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Development path

Junior

0-2 years

Current

Responsibility: Building UI screens from designs (UIKit/SwiftUI). Working with URLSession/Alamofire. Layout with Auto Layout. Writing unit tests. Fixing bugs.

Key skills:

OWASP & Application Security Need

Middle

2-5 years

Next

Responsibility: Designing module architecture (MVVM/TCA). Working with CoreData/SwiftData. Setting up push notifications. In-App Purchases. Code review.

Key skills:

OWASP & Application Security Need

Senior

5-8 years

Responsibility: Application architecture. Performance optimization (Instruments). Modularization (SPM). Offline-first design. Mentoring.

Key skills:

App Store Optimization (ASO) Need
ChatGPT / Claude Need
Clean Architecture Need
Code Review Need
Combine & Swift Concurrency Need
Core Data & SwiftData Need
Data Fetching Need
E2E Testing Need
Git Advanced Need
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI Need
GitHub Copilot Need
GraphQL Design Need
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC Need
Mobile CI/CD Need
Mobile Performance Need
Mobile Security Need
OWASP & Application Security Need
Performance Budgets Need
REST API Design Need
Swift & SwiftUI Need
UIKit & Auto Layout Need
Unit Testing Need
Algorithms & Complexity Need
Async Programming Need
API Documentation Need
Integration Testing Need
Code Quality & Refactoring Need
Multithreading Need
Mobile Testing Need
System Design Fundamentals Need
Design Patterns Need
Secure Coding Practices Need
OOP & SOLID Principles Need
WebSocket API Design Need
Data Structures Need
Memory Management Need

Lead / Staff

7-12 years

Responsibility: iOS platform: CI/CD, modularization, design system. SwiftUI vs UIKit strategy. Coordination with backend and QA. Release management.

Key skills:

App Store Optimization (ASO) Need
ChatGPT / Claude Need
Clean Architecture Need
Code Review Need
Combine & Swift Concurrency Need
Core Data & SwiftData Need
Data Fetching Need
E2E Testing Need
Git Advanced Need
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI Need
GitHub Copilot Need
GraphQL Design Need
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC Need
Mobile CI/CD Need
Mobile Performance Need
Mobile Security Need
Performance Budgets Need
REST API Design Need
Swift & SwiftUI Need
UIKit & Auto Layout Need
Unit Testing Need
Algorithms & Complexity Need
Async Programming Need
API Documentation Need
Integration Testing Need
Code Quality & Refactoring Need
Multithreading Need
Mobile Testing Need
System Design Fundamentals Need
Design Patterns Need
Secure Coding Practices Need
OOP & SOLID Principles Need
WebSocket API Design Need
Data Structures Need
Memory Management Need

Principal

10+ years

Responsibility: Company mobile strategy. Choosing native vs cross-platform. Architecture for scale. WWDC insights and adoption strategy.

Key skills:

App Store Optimization (ASO) Need
ChatGPT / Claude Need
Clean Architecture Need
Code Review Need
Combine & Swift Concurrency Need
Core Data & SwiftData Need
Data Fetching Need
E2E Testing Need
Git Advanced Need
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI Need
GitHub Copilot Need
GraphQL Design Need
JWT / OAuth2 / OIDC Need
Mobile CI/CD Need
Mobile Performance Need
Mobile Security Need
Performance Budgets Need
REST API Design Need
Swift & SwiftUI Need
UIKit & Auto Layout Need
Unit Testing Need
Algorithms & Complexity Need
Async Programming Need
API Documentation Need
Integration Testing Need
Code Quality & Refactoring Need
Multithreading Need
Mobile Testing Need
System Design Fundamentals Need
Design Patterns Need
Secure Coding Practices Need
OOP & SOLID Principles Need
WebSocket API Design Need
Data Structures Need
Memory Management Need

Gap analysis: skills to develop

To reach the next level you'll need to develop:

OWASP & Application Security

Applies OWASP Mobile Security recommendations for iOS development: reverse engineering protection, secure Keychain data storage, injection prevention. Conducts independent code security audits, checks for data leaks via IPC and clipboard. Implements certificate pinning and man-in-the-middle attack protection.

Career transitions

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