Hi, I’m Aaron Tredrea, a freelance iOS developer with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality apps for ambitious startups and established product teams. I specialize in taking ideas from concept to App Store launch, and I excel at scaling, optimizing, and evolving mature apps while maintaining a product-first mindset, strong UI/UX instincts, and clean, scalable architectures. I’ve shipped apps with 100M+ downloads across projects and have led remote teams across multiple time zones to deliver impact.

Aaron Tredrea

Hi, I’m Aaron Tredrea, a freelance iOS developer with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality apps for ambitious startups and established product teams. I specialize in taking ideas from concept to App Store launch, and I excel at scaling, optimizing, and evolving mature apps while maintaining a product-first mindset, strong UI/UX instincts, and clean, scalable architectures. I’ve shipped apps with 100M+ downloads across projects and have led remote teams across multiple time zones to deliver impact.

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Hi, I’m Aaron Tredrea, a freelance iOS developer with 16+ years of experience delivering high-quality apps for ambitious startups and established product teams. I specialize in taking ideas from concept to App Store launch, and I excel at scaling, optimizing, and evolving mature apps while maintaining a product-first mindset, strong UI/UX instincts, and clean, scalable architectures. I’ve shipped apps with 100M+ downloads across projects and have led remote teams across multiple time zones to deliver impact.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior iOS Developer at Vertera Mobile
August 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Built a new shopping app in SwiftUI; integrated complex tree views, order tracking and team management features; contributed across the full development lifecycle.
Founding Advisor & Technical Consultant at Alchemy Soul Technologies
March 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Advising founder on product strategy, technical architecture and phased release planning; created Figma wireframes translating ambitious vision into a focused, shippable MVP; defined versioning strategy — scoping V1 to core value, deferring complexity to later releases; recommended tech stack across mobile, AI, wearables and backend infrastructure; ongoing guidance on investment strategy, fundraising positioning and go-to-market approach; product spans conversational AI, behavioural science, nutrition, biometrics, breathwork and VR retreats.
Founding iOS Engineer | Product, UX & Growth at FLYP
May 1, 2022 - April 1, 2026
Led development of a cross-platform print-on-demand platform across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS; scaled the app to 1.3M+ downloads with a 4.6 rating; developed AI-powered tooling for clothing designs, branding assets and social media; shaped product direction from MVP through releases; supported an Android version in Flutter; key work spanned RealityKit, CoreML, SwiftUI, UIKit, Stripe, Shopify, Firebase, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini.
Senior iOS Engineer at WOLF (Palringo)
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Redesigned features from Figma designs to modernise the app experience; refactored Objective-C legacy code to Swift and SwiftUI; integrated WebRTC for Audio Stages; refactored chat using WebSockets with high-frequency debouncing; implemented app-wide theming for full skin customization.
Senior iOS Developer at Moovya
October 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021
AI/ML exercise app built from the ground up; worked directly with one of Europe’s largest design agencies; integrated Unity for immersive, game-quality in-app experiences.
Senior iOS Engineer at Moosia
June 1, 2020 - March 1, 2024
Collaborated on a Missing Pet Finder app; implemented profile management, GPS tracking, Firebase functions and push notifications; built entirely in SwiftUI; published to App Store.
Senior iOS Developer at Whisp
August 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Built an intermittent fasting app from scratch; collaborated with the founder via Figma to design the full experience; added scheduled alerts and progress tracking.
Senior iOS Developer at Point In Passing
August 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Contributed to a meditation app; implemented profile management and monetization via StoreKit; localized for multiple markets; integrated AudioKit for advanced audio synthesis.
Senior iOS Developer at Best Burgers
April 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Location-based social app; implemented CoreLocation, MapKit and social features to enable discovery and rating of nearby venues.
Lead iOS Developer at Stanwood
February 1, 2017 - July 1, 2020
Led remote squads for multiple client projects; contributed to custom in-house architecture and SDK development; supported European retail and media clients.
Senior iOS Developer at iDec
December 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Senior iOS development; migrated from Objective-C to Swift; improved navigation and app stability.
Founding iOS Developer at InBnity8 Software
January 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016
Beacon & AR framework; designed, launched and managed a white-label platform with custom CMS to enable guided tours and AR experiences; generated partnerships.
iOS Developer at IntoHand
February 1, 2013 - February 1, 2016
iOS development for multiple clients; LADbible involvement; iPhone and iPad apps with UI, OCR/document scanning, and media features.

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services, Other

Experience Level

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