Full-time Role
Autio
Senior iOS Engineer, now Advisor — SwiftUI/UIKit feature development, CarPlay, MapKit, and Netflix partnership for a top-ranked GPS audio app.
Timeline August 2023 - Present (Advisor since 2024)
Tech Stack Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, CarPlay, MapKit, NextJS, PHP/Laravel
Brief Overview
Autio is a top-ranked location-based audio storytelling app (4.8 stars) that plays curated stories as you drive past points of interest. Joined as Senior iOS Engineer; transitioned to Advisor in 2024.
Challenge & Scope
Mixed SwiftUI/UIKit codebase needing modernization, CarPlay and MapKit maintenance, and building new feature modules under Clean Architecture. Also contributed to the company’s partnership strategy through technical implementation.
My Role & Process
- Implemented features across the mixed SwiftUI/UIKit codebase
- Maintained CarPlay and MapKit integrations for the GPS audio experience
- Architected new SwiftUI feature modules under Clean Architecture; refactored UIKit screens to SwiftUI
- Built SwiftUI overlays for Netflix partnership content, contributing to the company’s partnership strategy
- Improved map content rendering performance
- Collaborated with Product and Marketing on analytics
- Also contributed frontend features (NextJS) and backend work (PHP/Laravel)
- Transitioned to Advisor role in 2024
Outcome
Helped maintain a 4.8-star app rating while modernizing the codebase and enabling key business partnerships.