Michael Bernat - Senior iOS Developer

Q: Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Prague, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Michael speak?

Michael speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 10 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months . Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Michael's latest experience?

Michael's most recent position is iOS SDK Developer at Scoolio .

Q: What companies has Michael worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Michael has worked for Scoolio , Pocket Virtuality , Curious Investor , and Fortuna Entertainment Group .

Q: Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Education , and Banking and Finance . Michael also has some experience in Sport .

Q: Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Research and Development . Michael also has some experience in Quality Assurance and Customer Service .

Q: Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Education , and Banking and Finance .

Q: Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Quality Assurance .

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Prague, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2025 - Oct 2025

3 months

Dresden, Germany

iOS SDK Developer

Scoolio

Developed an iOS SDK to display content in third-party iOS apps (supporting both SwiftUI and UIKit)
Provided technical support to developers integrating the SDK into their applications

May 2025 - Jun 2025

2 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Pocket Virtuality

Developed native iOS plugin to Flutter for video calls based on Azure Communication Services

Dec 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

Prague, Czech Republic

Curious Investor

Built a full-time app visualizing earnings reports of NYSE/NASDAQ listed companies
Developed the app from the ground up and launched it on the App Store
Used 100% Swift with modular architecture based on SPM packages and Swift 6 structured concurrency
Implemented UI with 90% SwiftUI and 10% UIKit & Core Animation, with unit tests per module
Built back-end processing in pure Swift on macOS with iCloud integration and parallel async structured tasks
Implemented a complete in-app purchase setup in both the app and App Store Connect

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

1 year

Prague, Czech Republic

Senior iOS Developer

Fortuna Entertainment Group

Developed new app features in SwiftUI for all operating markets (PL, CZ, SK, RO, HR)
Designed and implemented secure user authentication including payment processing
Refactored legacy UIKit code to SwiftUI while preserving MVVM-C based navigation
Fixed bugs, addressed data race issues, and identified and resolved performance bottlenecks
Performed code reviews and led education sessions

Nov 2019 - Dec 2019

2 months

iOS Developer

Salony

Served as the sole app developer, responsible for all iOS development tasks

Nov 2018 - Oct 2022

4 years

Dresden, Germany

Senior iOS Developer

Scoolio

Managed all iOS activities including feature development, bug fixing, and App Store publishing
Implemented features in MVVM with Combine and built all UI in code, removing legacy Storyboards and segues
Developed a chat feature from scratch using TCA architecture with Combine and UIKit and/or SwiftUI
Implemented authentication mechanisms for multiple backends with short-lived OAuth tokens, maintaining trust and synchronization

May 2004 - Mar 2018

13 years 11 months

International Business Machines

Nov 2002 - Apr 2004

1 year 6 months

Oracle

May 1999 - Aug 2001

2 years 4 months

Compaq Computer

Jun 1996 - Apr 1999

2 years 11 months

Sun Microsystems

May 1994 - May 1996

2 years 1 month

Lotus Development

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Education, Banking and Finance, and Sport.

Information Technology

Education

Banking and Finance

Sport

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology

Product Development

Research and Development

Quality Assurance

Skills

Swift 6, Swiftui, Swiftdata, Swift Package Manager, Async/Await/Actors, Objective-C
Uikit, Interface Builder, Storyboards, Programmatic Ui
Core Graphics, Core Animation, Core Data, Core Image, Avfoundation, Core Ml, Create Ml, Spritekit, Sign-In With Apple, In-App Purchases & Subscriptions
Combine, Rxswift, Promisekit
Xcode, Xcode Instruments, Xcode Frameworks, Fastlane, Tuist, Cocoapods
Mvvm-C, Tca, Application And Network Transport Security
Unit Tests, Ui Tests, Charles Proxy, Proxyman, Rapidapi
Rest, Json, Xml, Websockets, Oauth 2.0, Oidc, Auth0, Firebase, Lottie, Alamofire, Swinject, And Other Commonly Used Libraries
Ios/Ipados Native Plugins For Flutter
Git, Gitlab, Github, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence

Languages

Czech

Native

English

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2000 - Jun 2002

U.S. Business School Prague

MBA · MBA program by Rochester Institute of Technology · Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Technical University

Computer Science · Prague, Czech Republic

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11

Experience in Information Technology 29 y

Avg length 2 y 9 m

Longest experience 13 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Czech Republic, Germany)

Primary country Czech Republic

Expertise

Recent roles iOS SDK Developer, Senior iOS Developer, iOS Developer

Main industries Information Technology, Education, Banking and Finance

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Created

January 2026

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Michael is based in Prague, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Michael speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

Michael has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: iOS SDK Developer, Senior iOS Developer, iOS Developer.

Michael's most recent position is iOS SDK Developer at Scoolio.

In recent years, Michael has worked for Scoolio, Pocket Virtuality, Curious Investor, and Fortuna Entertainment Group.

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Education, and Banking and Finance. Michael also has some experience in Sport.

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Research and Development. Michael also has some experience in Quality Assurance and Customer Service.

Michael has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Education, and Banking and Finance.

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Michael holds a Master in MBA program by Rochester Institute of Technology from U.S. Business School Prague.

Michael is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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