Senior iOS Architect

Giga
Khizanishvili.

Architecting iOS platforms that scale — remotely. Over six years in regulated fintech and high-traffic consumer products, owning iOS architecture across 8 teams and shipping to millions of users.

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6+
Years in iOS
50+
Engineers Led
1M+
Users Reached
90%
Test Coverage

About

The person behind
the architecture.

Giga Khizanishvili
6+
Years in iOS
50+
Engineers Led

I'm Giga Khizanishvili, a Senior iOS Engineer and Mobile Architect based in Tbilisi, Georgia (UTC+4). I studied Computer Science & Mathematics — which taught me that the best solutions are elegant, not complicated. That mindset has carried through over six years of fintech and consumer apps at real scale.

I shipped production UIKit in Bank of Georgia's flagship banking app (1M+ users), then built Adjarabet's iOS app from scratch to launch and 500K+ monthly active users. Today I own iOS architecture for 8 product teams at Space International (TBC UZ) — the design system, the testing strategy and the CI/CD — and I led the migration to SwiftUI and Swift 6 across all eight of them with zero production regressions.

Beyond code, I spent 3 years as an Algorithms instructor, and I still believe the best way to master something is to explain it to others. I'm also an ACM-ICPC finalist who represented Georgia on the international stage.

Architecture at Scale

Leading iOS decisions across 8 product teams

Design Systems

SwiftUI system used by ~100 devs across 3 companies

Testing Champion

90%+ coverage via unit, UI, snapshot & contract tests

CI/CD Mastery

Release cycle cut from 2 weeks to 3 days

Experience

Built for scale.
Shipped to millions.

From junior analyst to leading architecture for 50+ engineers — each role shaped how I think about software.

Space International (TBC UZ) · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Own iOS architecture across 8 product teams and 50+ engineers: framework and library choices, module boundaries, quality standards and the release process
  • Architected an enterprise design system in SwiftUI adopted by ~100 developers across 3 companies, with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and WCAG compliance and snapshot tests guarding every component against visual regression
  • Led the migration to SwiftUI and Swift 6 structured concurrency module by module while 8 teams shipped in parallel: 100% adoption, zero production regressions
  • Established the testing pyramid of unit, UI, snapshot and contract tests and enforced 90%+ coverage through a CI quality gate with SwiftLint rules and coverage thresholds
  • Built CI/CD on Bitrise and Fastlane with automated builds, tests and App Store deployment, cutting the release cycle from 2 weeks to 3 days
  • Coach engineers through architecture workshops, 1-on-1 mentoring and code review, and authored the iOS onboarding documentation
Swift 6SwiftUIUIKitCombineMVIClean ArchitectureBitriseFastlaneSPM
Adjarabet · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Built the iOS application from scratch to App Store launch in UIKit with MVVM and Combine, delivering a gaming platform to 500K+ monthly active users
  • Delivered custom CoreAnimation transitions and rich UIKit interfaces across the product, with CoreData powering offline access
  • Integrated 5+ third-party vendor SDKs (slot games, sportsbook, payment providers) behind custom abstraction layers, isolating a volatile dependency graph from product code
  • Built an XCUITest automation suite over the critical user flows with QA, reducing manual testing effort by 30%
  • Conducted 200+ code reviews, mentored junior developers and shaped the team's engineering standards and documentation
SwiftUIKitSwiftUICoreDataCoreAnimationMVVMXCUITest
Bank of Georgia · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Shipped features in the flagship mobile banking app serving 1M+ users, in UIKit with MVP architecture
  • Implemented secure financial transaction flows with biometric authentication (Face ID, Touch ID) and encryption
  • Turned requirements into technical specifications with product managers, designers and backend engineers in an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Scoped the iOS side of the core banking platform redesign in a cross-team discovery phase spanning 4 Scrum teams
SwiftUIKitMVPFace IDTouch IDAgile
Bank of Georgia · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Developed internal HR Management System handling employee data, payroll, and reporting workflows
  • Transitioned to iOS team after demonstrating strong programming fundamentals and mobile development aptitude
Internal ToolsHR Systems

Featured Work

Engineered for
impact.

Key projects and systems I've built and led throughout my career.

