Christian Ray Leovido

Senior Mobile Engineer β€’ iOS & React Native Expert

πŸ“ Madrid, Spain β€’ 🌍 Open to Remote (EU)

About Me

Self-taught iOS engineer with 9+ years building production apps at scale. Led development for airline loyalty apps serving 3M+ users (British Airways, Aer Lingus, Vueling). Expert in Swift, SwiftUI, React Native, and building systems that scale.

My journey started unconventionally: I taught myself iOS development in 2016 without ever owning an iPhone or Mac. Two years later, I co-founded AccentPOS and won the 2018 European Innovation Award. That system is still running in production 9 years later.

I thrive in distributed, async-first environments where I can multiply team impact through mentorship and process improvement. I've reduced build times by 80%, cut release cycles by 75%, and maintained 99.5% crash-free sessions at scaleβ€”all while achieving zero team attrition.

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3M+
Users Served
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9+
Projects Shipped
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80%
Build Time ↓
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75%
Release Cycle ↓
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99.5%
Crash-Free
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0%
Team Attrition

What Makes Me Different

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Self-Taught Success

Zero to European Award in 2 years

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Scale + Quality

3M users, 99.5% crash-free maintained

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Cross-Platform Expert

iOS (9 yrs) + RN (3 yrs) + Native Bridges

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Process Improvement

80% faster builds, 75% faster releases

πŸ† Awards & Recognition

πŸ† $10,500 in Hackathon Prizes

Moxito: Devfolio ($2.5K) + Airstack Retro Grant ($8K)

2024

πŸ… 2018 European Innovation Award

Restaurant Technology β€’ London Excel Centre β€’ AccentPOS

2018

⭐ 5/5 Mentoring Rating

155+ sessions β€’ $100/hour β€’ Codementor Top 10%

2020-2025

πŸ’Ό Projects Portfolio

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Moxito

iOS Health & Rewards App

Solo Developer & Designer (with @harios) β€’ Sep 2024 - Sep 2025

100+ TestFlight Users

Farcaster rewards tracking app with privacy-first architecture. Won 2 hackathons on Devfolio with viral iOS widgets that users checked more than Instagram.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ† Won $10,500 in prizes (Devfolio $2.5K + Airstack Retro Grant $8K)
β†’πŸ“± Reached 100 TestFlight users in 3 months
β†’πŸ‘₯ Built 1,100+ organic followers on Farcaster
β†’πŸŽ¨ Viral iOS widgets - users loved glancing at home screen
β†’πŸ’ͺ Integrated HealthKit for fitness rewards (steps, running, etc.)
β†’πŸ… 2nd place Moxiethon + Finalist in Moxie Retro Grant

Screenshots:

Moxito screenshot 1
Moxito screenshot 2
Moxito screenshot 3
Moxito screenshot 4

Tech Stack:

SwiftUIMVVMHealthKitActor ConcurrencyAWS LambdaTypeScriptWidgets
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Avios (aka British Airways Executive Club

Airline Loyalty App - 3M+ Users

Senior Mobile Engineer (Solo iOS across 4 teams) β€’ Nov 2021 - Mar 2025

1M+ Active Users

Led iOS and React Native development for British Airways loyalty app serving 1M+ members. Maintained 99.5% crash-free sessions while scaling.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ“± Led UIKit β†’ SwiftUI β†’ React Native migration (100% features)
β†’βš‘ Reduced build times 80% (40min β†’ 8min)
β†’πŸš€ Cut release cycles from 8 weeks to 2 weeks
β†’βœ… Maintained 99.5% crash-free sessions at scale
β†’πŸ’³ Integrated Mastercard payments (3DS2/PSD2 twice: Swift + RN)
β†’πŸ”— Built Native Modules for Apple Wallet from scratch
β†’πŸ“Š Shipped 90+ releases (3-4 per month)
β†’πŸ€ Zero team attrition during tenure

Screenshots:

Avios (aka British Airways Executive Club screenshot 1
Avios (aka British Airways Executive Club screenshot 2
Avios (aka British Airways Executive Club screenshot 3

Tech Stack:

SwiftSwiftUIUIKitReact NativeTypeScriptNative ModulesFastlaneGitHub ActionsTCACombine
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Aer Lingus Club

Airline Loyalty App - 500K+ Users

Senior Mobile Engineer β€’ Nov 2021 - Mar 2025

500K+ Active Users

Part of Avios group. Led React Native development for Aer Lingus loyalty app with same tech stack and quality standards as British Airways.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ“± Full React Native app (migrated from iOS)
β†’πŸ”— Built Google Wallet integration (Kotlin/Android)
β†’πŸ’³ Payment integrations (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
β†’βœ… Same 99.5% crash-free standard
β†’πŸ“¦ Feature parity across iOS and Android

