Hi, I'm Alireza Toghiani

Senior iOS Engineer

Building and shipping production iOS apps — from multi-million-user platforms to solo, end-to-end products — with 6+ years across Swift, SwiftUI, and modern concurrency

About Me

Senior iOS Engineer with 6+ years building and shipping production apps — from multi-million-user platforms to complete products delivered solo, end to end.

Expert in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, and modern concurrency, with a track record of architecting MVVM/Coordinator codebases, custom networking layers, and real-time and payment integrations — leading iOS teams and taking apps from architecture through App Store release.

Academic foundation in security principles and cryptographic systems from master's studies.

Vancouver, BC, Canada
M.Sc. Information Systems Security, Concordia University
Senior iOS Engineer

Education

Master of Information Systems Security

Concordia University

Sep 2022 - Apr 2025

Montreal, QC, Canada

  • Field of study: Computer Science — focus on security principles and cryptographic systems

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

Amirkabir University of Technology — Tehran Polytechnic

Sep 2017 - Feb 2022

Tehran, Iran

Experience

Senior iOS Engineer

Everyday Health Group

Jun 2024 - Present

Montreal, QC, Canada (Remote)

  • Led end-to-end development of a personalized checklist feature that analyzes task-completion patterns and pregnancy phase to surface contextual suggestions, with background processing and cross-functional delivery on schedule
  • Expanded global reach by launching the Community tab for international locales, driving a 5% increase in daily active users from outside the US
  • Resolved high-impact iOS bugs, boosting crash-free sessions by 0.2% and elevating user satisfaction across a multi-million user base
  • Extended a custom HTML rendering pipeline, improving how article content is parsed and rendered into native UIKit components

Senior iOS Engineer · Contract

VIN.Meet

Oct 2023 - Dec 2025

Dubai, UAE (Remote)

  • Solo-built and shipped a social sports-networking app to the App Store, owning architecture through release across 14 modules and 55+ screens
  • Set SwiftUI, MVVM, and async/await as the new standard in a hybrid UIKit/RxSwift codebase with a 7-coordinator navigation architecture
  • Engineered a custom Alamofire networking layer with token injection and automatic session refresh on expiry
  • Integrated real-time Socket.IO chat, Stripe and Apple Pay payments, HealthKit, and Firebase/AppsFlyer analytics and deep linking

Senior iOS Engineer · Contract

Savoir-faire Linux

Oct 2022 - Nov 2023

Montreal, QC, Canada (Hybrid)

  • Built a comprehensive unit testing suite ensuring thorough coverage of critical app functionality, reducing manual testing time by 20%
  • Systematically refactored legacy Objective-C modules to Swift, preserving existing functionality while improving code maintainability
  • Debugged and resolved performance bottlenecks using Instruments, fixing memory leaks and optimizing app responsiveness across system layers

Senior iOS Engineer · Freelance

Mesh AI

Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

Remote

  • Improved Firebase crash-free rates by 20% within 90 days through thorough debugging and code optimization for enhanced app stability
  • Developed new features to streamline user navigation and improve app functionality

iOS Team Leader

EBCOM (همراه کسب و کارهای هوشمند)

Apr 2020 - Jul 2022

Tehran, Iran

  • Improved KPI conversion rate by more than 1.7% on average for 8 million iOS users through Firebase-driven in-app experimentation
  • Made team development 20% faster by implementing a custom-built network system using RxSwift and Alamofire for REST-API requests
  • Reduced deployment times by 20 minutes by setting up an automated release pipeline with Fastlane and Match for CI/CD
  • Led and instructed a team of three iOS developers to execute and troubleshoot company goals
  • Designed a custom delegation protocol to improve view-to-view communication within the app

Junior iOS Engineer · Freelance

Boonoob

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

Remote

  • Developed a chatroom using MessageKit to let users communicate after matching, increasing retention by 15%
  • Created an onboarding process with smooth animations to gain user attention and improve retention rates
  • Built in-app tutorials that facilitated user learning and improved overall customer experience

Junior iOS Engineer · Internship

Carpino

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

Tehran, Iran

  • Contributed to the Carpino Passenger App, the third online taxi platform in Iran
  • Designed clean UI with smooth animations to support a wider range of devices and users
  • Consolidated similar View Controllers into a shared base class, making development 10% faster for the team

Computer Network Technician

ICAN Engineering Group

Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

Tehran, Iran

  • Handled network configuration and computer networking for client infrastructure projects

Featured Projects

ARScanner

AR 3D modeling application leveraging ARKit to create immersive augmented reality experiences.

ARKit Swift 3D Modeling

DailyDiet

Nutrition planning iOS app helping users track their diet and achieve their health goals.

Swift HealthKit UI/UX

TEDxTehran iOS App

Open-source iOS application for TEDxTehran, providing access to talks and event information.

Swift Open Source Community

Skills & Technologies

Languages & Frameworks

Swift SwiftUI UIKit RxSwift Combine

Tools & Platforms

Xcode Git REST APIs Firebase TestFlight

Design & Architecture

MVVM Clean Architecture UI/UX Responsive Design

Languages

English (Professional) Persian (Native) French (Basic)

Recognition

Achievements & Honors

Silver Medal

Mobile Application Development
WorldSkills Asia 2021

Clean Solution Nomination

WorldSkills Asia 2021

Community Involvement

Vice President & Lead of App Development

AtHackCTF - Concordia Cyber Security Hackathon

Lead of Marketing

AtHackCTF - Concordia Cyber Security Hackathon

iOS Instructor

CS50x Iran

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, collaborations, or just chatting about iOS development. Feel free to reach out!

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