Vadim Smal is an experienced iOS software engineer with 11 years building mobile development infrastructure and shipping production apps at companies like Spotify and Skyscanner. He specializes in optimizing build times, CI/CD, release management and mobile app architecture, often focusing on developer experience and reproducible development environments. Vadim has a track record of improving code reliability and lifecycle behavior—evident in open-source contributions to the Typhoon dependency-injection project where he fixed outlet transfer and constraint issues for UIKit components. With a master’s in Computer and Information Systems Security, he brings a security-minded approach to infrastructure and release processes. Based in England, he combines hands-on debugging and architecture work with mentorship from senior roles and team lead experience.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Samara State Aerospace University
Powerful dependency injection for Objective-C ✨✨ (https://PILGRIM.PH is the pure Swift successor to Typhoon!!)✨✨
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
Contributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Vadim focused on resolving issues related to transferring outlets within the Typhoon dependency injection framework, specifically for iOS applications. Their work involved debugging and modifying code related to `UIView` and `UIResponder` extensions, ensuring correct outlet connections within the application's lifecycle. The user added new features and optimized existing functionality, which included optimizing outlet transfer for cells. The user also fixed issues related to constraints and controller outlets.
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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