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I am Bharath Kumar, a Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable mobile applications for global clients across airlines, ecommerce, healthcare, and more. I specialize in crafting high-performance native iOS apps using Swift and Objective-C, with a strong focus on MVVM, Clean Architecture, real-time data synchronization, and accessible UI/UX design. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful, secure, and robust software.…I am Bharath Kumar, a Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable mobile applications for global clients across airlines, ecommerce, healthcare, and more. I specialize in crafting high-performance native iOS apps using Swift and Objective-C, with a strong focus on MVVM, Clean Architecture, real-time data synchronization, and accessible UI/UX design. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful, secure, and robust software.

Bharath Kumar

Web Designer, Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, +5

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I am Bharath Kumar, a Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable mobile applications for global clients across airlines, ecommerce, healthcare, and more. I specialize in crafting high-performance native iOS apps using Swift and Objective-C, with a strong focus on MVVM, Clean Architecture, real-time data synchronization, and accessible UI/UX design. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful, secure, and robust software.…I am Bharath Kumar, a Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable mobile applications for global clients across airlines, ecommerce, healthcare, and more. I specialize in crafting high-performance native iOS apps using Swift and Objective-C, with a strong focus on MVVM, Clean Architecture, real-time data synchronization, and accessible UI/UX design. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful, secure, and robust software.

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I am Bharath Kumar, a Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable mobile applications for global clients across airlines, ecommerce, healthcare, and more. I specialize in crafting high-performance native iOS apps using Swift and Objective-C, with a strong focus on MVVM, Clean Architecture, real-time data synchronization, and accessible UI/UX design. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver delightful, secure, and robust software.

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Work Experience

Lead iOS Developer at American Airlines

April 1, 2025 - Present

Led development of the American Airlines iOS app, modernizing legacy MVC components to MVVM within a SwiftUI/ UIKit hybrid codebase; integrated GraphQL data fetching with REST fallbacks; built Combine pipelines for real-time updates; drove accessibility improvements; automated tests and release pipelines with Fastlane and Xcode Cloud.

Lead iOS Engineer at The Home Depot

February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2025

Contributed to The Home Depot iOS app focusing on performance, new features, and UI enhancements; built reusable SwiftUI components; implemented voice search and streamlined checkout; integrated Apple Pay and secure data handling with offline support via Core Data and Firebase; enabled real-time data sync via REST/GraphQL.

Senior iOS Developer at Truist Bank

December 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022

Enhanced Truist Bank iOS experience with mobile check deposits, real-time notifications, and biometric login; implemented Swift concurrency; used OAuth 2.0, SSL pinning, and RxSwift/Combine for reactive data flows; offline storage with Core Data; Plaid integration for bank linking; performance tuning with Instruments.

Senior iOS Developer at Hawaiian Airlines

June 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019

Developed personalized itineraries, real-time flight status, in-app payments, and Wallet integration; offline data with Core Data; push notifications; memory/asset optimization for performance; CI/CD with Fastlane.

Senior iOS Developer at Amgen Inc.

August 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020

Integrated Core ML for personalized health insights; biometric authentication; real-time updates via push notifications; offline sync with Firebase and Core Data; led performance optimizations and CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.

iOS Developer at Hulu

March 1, 2017 - May 1, 2018

Contributed to Hulu app by enhancing video player for adaptive streaming; implemented Single Sign-On; ML-driven recommendations; offline caching; analytics integration; multi-device streaming support.

iOS Developer at Holland America Line Inc

January 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017

Led maintenance of cruise app with real-time itineraries, interactive ship maps, onboard payments, push notifications, and secure messaging via WebSocket; integrated wearables through CoreBluetooth; offline storage and secure payments.

iOS Developer at Atlassian

January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015

Led Confluence Data Center iOS app; built real-time navigation, crowdsourced traffic data, offline functionality with CoreData, and secure communications with OAuth 2.0 and SSL; integrated Google APIs for Maps and Drive; enabled real-time collaboration features.

Lead iOS Engineer at Home Depot

February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2025

Contributed to The Home Depot iOS app, focusing on performance and new features. Built shopping, search, and checkout experiences using SwiftUI and UIKit; implemented voice search, personalized recommendations, and streamlined checkout; created Core Data models for offline data with Firebase synchronization; integrated RESTful APIs and GraphQL for real-time product data; utilized RxSwift and Combine for reactive programming; enforced security with OAuth 2.0, SSL pinning, and Face/Touch ID; optimized memory and binary size; integrated in-app purchases, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and NFC interactions; managed CI/CD with Jenkins, Fastlane, and TestFlight; collaborated cross-functionally in Agile environment.