Design System · Enterprise

SwiftUI Design System

Enterprise-grade component library built entirely in SwiftUI. Provides a unified visual language with theming, accessibility, and animations. Now adopted by 3 companies across the TBC ecosystem.

3
Companies Adopted
~100
Developers Across Them
100%
SwiftUI
SwiftUISwift 6SPMAccessibilityTheming

Fintech · Architecture

TBC UZ Banking Platform

Led iOS architecture for a 3,000+ employee fintech org. Migrated entire codebase to SwiftUI with Clean MVVM → MVI pattern enabling multi-team parallel development.

MVICombineasync/awaitModular

Gaming · Consumer

Adjarabet iOS App

Built from zero to 500K+ MAU. Full-featured gaming platform with 5+ SDK integrations, custom abstraction layers, and comprehensive UI test automation.

UIKitCoreAnimationMVVMXCUITest

DevOps · Automation

CI/CD Pipeline

Designed end-to-end CI/CD on Bitrise with automated builds, testing, and App Store deployments. Established Quality Gate with SwiftLint, coverage thresholds, and mandatory reviews.

BitriseFastlaneSwiftLintTestFlight

Banking · Consumer

BOG Mobile Banking

Contributed to Bank of Georgia's flagship app serving 1M+ users. Implemented biometric auth, secure transaction flows, and participated in core platform redesign across 4 teams.

SwiftMVPLocalAuthEncryption

Tech Stack

Tools of
the craft.

The technologies and patterns I use to build software that scales.

Languages

SwiftCC++PythonGo

UI

UIKitSwiftUICoreAnimationAuto LayoutDesign systemsAccessibility (VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, WCAG)

Architecture

MVVMMVPMVIClean ArchitectureModular architecture (SPM)Dependency injectionProtocol-oriented programmingMobile system design

Concurrency

Swift concurrency (async/await, actors, Sendable)CombineGCD

Testing

XCTestXCUITestSnapshot testingContract testingTDD

Platform

CoreDataStoreKitAVFoundationMapKitInstruments

CI/CD

BitriseFastlaneSwiftLintTestFlightApp Store ConnectSPMCocoaPods

Achievements

Beyond the code.

ACM-ICPC Northern Eurasia Finals

Competitive programming finalist representing Georgia on the international stage.

Full Academic Scholarship

Awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia for top national exam scores.

Gold Medal — IYNT Belgrade

1st Place at the International Young Naturalists Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.

National Olympiad Wins

Multiple wins in Math, Programming, and Physics Olympiads.

Education & Teaching

Learning. Teaching.
Repeating.

🎓 Education

B.Sc. Computer Science & Mathematics

Free University of Tbilisi · 2017 – 2021

GPA: 3.5 / 4.0 — Full scholarship recipient with top national exam scores.

👨‍🏫 Instructor

Algorithms & Data Structures

Mziuri School of Technologies · 2020 – 2023

Taught 50+ students C++ programming, algorithm design, and competitive programming techniques.

📚 Teaching Assistant

Programming Methodology

Free University of Tbilisi · 2019 – 2020

Helped students grasp core programming concepts, data structures, and algorithmic thinking.

🧑‍💻 Mentorship

iOS Engineering Mentorship

Space International · 2023 – Present

Mentoring iOS engineers on architecture patterns, SwiftUI best practices, modularization, and testing strategies.

Tech Talks

Deep dives.
First principles.

Technical research presentations on iOS architecture, CI/CD strategy, and GitHub workflows — built from real-world decisions.

01 CI/CD

Bitrise — CI as Code

Should bitrise.yml live in Git or stay managed on Bitrise.io? A full analysis of trade-offs, security risks, and a concrete migration path.

Feb 2026
02 Architecture

GitHub Access & Review Strategy

Decoupling write access from review authority — so teams retain ownership without blocking cross-team collaboration.

Feb 2026
03 GitHub

The .github Directory

Every recognized file inside .github/ — templates, automation, community health, ownership, and org-level defaults — explained from first principles.

Feb 2026
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Contact

Let's build
something great.

Open to iOS architecture, platform engineering, and remote roles. Available via EOR (Deel, Remote.com) or as an independent contractor. Happy to send my CV on request. Full overlap with EU business hours.

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Georgian — Native
English — Professional