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title: "Keshav Kishore - Senior iOS Engineer in Tokyo | Tal"
description: "Meet Keshav Kishore, Staff Software Engineer | iOS, Swift & SwiftUI | Backend Development with Java, SpringBoot, Python, Go, Node.js & PostgreSQL | AWS, Docker & Kubernetes | Javascript, TypeScript React & Next.js based in Tokyo. AI stack includes claude, codex, and hugging face."
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# Keshav Kishore on Tal

## Headline

Staff Software Engineer \| iOS, Swift & SwiftUI \| Backend Development with Java, SpringBoot, Python, Go, Node\.js & PostgreSQL \| AWS, Docker & Kubernetes \| Javascript, TypeScript React & Next\.js

## About

Software engineer by chance\. And now when I’m into it why to be just naive\. Developing iOS app was easy route to get access of Apple ecosystem and that’s how I’m an iOS developer\. Built around 4 apps out of which two are from scratch, all are on app store for different organisation in Swift and Objective\-C\. Worked on the RxSwift, Combine, SwiftUI, CoreData in the recent codebase\. Developed app using Async await Code from Swift 5\.5 is cherry on the top to use with combine to make codebase readable and Organised\. \# forever\_learner

## Location

Tokyo

## AI stack

claude

codex

hugging face

langchain

langgraph

githubcopilot

## Work experience

Senior iOS Engineer at Rakuten, Dec 2023 \- Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Tokyo, Japan, • Led a team of 3 iOS engineers in end‑to‑end development of the app from the ground up using MVVM, Swift, and programmatic UI; achieved 100K\+ downloads within the first year\. • Designed and implemented a custom graphing and data‑visualization feature from scratch, enabling rich financial insights for users\. • Scaled the application to approximately 9–10K daily active users and 80K monthly active users\. • Won Best App Award 2024 \(startup category: Rakuten 楽天家計簿\), recognizing exceptional product quality and user experience\. • Drove architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices across the iOS codebase\. • Used AI coding assistants \(GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude\) in day‑to‑day development to accelerate feature work, code review, and unit‑ test generation\.

Senior iOS Engineer at NEC Corporation, Mar 2022 \- Dec 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Tokyo, Japan, • Architected the IVSFramework wrapper \(internal SDK\) leveraging an internal Objective‑C framework for digital KYC; improved API response time by 80% and reduced manual errors by 15%\. • Implemented public‑key cryptography to secure users’ face and document image data, significantly reducing potential data breaches\. • Developed a facial recognition algorithm with an intelligent retry mechanism; increased detection accuracy and reduced false positives\. • Led security‑focused development for sensitive biometric data in a regulated financial environment\.

iOS Developer at E\-Jan International Pte\. Ltd\., Dec 2018 \- Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Tokyo, • Designed and developed a scalable iOS application with MVVM architecture and Material Design UI with offline support\. • Implemented RxSwift for reactive programming, improving application performance by 30%\. • Automated code standardization with SwiftLint across the codebase; reduced code review time by 45%\. • Integrated Firebase Crashlytics into the development lifecycle; reduced crash detection and resolution time by 75%\. • Built a calendar app like Google Calendar in Flutter as proof‑of‑concept with the product team, demonstrating cross‑platform capabilities\. • Built a man‑in‑the‑middle server using Node\.js for modifying the request and response sent and received by the WebKit\. • Hired 2 iOS engineers by performing multiple rounds of interviews\.

iOS Developer at Oust Labs, Mar 2018 \- Nov 2018 · 9 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, • Modernized a legacy Objective‑C codebase by implementing 6 new features in Swift\. • Rebuilt the UI in UIKit with Auto Layout; created 20\+ reusable components, accelerating UI development by 50%\. • Integrated Firebase Crashlytics for real‑time crash detection; reduced crash reports by 60% and improved stability\.

iOS Developer at Mobile Programming LLC\., Jun 2016 \- Feb 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos, Gurgaon, India, Worked on Mocafi App which is a mobile application to provide all the banking services for the underbanked person in the US\.Services like transferring money, loans, and Credit cards\. Designed the UI of the app in UIKit , autolayout, sizeclasses using storyboard\. Worked on Clinical Trial Seek app which is a Mobile Application, Developed for Novartis Pharmaceuticals for their users or for any individual to check any clinical trial going around their nearby locality\. Add support for the new iOS version\. Fixed minor bugs related to UI which is developed in storyboard

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, RAYAT BAHRA UNIVERSITY

Indian Public school

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