Pavel Matsiukhin
IOS Engineer
Experienced iOS Team Lead & Senior iOS Engineer with 6+ years of expertise in building and leading mobile development teams. Strong background in Swift, UIKit, CoreMotion, CoreLocation. Passionate about native iOS development, AR/VR technologies, and high-performance solutions. Strong focus on creating smooth UI/UX experiences with attention to detail.
Projects
iOS Team Lead | Simble & KIWU
May 2021 - Present (4 years)
Simble: On-demand vehicle insurance app that automatically starts insurance when driving.
KIWU: UK-focused trip tracking app providing driving statistics and analytics.
- Led a team of 6 developers (iOS, Android, Backend, Web) across two projects.
- Acted as the main client liaison, gathering requirements and ensuring tech-business alignment.
- Developed core features, including background trip recording.
- Led development processes, code reviews, and best practices.
- Collaborated with an analytics team to resolve AI-based driving behavior issues.
Tech Stack: Swift 5, UIKit, CoreLocation, CoreMotion, CoreData, Alamofire, Protobuf, Promises
iOS Engineer | World Capturing with LiDAR (3 months)
Non-public app capturing real-world surfaces with LiDAR & processing textures using Metal.
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- Developed ray calculation and on-device texture generation using Metal.
- Implemented high-performance scene reconstruction algorithms.
Tech Stack: Swift 5, Metal, RealityKit, SceneKit, GCD.
Lead iOS Engineer | Banking App
Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 (1.5 years)
Mobile banking app with payment processing, money transfers, and budget tracking.
- Recreated iOS home screen experience, including folders & custom shortcuts.
- Built custom UI components with advanced animations & smooth transitions.
- Designed a dynamic and adaptive collection view layout optimized for users with visual impairments, ensuring enhanced readability, larger touch targets, and seamless navigation.
Tech Stack: Swift 5, UIKit, CoreAnimation, MapKit, Alamofire, APNS
iOS Developer | Food Delivery App
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year)
Food ordering & restaurant reservation app with multilingual support (4+ languages).
- Developed a WebSocket interface using Starscream for real-time order tracking.
- Optimized app to work efficiently even with low-bandwidth (EDGE) connections.
Tech Stack: Swift 4, UIKit, Starscream, CoreAnimation, MapKit, CoreLocation
Skills & Technologies
Languages & Frameworks: Swift, SwiftUI, Metal, UIKit, CoreAnimation, CoreData, ARKit, RealityKit, SceneKit, MapKit, AVFoundation, VideoToolbox, PDFKit, Promises.
Networking: REST APIs, WebSockets, Starscream, Alamofire.
Architecture & Design Patterns: Clean Architecture (WIP), MVVM, VIPER, Coordinators, SOLID Principles, Dependency Injection, Modular Architecture.
Tools & DevOps:
Git, GitHub, GitLab, Fastlane, CocoaPods, SPM, App Store Connect, Gitlab CI/CD, Firebase (Crashlytics, Analytics, Remote Config)
UI/UX & Accessibility:
Figma, Sketch, Custom UI animations, gesture-based transitions, Apple HIG, Dynamic Type, Accessibility APIs.
Performance & Optimization:
Instruments (Leaks, Time Profiler, Energy Log), Memory & CPU optimization, Swift Concurrency (async/await, actors), Background execution, Multithreading (GCD, Operations).
Cloud & Backend Integration:
Firebase (Auth, Firestore), AWS (Cognito, S3, Lambda), Push Notifications (APNs, Firebase Messaging), OAuth, JWT.
Team Management & Agile Methodologies:
Jira, Confluence, ClickUp, Scrum, Kanban, Code Reviews, Mentorship, Cross-team Collaboration.