Blake Brandon

Technical Skills
  • Languages: Proficient with Python, Swift; Experienced with C, C++, Go, Java, Javascript, SQL.
  • iOS FrameWorks: Proficient SwiftUI, UIKit; Experienced with Alamofire, AVFoundation, Combine, Core Animation, Core Data, Core Location, Storekit, SwiftData, WebKit.
  • iOS Architecture: Proficient with MVC, MVVM; Experienced with Coordinator Pattern, VIPER.
  • iOS Tools: CocoaPods, Figma, Firebase, Swift Lint, Swift Package Manager, TestFlight, Xcode, Xcode Cloud
Work Experience
Feb. 2025 - Oct. 2025
  • Built and maintained frontend for a fantasy football iOS app, delivering key features on a tight timeline aligned with the start of the NFL season.
  • Designed app architecture using a combination of UIKit logic and SwiftUI views.
  • Handled creation of staging and production builds for internal testing and app store releases.
Feb. 2024 - Feb. 2025
  • Led a small team responsible for launching an iOS app (V.O.A.T) from scratch in a 5 month timespan.
  • Assembled several screens featuring reusable SwiftUI components, filtering, pagination, and REST api calls with loading animations.
  • Constructed several services to handle authorization, networking, and analytics that are easily accessible throughout the application using dependency injection.
  • Worked closely with design team to optimize
  • Automated workflows to seamlessly create testing and release builds with Xcode Cloud.
Oct. 2019 - June 2023
  • Built, updated, and architected the main iOS application of a DFS and Sports Gaming application from seed stage up to the Series A round of $7 million. Maintained a rating of 4.7 stars in the app store.
  • Crafted several dynamic reusable components, utilized skeleton loading with shimmer, and built transition animations in order to create UI for several screens throughout the app.
  • Fetched data using RESTful APIs as well as WebSocket subscriptions for realtime updates.
  • Executed business logic to refresh and display data based on the current state of the app.
  • Managed iOS test flight builds and production releases to the app store.
  • Integrated several third party technologies such as Firebase, Giphy, and Mixpanel.
Education
Sept. 2015 - June 2019 (Graduated after LOA 2022)
  • Relevant Coursework: CS108: Object Oriented Systems Design (Java), CS110: Principles of Computer Systems (C/C++), CS147: Human Computer Interaction (Swift), CS194 - Software Project (Swift).