Nithin Kumar

Via - Tata Consultancy Services (Payroll: VHS Professional Services) - Working on the PayPal Consumer iOS application, developing consumer privacy modules using SwiftUI and Swift. - Building secure, scalable privacy features using MVVM, Clean Architecture, and SOLID principles. - Collaborating with Product, UX, Backend, QA, and Security teams on feature delivery. - Participating in architecture discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning for a high-scale consumer app.

Client engagement: iHeartMedia (Remote) - Led technical architecture and team management for 5+ iOS engineers. - Owned delivery for enterprise apps using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C. - Architected modular, GraphQL-integrated components. - Drove AI-assisted development using ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. - Mentored developers, led code reviews and Agile sprints. - Built CI/CD via Fastlane and GitHub Actions; maintained 95% code reliability through XCTest.

Via - Techolution - Worked remotely as Senior iOS Developer on iHeartRadio, a large-scale streaming app for live radio, podcasts, and music. - Built reusable custom UI components (e.g., custom-styled text fields) adopted app-wide. - Implemented podcast episode sorting. - Fixed Realm database bugs and app-wide defects. - Built a UI test data-injection layer using launch arguments and environment keys for positive/negative testing. - Delivered new feature additions.

Built advanced WKWebView-based secure browser features — file downloads, watermarking & find-in-page — using JavaScript & HTML/CSS. Implemented secure tunneling for protected internal file downloads across the Citrix ecosystem, improving performance by roughly 25%. Developed custom HTML/CSS/JavaScript integrations for document preview and watermarking; extended modules using React.js & TypeScript. Improved app load time by roughly 30% while maintaining compliance with enterprise data-protection policies.

Client engagements: Philips (Bengaluru) & British Telecom (Glasgow, UK) - Owned iOS delivery for Philips and BT projects across India and the UK, leading 5+ iOS developers. - Built Philips SkinCoach: MVVM, Bluetooth, Core Data, accessibility. - Delivered Plusnet Mobile (BT UK): LivePerson SDK chat, certificate/public-key pinning, accessibility. - Built XMPP group chat for Thomson Reuters Eikon; WKWebView network interception. - Owned code review standards, GIT merges, and on-time releases.

Via - Tech Mahindra (Client: British Telecom, Glasgow) - Built Plusnet Mobile iOS app from scratch, covering design and development. - Implemented live chat messaging using LivePerson SDK. - Implemented certificate and public-key pinning for data security. - Delivered accessibility support for specially-abled users, including VoiceOver handling and UI fixes. - Created customised views, search bars, and IBDesignable classes with live rendering. - Planned project plans; followed Agile with daily scrums.

Via - Tech Mahindra (Client: Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore) - Designed and developed the Philips SkinCoach iOS app, covering end-to-end feature delivery. - Built a Bluetooth manager to connect and communicate with skin moisture measuring devices. - Implemented MVVM architecture with Core Data storage for offline data handling. - Developed UI with Storyboard and Auto Layout; implemented accessibility support. - Unit tested features using XCTest; followed Agile with daily scrums.

Senior iOS developer Developed enterprise-grade iOS applications for clients including Schneider Electric (eTools) and JPMorgan Chase (Chase Mobile Checkout), using Objective-C and Swift. Collaborated directly with clients to gather requirements and translate them into working application features. Owned end-to-end delivery — design, development, and production maintenance — for client iOS applications.

Built multiple iOS applications end-to-end, from initial development through App Store release, across news, reference, and utility apps. Developed a multilingual (Dutch/English) Metaphone-based autosuggestion and search engine for a medical dictionary app. Created a generic, reusable XML parser and custom Core Graphics-based UI components. Integrated social SDKs (Facebook, Google, Pinterest) for login and sharing.