Rahul Kharwar

Innovative Senior iOS / Mobile Developer with nearly 10 years of experience architecting, developing, and deploying high-performance enterprise applications using Swift, Objective-C, and Flutter. Proven track record in scaling secure FinTech remittance platforms, mobile banking systems, and high-traffic consumer applications. Expert in native iOS architecture (MVVM/MVC), app performance optimization, payload cryptography, and App Store Connect management.

Adept at cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, resilient software solutions that drive user retention and business growth.

Senior iOS Developer - Distinct Infotech Solutions - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

(2023-01)

• Spearheaded native iOS application enhancements and architecture maintenance for premium multi-country banking and remittance suites, scaling core financial services using Swift and MVVM.
• Managed dual-stream deployment pipelines on App Store Connect, aligning native iOS updates and cross-platform Flutter module parity for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).
• Collaborated with international financial stakeholders to enforce high-level security features and end-to-end payload cryptography, decreasing payment processing discrepancies by 15%.
• Optimized push notification frameworks and heavy background networking threads, reducing overall native iOS module crash rates across the exchange product suite.

Senior iOS Developer - Harbour and Hills - Financial Software Products - Kanpur, India

(2021-10 - 2022-12)

• Architected and delivered scalable mobile banking and international remittance applications, improving overall application load time by 25%.
• Implemented advanced cryptography and secure payload mechanisms for financial transactions, reducing core failure rates during high-traffic remittance windows.
• Utilized XCTest and XCUITest to automate UI and unit testing protocols, increasing code coverage to 85% and saving 20+ hours per release cycle.

Senior iOS Developer - Birchford - Financial Software Products - Mumbai, India

(2020-12 - 2021-09)

• Developed high-traffic FinTech applications across Middle Eastern markets, focusing on secure peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and real-time exchange rates.
• Migrated legacy Objective-C codebases into standard modular Swift, reducing general application crash rates by 30%.
• Optimized remote push notification delivery payloads and deep-linking mechanisms, enhancing daily active user (DAU) engagement by 18%.

iOS Developer - Appdroid Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Noida, India

(2016-07 - 2020-11)

• Developed and maintained a diverse portfolio of consumer, utility, and hybrid Flutter applications, increasing aggregate app ratings to 4.5+ stars.
• Collaborated with UI/UX designers to implement fluid custom UI transitions using Core Animation, reducing interface frame drops significantly.
• Managed end-to-end deployment pipelines on App Store Connect, reducing release delays by streamlining certificate management and provisioning profiles.

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications - GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management (2016-05)

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications - Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya (2014-05)