Vedran Burojevic

Lead iOS Engineer & Mobile Architect
Zagreb, Croatia
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linkedin.com/in/vburojevic
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vburojevic.dev
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vedran@caffeinatedcode.co
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+38591 626 5588
Lead iOS Engineer and architect with 15+ years delivering 20+ award-winning apps for Reddit, Volvo, and global clients. Owns Swift/SwiftUI architecture and product delivery; led five-person teams and products reaching 5M+ downloads at a 4.5 rating.
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Leadership Experience

Caffeinated Code

CEO / Lead iOS Engineer
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Aug 2018 - Current

• Own iOS architecture and end-to-end delivery for Fortune 500 companies and product-led startups, translating business goals into scalable production systems.

• Lead technical discovery, architecture decisions, delivery planning, and risk management across Product, Design, Backend, firmware, and engineering stakeholders; set standards for modularity, API integration, testing, performance, code review, and release quality.

• Delivered 20+ award-winning apps reaching 5M+ downloads and a 4.5 average App Store rating, with clients reporting rating improvements after major releases.

• Named Freelancer.com iOS Developer of the Year with 100% customer satisfaction; contributed to German Design Award and Red Dot Award products while consistently delivering on time and under budget.

Infinum

iOS Team Lead
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

• Led planning, technical direction, architecture, and hands-on delivery for a five-person iOS team across client products including Eneco and Formula E.

• Partnered with Product, Design, Backend, and client stakeholders to define feasible plans, estimates, priorities, engineering standards, and predictable releases.

• Achieved 100% staff retention through mentoring and technical guidance; represented the team in client presentations that helped demonstrate capability and win new business.

Infinum

Senior iOS Developer
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Feb 2014 - Sep 2017

• Architected and delivered mobile products using test-driven development, owning system design, implementation, backend integration, testing strategy, and release quality.

• Built an award-winning mobile-banking solution from the ground up, including cardless ATM access and digital account opening, enabling lower operating costs, expanded digital sales, and stronger acquisition and retention.

• Presented iOS architecture and implementation practices to audiences of up to 100 as a keynote speaker.

Education

Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia

Bachelor of Science
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2012 - 2015

Specialized in Programming and Algorithms.

Leadership & Technical Capabilities

  • iOS Architecture
  • Technical Strategy
  • System Design
  • Swift, SwiftUI & UIKit
  • TCA, MVVM & Modularization
  • Offline-First Systems & GRDB
  • CI/CD, Tuist & Xcode
  • TDD & Unit Testing
  • Performance & Refactoring
  • Technical Debt
  • Release Planning
  • Mentoring & Engineering Standards

Selected Leadership Projects

Otto

Lead iOS Engineer
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Mar 2025 - Current

• Own iOS architecture for an AI family platform across modular SwiftUI, offline GRDB, Electric sync, API integrations, design systems, and a rebuilt Tuist/Xcode CI pipeline with deterministic builds and parallel tests.

WOM (via Toptal)

Lead iOS Developer

• Owned iOS delivery from product concept through App Store launch, translating requirements into maintainable Swift architecture while protecting scope, schedule, and quality.

Alexander

Lead iOS Developer

• Diagnosed systemic platform issues and led a full SwiftUI and TCA rewrite, defining the migration and target architecture to improve performance, scalability, maintainability, and UX.

Complete Technical Leadership Portfolio

Executive Profile, Case Studies & Project Archive

View the full executive profile, architecture decisions, four case studies, measurable outcomes, and complete 20+ application archive.

Reddit (via Toptal)

Senior iOS Developer

• Delivered Reddit video features and reliability fixes across iOS, Android, and Backend teams; helped plan core rewrites and expanded unit tests to reduce regression risk.

Bunch.io

Lead iOS Developer

• Led an AI leadership-coach rewrite while the existing product remained live, defining delivery plans, release sequencing, and estimates for a safe transition.

Volvo Car Protection (via CodeControl)

Lead iOS Developer

• Led Volvo's in-app insurance experience, translating multiple complex coverage products into direct mobile purchase flows.

mHPB (via Infinum)

Lead iOS Developer

• Led secure mobile-banking architecture across digital account opening, in-app video, Touch ID, and SSL pinning, expanding digital services and reducing onboarding friction.