Antonio
Carella

Remote / Chicago, IL

• • Independent iOS Consultant leading development of greenfield applications, focusing on modern iOS architecture and best practices.
• • Architect and implement SwiftUI-first applications with robust testing strategies and scalable infrastructure.
• • Design and build custom frameworks for reusable components across projects.
• • Implement comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment workflows.
• • Make key technical decisions around state management, networking layers, and offline-first capabilities.

Leaf.VIP / Remote

• • Led mobile engineering team delivering features across iOS and backend systems while maintaining 99.5% crash-free user SLA.
• • Maintained > 4.8 rating on both iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
• • Architected and implemented full-stack solutions using Swift and Node.js.
• • Drove technical roadmap development and successfully translated business requirements into engineering deliverables.

Peloton Interactive / Remote

• • Led security infrastructure upgrade across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and tvOS, migrating 500K+ daily users with <1% forced logout and preserving a 95+ NPS.
• • Built and shipped social feed features using SwiftUI and UIKit that increased user engagement and retention.
• • Worked cross-functionally to define product roadmap and ensure secure, high-quality releases across platforms.

Neighborhoods.com & 55Places.com / Chicago, IL

• • First and only mobile developer for medium sized Real Estate listings startup. Built app from concept to launch using Swift, UIKit, and MVVM architecture.
• • Implemented full unit test coverage over view models with XCTest. Responsible for all architectural and implementation decision making.
• • Worked closely with design team to integrate Apple recommended design practices. Collaborated with Project Management and C-suite teams on feature roadmap.

IBM + Apple Partnership / Chicago, IL

• • Wrote Swift code for IBM + Apple iOS projects across iOS, tvOS and WatchOS.
• • Participated in story estimation and prioritization meetings. Collaborated with UI/UX designers on UI designs.
• • Researched and wrote best practices document on Unit testing for iOS. Helped implement common UI frameworks / design systems for client projects.

M. Shanken Communications / Remote

• • Maintained a suite of iOS and Android apps. Migrated major app from Objective-C and iOS 8.0 to Swift 2.0 and iOS 9.0.
• • Converted two large projects to use AutoLayout and other Apple recommended best practices.

WellPledge / Chicago, IL

• • Lead a team of two iOS developers. Responsible for building and maintaining health-tracking application in Objective-C and UIKit.
• • Implemented all features from ideation to release. Chose and implemented Github workflow. Designed and communicated all backend requirements to DB admin.

bloc.io / Remote

• • Mentored online boot camp students in iOS and Android curricula. Pair programmed with students and suggested curriculum improvements.

MIFOS Initiative / Remote

• • Full-time intern responsible for completing a project to help rural communities in developing economies gain access to solar energy.
• • Wrote Android App client and RESTfull API backend using Fragments, Intents, ListViews, ButterKnife and RetroFit.