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Senior iOS Engineer & Engineering ManageriOS SDK Platform · 15+ Years iOS Development · Remote-Ready

Swift · Objective-C · SwiftUI · UIKit · iOS SDK · Xcode · CocoaPods · Swift Package Manager · Core Data · Core Animation

I've been building iOS for 15 years. Apps, SDKs, and at this point, the teams that ship them. Right now I'm a Senior Manager at CleverTap where I own the architecture of a production iOS SDK that runs on millions of devices. I still write Swift and Objective-C every day. The management layer hasn't replaced the engineering, it just got added on top.

Akash Malhotra · Mumbai, India · Remote preferred

15+ years

iOS Development

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Engineering Management

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SDK End-Users

0 apps

SDK Integrations

About

What I am

A hands-on iOS engineer who has shipped production SDKs running on millions of devices. I also have a personal app live on the Play Store that I built and maintain myself. The work is public if you want to look at it.
A manager who still writes production code. I own critical framework components while distributing and reviewing work across the team. I've found that the two roles make each other better, not worse.
Someone who has been doing iOS through every major shift: pre-ARC, the move to Swift, SwiftUI, everything in between. Fifteen years of that context is genuinely useful in ways that are hard to replicate quickly.
A fairly clear communicator, which matters more in remote work than most job descriptions admit. I run a YouTube channel and built a full-stack backend on my own. Neither of those things happen if you can't figure out what you're trying to say.
Deliberate about where I apply. If I'm reaching out, I've already thought about whether it makes sense.

What I am not

Someone who optimises for interview puzzles. I don't do LeetCode or HackerRank prep, and I'll be honest: I don't think those scores tell you much about whether someone can actually solve real engineering problems. My track record is a production SDK, a live app, and 15 years of shipped work. That's my scorecard.
A resume inflater. My titles match what I actually do day to day.
Looking for a step up in title. I'm looking for a good problem, a team that works well together, and real autonomy to do the job properly.
Afraid of old code. Some of my most useful work has been in large Objective-C codebases that nobody wanted to touch. I don't mind that kind of work.
Someone who hands AI tools the keys and walks away. I use Claude Code and Codex regularly, but I review everything they produce with the same skepticism I'd apply to a junior engineer's PR. I've seen too many cases where the output looks confident and is subtly wrong. On that note: I don't accept AI-assisted coding as a substitute for technical understanding on my team. Knowing how to prompt is not the same as knowing how to engineer.

Skills

Technical

Swift
Objective-C
UIKit
SwiftUI
Core Data
Core Animation
Concurrency
Auto Layout
XCTest
XCUITest
XCFrameworks
CocoaPods
Swift Package Manager
Node.js
Express.js
MySQL
REST APIs
GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
AdMob

Leadership & Platform

SDK Platform Architecture
iOS Framework Design
Engineering Team Leadership
Code & Design Reviews
Senior Engineer Mentorship
Legacy Codebase Modernisation
Technical Estimation
Release Planning
Risk Mitigation
Cross-functional Collaboration

Experience

Senior Manager, iOS SDK Platform

CleverTap · Mumbai, India

2021 – PresentFull-time

Design and maintain a production iOS SDK integrated across thousands of customer apps, supporting millions of end-user devices in enterprise environments.
Remain hands-on in day-to-day iOS development while planning, distributing, and reviewing work across the iOS SDK engineering team.
Own iOS SDK platform architecture and core framework design, with active ownership of critical code paths and performance-sensitive components.
Review, refactor, and modernise large legacy Objective-C and Swift codebases.
Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on guidance on advanced iOS topics.
Collaborate closely with backend, product, and design teams to deliver production-ready SDK features.

Senior iOS Engineer

Servify · Mumbai, India

2018 – 2021Full-time

Led end-to-end delivery of consumer-facing iOS applications and SDK-style platform components.
Owned iOS architecture decisions for core modules, balancing performance, scalability, and maintainability.
Built reusable internal frameworks adopted across multiple teams and products.
Partnered with backend teams on API design, error handling, and client–server reliability.

iOS Engineer

Capgemini / Datamatics · Mumbai, India

2011 – 2018Full-time

Shipped multiple production iOS applications across consumer-facing and enterprise environments.
Owned iOS architecture decisions for core application modules.
Contributed to release planning, technical estimation, and risk mitigation across delivery teams.

Projects

Open Source · Production · 5+ Years

CleverTap iOS SDK

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Maintainer of a widely-used production iOS SDK with responsibility for stability, API design, backward compatibility across iOS versions, and community contributions. Supports Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, and XCFrameworks distribution.

Swift
Objective-C
iOS
SPM
CocoaPods
XCFrameworks

Android · Live on Play Store · Solo project

Pulstral: Gaming News App

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Designed and built a full-stack gaming news Android application from scratch, including a Node.js/Express/MySQL backend with caching strategies, REST API design, AdMob monetisation, and production deployment. Demonstrates full-stack ownership beyond iOS.

Android
Node.js
Express.js
MySQL
REST API
AdMob

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology

Mumbai University · 2010

Looking for a Senior iOS Engineer or Engineering Manager?

Open to remote-first senior and principal-level roles in iOS application development, SDK platform engineering, or engineering management. Product companies and startups welcome.

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