Jakub Bakalarz
Cracow, PL
kubokik5@gmail.com
+48 530 800 941

iOS developer with over 3 years of professional experience creating native iOS applications, programming since 2017. Enjoys problem solving and collaborating with teammates on new topics and software issues. Looking for hybrid work in Cracow.

Experience


iOS Software Engineer
July 2024
 — 
December 2025
Moatable

Worked on TruckerPath, the most popular app for long-distance truck drivers in the US, used by almost 2 million users.

  • Implemented features, fixed bugs, and worked closely with Product and QA teams
  • Periodically managed app store releases
  • Conducted technical interviews for iOS developer positions
  • Implemented project CI using GitLab runner and a custom cloud instance, significantly speeding up development and testing processes
  • Worked on legacy systems, refactoring and introducing newer standards into the codebase, and increasing test coverage
  • Created user interfaces using UIKit and SwiftUI with MVC and MVVM
iOS Engineer Trainee
September 2023
 — 
March 2024
OLX Group

Part of the core inventory management team at OLX, the biggest marketplace site in Central Europe, used by 29 million users.

  • Developed user interfaces in UIKit and SwiftUI using mostly the MVVM design pattern
  • Implemented efficient data fetching using modern concurrency and GraphQL queries
  • Collaborated with engineers, managers, and designers using Scrum methodology
iOS Developer
July 2021
 — 
January 2023
Spinney Mobile Development

Implemented and maintained a complex health tech iOS application for health specialists and clients.

  • Utilized Auto Layout and the MVVM design pattern to programmatically create views
  • Performed data persistence through the CoreData framework
  • Played an active role in organizing teamwork and fostering effective collaboration

Projects


Education


Jagiellonian University
January 2021
 — 
January 2026
Bachelor's in Applied Computer Science
  • Foundations of advanced higher math
  • Networking
  • Programming in various languages
  • Databases
  • Software engineering
The August Witkowski 5th Highschool
January 2017
 — 
January 2020
undefined in Math-Algorithmic Class
  • Algorithms and data structures course run by theoretical computer science professors, focused on problem solving in C++

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Volunteer


Volunteer
April 2024
 — 
April 2024
19th SFI IT Academic Festival

Provided logistic help during the 19th SFI IT Festival, the biggest student IT festival in Poland.

    Languages


    Polish:
    Native speaker
    English:
    Intermediate

    Skills


    iOS Development:
    Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift async/await, Swift modern concurrency, Concurrent Programming, CoreData, MVVM, MVC, Design Patterns, Alamofire, GraphQL, REST APIs, Push Notifications, XCTest
    Other Programming Languages:
    C++, Python, Java
    Tools:
    Xcode, Git, GitLab/GitHub, Jira, PivotalTracker, Miro, Figma

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