VENKATARAO SANDHI — Lead IOS Developer
Principal Engineer(Mobile) with 11+ years of experience designing, developing, and scaling high-performance, user-centric mobile applications across iPhone, iPad, and watchOS platforms. Currently working at DAZN, contributing to building and evolving large-scale, consumer-facing streaming applications used by millions of users worldwide. I specialize in modern iOS development, leveraging Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C, and have deep expertise across the entire app development lifecycle — from requirements analysis and system design to development, testing, optimization, and App Store deployment. I’m passionate about writing clean, maintainable code, applying best practices, and driving technical excellence within teams. As a Principal Engineer, I focus not only on hands-on development but also on architecture, performance, scalability, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration, ensuring high-quality delivery aligned with business goals. Core Expertise * Languages & Frameworks: Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, Core Data, SwiftData, Core Animation, AVFoundation, MapKit, Core Bluetooth, Core Graphics, AppKit, Firebase, MQTT, React Native, JavaScript, TypeScript * Apple Ecosystem & Services: Siri Custom & System Intents, APNs, DeviceCheck, Sign in with Apple, Keychain * Architectures & Patterns: MVC, MVVM, Protocol-Oriented Programming, Delegation, Singleton, Notification * Networking & APIs: RESTful APIs, JSON, WebSockets, GraphQL, Alamofire * Performance & Optimization: ARC, multithreading, async programming, Instruments profiling, memory optimization * Testing & Quality: XCTest, XCUITest, unit & UI testing, CI/CD pipelines, A/B testing, SwiftLint * Data & Storage: Core Data, SwiftData, SQLite, JSON * Version Control & Collaboration: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SVN, CICD * App Store & Compliance: App Store submission, review process, Apple HIG, policy compliance I also have strong experience creating technical documentation including SRS, HLD, and LLD, integrating third-party SDKs (social logins, analytics, crash reporting), and delivering projects on time with high quality.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a mobile application development expert with a focus on B2C streaming services.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 9 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Ios Development
- Architecture
Career Highlights
- Over 11 years of mobile app development experience.
- Expert in modern iOS development and architecture.
- Strong focus on performance optimization and mentoring.
Work Experience
DAZN India
Principal Engineer (5 mos)
Entain India
Software Engineer lll (1 yr 1 mo)
System Analyst (2 yrs)
Senior Software Engineer (2 yrs 10 mos)
M3BI - A Zensar Company
Senior Software Engineer (7 mos)
ViolaMoney
Senior IOS Developer (1 yr 5 mos)
OneControl by ATG Informatics India PVT LTD
Software Engineer (10 mos)
Senior Associate (6 mos)
Associate (6 mos)
Education
at Andhra University College of Engineering