Ameya Vichare

Lead IOS Developer

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India9 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a team of ten iOS engineers.
Improved crash-free sessions to 99.98%.
Reduced app launch time by 18%.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C iOS Development expert with strong leadership and performance optimization skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ios DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipPerformance MetricsMobile Architecture

Other Skills

People ManagementApp ProfilingContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)SwiftProject ManagementInterpersonal SkillsJiraGitSwiftUIArchitectural DesignHiring & OnboardingCross-functional CollaborationAgile MethodologiesModel-view-viewmodel (MVVM)Software Development

About

With 9+ years in mobile engineering and 2+ years in leadership roles, I specialise in building and scaling high-quality iOS mobile app experiences at scale. Currently leading ten iOS engineers at BookMyShow, delivering mobile app experiences for 5M+ monthly active users. I specialise in people management, app performance optimisation, CI/CD, and architecture, while driving roadmap execution through strong cross-functional collaboration. 🔧 Key outcomes: – Improved crash-free sessions from ~99% to ~99.98%, matching the industry benchmarks – Reduced app launch time by 18%, enhancing the users first impression UX – Cut iOS app download size by 40%, thereby improving install conversion – Led initiatives to lower scroll hitch rate, boosting scroll smoothness across devices – Managed CI/CD pipelines to reduce release cycle time along with a Slack workflow integration to streamline the release cycle process. I lead with empathy, architectural clarity, and a product mindset—coaching engineers, managing stakeholder expectations, and making data-led technical decisions.

Experience

Bookmyshow

2 roles

iOS Technical Lead

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Leading ten iOS engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance mobile app experience for 5M+ monthly active users.
Designed & implemented dynamic server-driven UI and actions across the Payments & Offers module, enabling faster feature rollout and adoption.
Improved the app crash-free rate from ~99% to 99.98%, aligning with the industry standards.
Reduced cold and warm app launch time by 18% through build-time and obfuscation strategy optimisations.
Optimised app bundle size by 40%, reducing install friction and app bloat.
Drove quarterly KRAs, facilitated 1:1s, provided performance feedback, and supported career growth.
Led initiatives to reduce scroll hitch rate by optimising cell rendering and leveraging Instruments for frame drops.
Managed CI/CD pipelines to reduce release cycle time and ensure seamless deployments.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams for timely and quality delivery of core business features.

People ManagementTechnical LeadershipiOS Development

Software Development Engineer - II (iOS)

May 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Contributed to major feature rollouts including Payment failure handling, UPI Intent integration, Apple TV login, and Location Revamp.
Ensured timely, high-quality delivery across the Payments, Offers, and Apple TV tribes.
Built an in-house logging tool to debug API calls and analytics events, reducing QA and developer debugging effort.
Developed server-driven actions in the Payments module, enabling faster rollout of new payment methods without app updates.
Worked on the Stream app (for Apple TV) and implemented a robust dependency management across the app.
Actively contributed to code reviews and tackled tech debt, supporting long-term platform health.

Mobile ArchitectureSwiftiOS Development

Letspartii app

iOS Developer

Sep 2018 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Built and maintained multiple iOS apps across the event and e-commerce domains.
Developed end-to-end UI implementations, adhering to pixel-perfect designs.
Worked on complete RESTful architecture and integrated features like Universal Links, Push Notifications, and In-App Purchases.
Leveraged MVVM with Combine for reactive programming and improved my understanding of the same.
Explored Augmented Reality and Machine Learning using Apple’s Vision framework to implement object detection.
Explored and improved my understanding of Firebase Crashlytics, Alamofire, Git, iOS Networking & CocoaPods.

SwiftProject ManagementiOS Development

Self employed

iOS Freelancer

May 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Delivered end-to-end iOS solutions across domains including HR tech, movie ticketing, and wedding planning
Implemented offline data storage and sync using Realm for an HR app used by business employees
Managed multiple clients, gaining early experience in stakeholder communication and expectation management

SwiftProject ManagementiOS Development