Hello, I'm Shahebaz. An experienced iOS Developer with over 9 years of expertise in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality applications that drive results.

Architected and built Pocket TV iOS app independently from scratch using Swift, SwiftUI, and MVVM Clean Architecture, delivered in 3 months with 260K+ installs, 99.94% crash-free rate, and 12K DAU

Maintained Pocket FM iOS app at 99.98% crash-free rate with 2M+ installs and 150K DAU for India's leading audio series streaming platform

Shipped AI-powered Character Chatbot feature with two variants: on-device intelligence for instant responses and server-side SSE (Server-Sent Events) streaming for real-time conversational AI with a ChatGPT-like experience, resulting in increased user session duration and engagement

Built Discover vertical swipe short videos (Instagram Reels-like experience) using AVPlayer and AVQueuePlayer with HLS streaming, implementing prefetching, intelligent caching, and seamless transitions for a smooth, buffer-free user experience, which boosted average watch time and content discovery

Led Stripe payments revamp with optimized checkout UX, reducing payment drop-offs and increasing subscription conversion rates

Redesigned Realm database and its usage layer to eliminate UI hangs and reduce main-thread blocking, improving app smoothness by 20% and reducing user-reported lag complaints

Implemented real-time audio/video streaming with adaptive bitrate, background playback, and offline download capabilities using URLSession and AVFoundation, directly improving listener retention across sessions

Maintained high code quality through unit testing with XCTest, UI testing with XCUITest, and thorough self-QA for every feature, ensuring stable and reliable releases with minimal regressions

Driving AI-assisted development adoption across the iOS team using Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, and Xcode agentic AI features with custom MCP servers for codebase context, resulting in faster feature delivery and reduced boilerplate

Achieved 30% fewer bug reports through comprehensive unit testing with XCTest and UI testing with XCUITest, directly improving App Store ratings and release confidence

Developed and maintained mobile SDKs and apps including FreshchatSDK, Freshchat, and Freshdesk, serving 10M+ users globally with 500K+ DAU

Architected FreshworksSDK, a next-gen SwiftUI-based messaging SDK with Combine and Swift Concurrency (async/await, actors), designed for seamless integration across the Freshworks product suite, reducing integration time for enterprise clients

Owned end-to-end release management via TestFlight and App Store Connect, maintaining a 2-week release cadence with zero rollback incidents, resulting in high client trust and platform stability

Shipped SDK updates to enterprise clients via CocoaPods and Swift Package Manager (SPM), managing versioning, changelog documentation, and backward compatibility across major releases, ensuring zero breaking changes for existing integrations

Built real-time messaging infrastructure using WebSockets, SSE, and Polling for enterprise clients, achieving sub-200ms message delivery and improving customer resolution times

Implemented push notifications, in-app messaging, and deep linking for cross-functional customer engagement, driving higher in-app response rates

Led code reviews, mentored 2 junior developers resulting in their independent feature ownership, and established CI/CD pipelines using Fastlane and GitHub Actions, reducing release cycle time by 30%

Built and launched EatSure iOS app from scratch with the core team using Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and MVVM architecture, leading architecture decisions for a multi-brand food delivery platform that scaled to 2M+ downloads and 50K DAU with 99.5% crash-free rate

Independently built the Slay Coffee iOS app from zero to App Store in 3 months with real-time tracking and in-app purchases using Combine and modern Networking layer with URLSession, demonstrating ability to own and deliver end-to-end products solo

Maintained legacy Objective-C codebases for Behrouz Biryani (180K+ users) and Oven Story Pizza (115K+ users), implementing real-time order tracking with MapKit and CoreLocation, payment integration with Razorpay and Apple Pay, and push notification-driven re-engagement that improved user retention by 15%

Built the MyGlamm iOS e-commerce app and a home salon appointment app from scratch using Swift and UIKit, scaling to 1.6M+ users on the App Store, contributing to the company's rapid growth in the beauty e-commerce space

Implemented end-to-end e-commerce features including product catalog, shopping cart, payment gateway integration, order tracking, and push notifications, enabling a smooth purchase experience that drove repeat orders

Built strong foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Database Management, and Object-Oriented Programming

Built foundational knowledge in programming, computer networks, and software development