Screenshots:

Aer Lingus Club screenshot 1
Aer Lingus Club screenshot 2
Aer Lingus Club screenshot 3
Aer Lingus Club screenshot 4

Tech Stack:

React NativeTypeScriptKotlinSwiftNative ModulesRedux Toolkit
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Vueling Club

Airline Loyalty App - 500K+ Users

Senior Mobile Engineer β€’ Nov 2021 - Mar 2025

500K+ Active Users

Third app in Avios group. React Native application with shared architecture and components across all three airline apps.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ“± React Native with shared component library
β†’πŸ”„ Established trunk-based development across all teams
β†’πŸŽ― Feature flags (DevCycle) for safe continuous deployment
β†’πŸ“š Created release runbooks adopted company-wide
β†’βœ… Same quality standards: 99.5% crash-free

Screenshots:

Vueling Club screenshot 1
Vueling Club screenshot 2
Vueling Club screenshot 3
Vueling Club screenshot 4

Tech Stack:

React NativeTypeScriptDevCycleFastlaneGitHub Actions
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AccentPOS

Full-Stack POS System - European Award Winner

Co-Founder & Lead Developer β€’ May 2016 - Nov 2021

10+ Enterprise Clients

Co-founded restaurant tech startup. Built full-stack cloud POS system from scratch as self-taught developer. Won 2018 European Innovation Award. Still running 9 years later.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ… Won 2018 European Innovation Award (London Excel Centre)
β†’πŸš€ Self-taught iOS from zero (no Mac, no iPhone initially)
β†’πŸ’ Served enterprise clients including BMW dealership
→⏱️ Still running in production 9 years later
β†’πŸ“± Built iOS app + Node.js backend + real-time sync
β†’πŸ’³ Integrated Star Micronics printers, payment providers, Xero
β†’βœ… Established TDD/Agile, achieved ~60% code coverage
β†’πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Solo mobile developer for 5 years

Tech Stack:

SwiftUIKitSwiftUINode.jsMongoDBReal-time SyncPayment SDKsFastlane
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Planet Viewer

Portfolio Project - Got Me Hired at Luzia

Solo Developer β€’ 1 week (Take-home exercise)

Portfolio Project

Star Wars planet browser built as take-home exercise. Clean MVVM architecture with SwiftUI demonstrating modern iOS patterns. This project landed me the Luzia job.

Key Impact:

β†’βœ… Got me hired at Luzia
β†’πŸŽ¨ Clean MVVM + SwiftUI architecture
β†’πŸ”„ Protocol-oriented design for testability
β†’βš‘ async/await for networking
β†’πŸ“¦ Swift Package Manager for modular design
β†’πŸ§ͺ Comprehensive unit tests

Screenshots:

Planet Viewer screenshot 1
Planet Viewer screenshot 2
Planet Viewer screenshot 3

Tech Stack:

SwiftUIMVVMCombineasync/awaitSPMProtocol-Oriented
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TCA Finance App

Portfolio Project - Got Me an Offer

Solo Developer β€’ 1 week (Take-home exercise)

Portfolio Project

Finance demo app showcasing The Composable Architecture. Built for Much Better take-home exercise. Clean modularization with SPM, full test coverage.

Key Impact:

β†’βœ… Got me an offer from Much Better
β†’πŸŽ― Showcased TCA mastery
β†’πŸ“¦ Modularized features with SPM
β†’πŸ§ͺ Unit & UI tests included
β†’πŸ”„ Clean separation: State, Actions, Reducers, Environment
β†’βš‘ Mock vs Live environments for testing

Screenshots:

TCA Finance App screenshot 1
TCA Finance App screenshot 2

Tech Stack:

TCASwiftUISPMXCTestXCUITestDependency Injection
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Rumourcast

Anonymous Farcaster Client - Zero-Knowledge Proofs

Solo Developer β€’ Q4 2024

Sunset

Farcaster client allowing anonymous casting using Zero-Knowledge proofs (Noir). Forked from Anoncast, added custom features. Project has been sunset.

Key Impact:

β†’πŸ” Zero-Knowledge proof implementation (Noir)
β†’πŸŽ­ Anonymous casting on Farcaster
β†’πŸŒ Previously live at rumourcast.fun
β†’πŸ“’ Active Warpcast channel: /rumours
β†’πŸš€ Forked, extended, and deployed independently

Screenshots:

Rumourcast screenshot 1

Tech Stack:

Next.jsTypeScriptNoir (ZK)Farcaster ProtocolVercel

Let's Build Something Great Together

Currently exploring Senior Mobile Engineer opportunities in Madrid or remote (EU timezone) where I can build products that scale, mentor teams, and drive technical excellence.