ivakalandadze

Contributed to a global, multi-market mobile product serving diverse regional requirements. Led a team of 4 engineers through a market-specific app redesign. Mentored junior developers. Completely re-architected the navigation system, significantly improving performance and stability. Implemented feature-flag–driven releases for safer, incremental rollouts. Enhanced Webview-based components and extended them with custom native features. Improved authentication flows, resulting in a smoother and more intuitive user experience.

Led the redesign and performance optimization of a large-scale loyalty mobile app. Managed a team of 5 developers across 4 parallel projects, overseeing delivery, support, and maintenance. Mentored junior and mid-level engineers; conducted technical interviews and hiring evaluations. Owned version control strategy, CI/CD, app publishing, and release management. Worked directly with stakeholders on scope, priorities, and deadline-driven business negotiations. Designed scalable, long-term mobile architecture for complex product requirements. Delivered high-end features including analytics, in-app messaging, secure authentication, payments, global error handling, animations, and sophisticated UI/UX experiences.

Started as a Junior, evolved to Senior Engineer. Implemented massive bug fixes on ongoing fintech application. Optimized large data handling. Implemented offline app usage. Delivered app with nearly impossible tight deadlines. Mentored junior and mid-level engineers; conducted technical interviews and hiring evaluations. Delivered high-end features including analytics, in-app messaging, secure authentication, payments, global error handling, animations, and sophisticated UI/UX experiences.

Acted as a bridge between business and engineering, translating product requirements into clear technical solutions. Led cross-functional collaboration with designers, engineers, and stakeholders to drive on-time delivery. Owned roadmap planning, prioritization, and scope management under tight deadlines. Made data-driven decisions using analytics, user feedback, and market insights to improve product outcomes.