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.

Brad Woodard

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.

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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. 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.

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Experience Level

Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Russian
Advanced
English
Fluent

Work Experience

iOS Engineer at HealthJoy
November 1, 2024 - October 10, 2025
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 at Eight Bit Studios
November 1, 2022 - October 10, 2025
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 at Dose Media (formerly Spartz)
July 1, 2016 - October 10, 2025
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

Master of Fine Arts in Acting at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Economics at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Russian & Eastern European Studies at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025
Certified iOS Mobile App Developer at Mobile Makers Academy
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025

Qualifications

Certified iOS Mobile App Developer
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025
Russian Linguist/Signals Intelligence Operator (98G) – US Army
January 11, 2030 - October 10, 2025

Industry Experience

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