Jalil Kennedy
New York,NY
Summary
Senior iOS Developer with 6 years developing iOS apps. Adept at rapidly onboarding junior staff, developing features with attention to detail and focus on unit testing and architecture designed to create easily extendable code with minimal bugs.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
IOS Engineer
WW (formerly Weight Watchers)
03.2020 - 01.2024
- Lead the development of the Nutrition scanner feature that uses iOS device camera to allow users to scan a Nutrition Facts label for seamless data entry within the iOS app using MVVM architecture, XCTest framework for Unit Testing and Github for source control and collaboration.
- Lead the development of the Ecommerce feature that allows users to purchase WW and affiliate products directly from the iOS app using MVVM architecture, XCTest framework for Unit Testing and Github for source control and collaboration.
- Integrated mobile payment functionality using Apple Pay for Ecommerce feature
- Assisted contractors to deliver features and bug fixes efficiently
- Created foundational components to the iOS codebase to increase development efficiency across the iOS team
- Founded code review meetings to detect weaknesses in contributed program content, minimizing bugs in the codebase.
- Instructed junior developers on use of Swift and SwiftUI programming language, creating collaborative learning environment to onboard personnel.
- Researched and selected APIs for integration into development projects.
iOS Engineer
Accenture
09.2017 - 03.2020
- Applied Agile software development methodology to streamline development efforts.
- Build and maintain iOS and Flutter apps for clients ranging from smart startups to global brands
- Researched and selected APIs for integration into development projects.
- Integrated Bluetooth functionality into iOS apps using Core Bluetooth
- Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
- Delivered high quality prototypes apart of a high velocity team to deliver high quality iOS apps from conception to users in a tight deadline
- Lead a team of junior developers to deliver an iOS app in a 5 week time span defining and enforcing technical direction, defined the scope of work for junior developers and assisted junior developers when necessary
iOS Apprentice
Intrepid
06.2017 - 09.2017
- As an iOS Apprentice at Intrepid Pursuits, I spent 3 months simultaneously learning how to build high quality iOS apps using industry standard architecture patterns and workflow including working in an Agile environment, participating in PR reviews and building features / fixing bugs for clients at Intrepid Pursuits
- After the 3 month apprenticeship, Intrepid was acquired by Accenture and offered me a full time position as an iOS developer, which I accepted
Education
GED -
Community College of Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaiOS Development -
Intrepid Pursuits
Cambridge, MA09.2017
Skills
- iOS development
- Git
- Continuous integration
- API integration
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- MVVM
- Reactive Programming: RxSwift, Combine
- Core iOS frameworks: CoreData, CoreFoundation, UIKit, AVFoundation
- Agile development
- Teamwork and collaboration
Timeline
IOS Engineer
WW (formerly Weight Watchers)
03.2020 - 01.2024
iOS Engineer
Accenture
09.2017 - 03.2020
iOS Apprentice
Intrepid
06.2017 - 09.2017
GED -
Community College of Philadelphia
iOS Development -
Intrepid Pursuits
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