Brandon Maul's Skills

If you need a native iOS application built, I'm confident can learn the skills required to produce it.

In order of proficiency

Xcode and Instruments for development/profiling. LLDB for debugging.
SwiftUI for modern, cross-platform UI development, UIKit for traditional iOS/iPadOS apps, and AppKit for macOS apps.
Combine for reactive programming and implementing observation patterns to handle data streams and asynchronous events.
AVKit and AVFoundation for integrating audio and video functionalities into applications.
ARKit, RealityKit, and Reality Composer for creating immersive augmented reality experiences.
Core Data, CloudKit, and SwiftData for data persistence.
Swift Charts for integrating data visualization and timelines.
MapKit and Core Location for geographical utilities.
Core Bluetooth and Core WLAN for wireless configuration and connectivity.
Keychain Services for secure data storage and handling sensitive user information.
Swift Package Manager (SPM) for managing and integrating libraries and dependencies, as well as building standalone executables.
DocC for creating comprehensive documentation.
XCTest for both Unit and UI testing.

HTTP, gRPC, Websockets, and GraphQL for API development and integration.
SSO, OAuth, SAML, and OpenID Connect for secure authentication and authorization processes.
Very familiar with building and consuming OpenAPI specifications.
Marshalling data using Swift's Codable or Google's Protocol Buffers. And XML/JSON of course.

Very experienced with Vapor and passionate about server-side Swift development.
Swift OpenAPI generator for quickly building server/client HTTP interfaces.
CocoaPods for stuff that doesn't quite used SPM yet.
RxSwift for reactive programming in Swift applications.
The Composable Architecture (TCA) for Swift applications with a focus on state management and composition.
Alamofire for HTTP networking in Swift.

Agile & SAFe Project Management methodologies for efficient and adaptive project lifecycle management.
Advanced proficiency with Git Version Control for source code management.
Experienced in using JIRA & Azure DevOps for project tracking and management.
Knowledgeable in setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines with various frameworks to automate testing and deployment processes.
Skilled in integration testing to ensure systems work together as expected.

Conducting thorough code reviews to ensure high-quality code standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Mentoring junior developers, providing guidance and support to facilitate their growth and integration into the team.
Architecting app features and making strategic decisions on software design to balance innovation, functionality, and performance.
Facilitating team meetings and sprint planning sessions to ensure clear communication, goal alignment, and efficient project management.
Negotiating with stakeholders to define project scopes and deliverables, ensuring expectations are managed and met with precision.
Driving the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to keep the team ahead of the curve and competitive in the software development landscape.

Understanding of containerization tools and orchestration with Kubernetes.
Proficient in Docker & Podman for creating and managing containerized applications.
Experience with relational, document, and vector databases for diverse data storage needs.

Mastery of MVC, MVVM, TCA, and VIPER for structured app development.
I've implemented enterprise solutions using monolithic, microservice, and serverless based architectures.
Experienced in building out actor, singleton, observer, factory, delegate, and coordinator patterns for various programming needs.

Azure and AWS are the two platforms I have enterprise experience with. I'm much more familiar with Azure's selection of services, having used it to help build an entire IoT platform for a billion-dollar company.
I have basic knowledge of GCP, and have used Firebase for some of my personal projects.

TestFlight for internal and external app testing.
Public and unlisted app distribution on the App Store, and App Store Optimization.
In-House and MDM app distribution for enterprise applications.

Architecting & systems design for scalable and maintainable software architecture.
Scripting with Bash and AppleScript for automation and task simplification.
Using UI/UX design & wireframing tools to create intuitive and engaging user experiences.