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Anderson Gralha

Senior iOS Engineer

Mobile Architecture · Performance Optimization · Scalable Mobile Apps

About

Senior/Lead iOS Engineer with 10+ years of experience building and scaling mobile applications used by hundreds of thousands of users. I focus on architecture, performance, and developer productivity, with a track record of improving stability and enabling reliable monetization systems.

Building apps since2015
NowSenior iOS Engineer @ Company 1 (remote)
Main stackSwift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C, iOS 17+
AwardsWWDC Student Scholarship 2015 & 2020

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Experience

Senior iOS Engineer @ Company 1

Remote · Austin, TX, USA · Sep 2021 – Present

  • Core contributor to a high-scale iOS platform serving 1M+ users, delivering 20+ initiatives across product, monetization, and platform work as part of a team of 15 engineers.
  • Led end-to-end development of key iOS features from product definition to production, aligning stakeholders, designers, and engineering leadership while improving UX consistency through Apple platform guidelines.
  • Designed and launched an in-app messaging system across core content features, enabling user-to-user communication with support for sending, receiving, and editing 100,000+ messages.
  • Led a full API migration across 100+ calls from legacy REST and GraphQL implementations to a new schema, using agentic coding, custom skills, and parallel worktrees to accelerate delivery and complete a successful rollout within one month.
  • Improved app stability from 98% to 99.9% crash-free sessions by identifying systemic issues and strengthening observability with Sentry, PostHog, and Firebase.
  • Led design and implementation of a new in-app purchase system, improving monetization reliability and enabling end-to-end testing workflows.
  • Rebuilt a core product flow end-to-end under a highly constrained timeline, delivering a production-ready experience on schedule.
  • Served as the go-to iOS technical leader for senior leadership, mentoring engineers, guiding architecture decisions, supporting hiring across engineering and management roles, and improving engineering velocity through CI/CD optimizations with Fastlane and Bitrise.

SwiftSwiftUIGraphQLSentryPostHogFirebaseFastlaneBitrise

Senior iOS Engineer @ Company 2

Remote · Boston, MA, USA · Sep 2020 – Aug 2021

Contributed to an iOS application supporting maintenance workforce operations through daily task management and field productivity workflows.

  • Rebuilt the iOS application using reusable and modular components, improving scalability and reducing feature development time.
  • Introduced and standardized GitFlow, improving release stability and reducing production issues.
  • Collaborated with product, QA, and leadership to define scope, estimate work, and deliver features aligned with business goals.
  • Improved app performance and stability by identifying memory leaks and bottlenecks using Instruments, reducing crashes and resource usage.

SwiftInstrumentsGitFlow

iOS Engineer @ Company 3

Remote · Irving, TX, USA · Feb 2019 – Jul 2020

Developed a field-service iOS application with offline-first architecture, enabling reliable performance in low-connectivity environments for mobile workforce operations.

  • Increased test coverage by implementing automated UI and unit tests, improving release confidence and reducing regressions.
  • Designed reusable UI components and abstractions, improving consistency and reducing duplication across the codebase.
  • Part of analysis and design meetings, analysed code and presented technical options.
  • Onboarded new engineers by teaching system architecture and development workflows, accelerating team ramp-up time.
  • Created and maintained internal shared frameworks and libraries.
  • Contributed to architectural discussions and proposed technical solutions, influencing long-term system design decisions.

SwiftAppiumSentryAlamofireFirebaseFastlane

iOS Developer @ Company 4

Porto Alegre, Brazil · Sep 2017 – Feb 2019

Delivered multiple iOS applications end-to-end, from concept to App Store release, used by thousands of users.

  • Contributed to product and technical decisions in a collaborative team environment.
  • Mentored new team members, provided feedback on code implementation.
  • Architected scalable, testable, and maintainable mobile solutions across banking, healthcare, and consumer applications.
  • Integrated solutions into high-security banking and healthcare applications, ensuring strict data compliance and seamless user experiences.

SwiftAlamofireiCarouselChartsGoogle Maps

iOS Developer @ Company 5

Porto Alegre, Brazil · Feb 2015 – Dec 2016

Worked in multiple projects using Swift and Objective-C. Developed for Apple TV, Apple Watch and also a number of apps that included the chance to experience different technologies such as Beacons, Apple Watch, Apple TV and much more.

SwiftObjective-CJSONRESTParse

Skills

Languages & UI

SwiftSwiftUIUIKitObjective-CiOS 17+

Architecture

MVVMMVCCoordinator PatternDependency InjectionModular Architecture

Networking & Data

REST APIsGraphQLApollo iOSFirebase

Observability & Quality

SentryNew RelicPostHogAnalyticsMonitoringCrash/Performance OptimizationXCTestUnit TestingUI Testing

Monetization

In-App Purchases

Tooling & Delivery

CI/CDFastlaneBitriseSwift Package Manager (SPM)CocoaPodsGitFlow

Ways of working

Developer ProductivityTechnical LeadershipAI-Assisted / Agentic Coding Workflows

Honors & awards

🏆 WWDC Student Scholarship Winner & Attendee @ Apple

San Francisco, USA · 2015 & 2020

Selected as a WWDC Scholarship recipient in both 2015 and 2020, recognizing technical creativity and innovation among a highly competitive global applicant pool.

→ Swift Student Challenge

Education

🎓 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Brazil · 2020

Bachelor in Computer Science

🎓 Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto

Porto, Portugal · 2018

Academic Mobility Program in Computer Science

Contact

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