance on analytics for product initiatives; represented HealthJoy in external partner meetings to discuss integration updates and issue resolution.

Software Engineer – iOS · Eight Bit StudiosNov 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs

Worked with Product, Project Management, Design, Android and Backend teams to develop 10+ iOS applications from concept to release; built highly customized UIs with animations and custom navigation; integrated CoreData, MapKit, AVFoundation, CoreAudio, Firebase, Alamofire, Lottie and other frameworks; coordinated with local and offshore teams to deliver apps on schedule.

Software Engineer – iOS · Dose Media (formerly Spartz)Jul 2016 – Oct 2025 · 9 yrs 4 mos

Served as the primary iOS engineer for flagship apps DOSE and OMG FACTS; migrated apps from Objective-C to Swift to improve performance, UX and maintainability; contributed to gaming and social apps such as App Against Humanity; collaborated in agile teams with Product, Design and Backend to meet technical and product goals.

Education· 5

Master of Fine Arts in Acting · University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign2030 – 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Economics · University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign2030 – 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Russian & Eastern European Studies · University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign2030 – 2025
Certified iOS Mobile App Developer · Mobile Makers Academy2030 – 2025

Certifications and awards

Certified iOS Mobile App Developer2030 – 2025
Russian Linguist/Signals Intelligence Operator (98G) – US Army2030 – 2025

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