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struct ContentView: View {
  @State var predictions: [MLResult]

  var body: some View {
    ScrollView {
      LazyVGrid(columns) {
        ForEach(predictions)
      }
    }
  }
}
import torch
from transformers import AutoModel

class SentimentNet(nn.Module):
  def forward(self, x):
    h = self.encoder(x)
    return self.classifier(h)
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σ(z) = 1 / (1 + e−z)
θJ(θ) = E[∇log πθ]
L = −Σ y·log(ŷ)
f(x) = ReLU(Wx + b)
accuracy
0.94
training loss
Open to Full-Time iOS Opportunities

Built in Swift.
Powered by Data.
Refined to Perfection.

Hello! Im Manikanta Sirumalla, an iOS Engineer with 3+ years in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, building polished mobile experiences with practical data intelligence

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Years Experience
Multiple
Apps
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Publications
Live Status
Building iOS + ML products
Open to full-time roles · Remote/Onsite
Manikanta
Hello
Swift & SwiftUI
Data Science
SwiftSwiftUIUIKitCombineCoreData FirebaseARKitWidgetKitPythonPandas Scikit-LearnTensorFlowPyTorchSQLR XcodeCocoaPodsSPMREST APIsMapKit SwiftSwiftUIUIKitCombineCoreData FirebaseARKitWidgetKitPythonPandas Scikit-LearnTensorFlowPyTorchSQLR XcodeCocoaPodsSPMREST APIsMapKit

About

I bring a hybrid profile across iOS engineering and data science, with a strong focus on product outcomes. Over the last 3+ years, I have worked on real-world mobile applications from idea to release, handled production issues, improved performance, and built features that directly improve user engagement. Alongside engineering, I am pursuing my Master's in Data Science at UMBC to design smarter product experiences using practical machine learning.

Experience & Mobile Engineering

I have hands-on experience delivering iOS apps across different domains, including feature ownership, bug fixing, release cycles, and continuous improvements after launch. My work spans architecture planning, API integration, offline-first flows, testing, and performance tuning. I build with Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, CoreData, CloudKit, and Firebase, and follow production-ready patterns like MVVM to keep codebases scalable and maintainable.

Data Science & AI Integration

In parallel, I build practical data and ML solutions using Python, SQL, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. My experience includes predictive modeling, anomaly detection, and analytics pipelines. I focus on bringing this intelligence into product workflows in ways that are clear and actionable, whether through recommendations, smarter prioritization, or insight-driven features that improve decision-making for users and teams.

Expertise

Two domains.
One engineer.

📱

iOS Development

Elegant, performant native apps

SwiftSwiftUIUIKit CombineCoreDataFirebase ARKitWidgetKitAVFoundation MapKitCocoaPodsSPM
Swift / SwiftUI
Architecture
Animations & UI
Performance
📊

Data Science & ML

From notebooks to insights

PythonRSQL PandasNumPyScikit-Learn TensorFlowPyTorchJupyter MATLAB
Python / Pandas
Machine Learning
Data Analysis
SQL / R

Selected Work

Built to ship.
Built to scale.

From concept to production — organized by domain.

iOS Health & Fitness • Featured

RepTrack Pro

Production iOS fitness platform for workout tracking, AI-powered plan generation, streak intelligence, HealthKit sync, and rich progress analytics with exportable reports.

SwiftUIHealthKitCloudKitWidgetKitLive ActivitiesCoreData
10
App Store Screens
AI
Workout Plans
DermaFusion app icon
iOS + On-Device AI

DermaFusion

On-device multi-modal skin lesion classification app with camera/library scan, 3D body-location mapping, Grad-CAM interpretability, confidence gauges, and lesion learning workflows.

SwiftUICore MLVisionMetal3D Body MappingGrad-CAM
7
Lesion Classes
87%
Sample Confidence
SwiftUI • Featured

NewsWave — News Aggregation

Multi-category news app with trending and keyword search, bookmarks, sharing, and custom animated tab bar. Integrated Firebase for auth and Firestore for real-time data.

SwiftUICombineCodableKingfisherFirebaseFirestore
6
Categories
🔥
Trending
Swift

WhimAI

AI-powered iOS app exploring creative possibilities with intelligent features and polished native UI.

SwiftUIKitCoreML
Swift

PhotoTales

Photography and storytelling app with beautiful image presentation and narrative features.

SwiftAVFoundationUIKit
Swift • Utility

Calculator

Clean, functional calculator app with elegant UI design and smooth interactions built in pure Swift.

SwiftUIKitAutoLayout
Big Data Analytics • End-to-End Platform

Job Market Analysis Platform

Enterprise-grade Big Data analytics platform analyzing tech job market trends, salary predictions, and skill demand forecasting. Processed 129.68 GB across 4 data sources using distributed computing with a 3-layer Data Lake architecture (Raw → Bronze → Silver → Gold) and 2.7M+ records.

Apache SparkDelta LakeAirflowKafkaMLflowXGBoostFastAPIStreamlitDocker
129 GB
Data Processed
2.7M+
Records
<100ms
API Response
Anomaly Detection • ML Pipeline

Expense Fraud Detection System

End-to-end enterprise fraud detection system with a complete data pipeline from ETL to interactive dashboard. Designed a normalized 7-table database schema, engineered 35 features across 7 categories, and deployed an Isolation Forest model processing 1,597 expense claims across 467 employees and 15 departments.

PythonSQL ServerScikit-LearnSQLAlchemyStreamlitPlotlyDocker
159
Anomalies Found
37
High-Risk Claims
227%
Detection Lift
Classification • DATA 602 — Advanced ML

Customer Churn Prediction System

Comprehensive ML solution for telecom customer retention — engineered 40+ features and benchmarked 7+ algorithms (Logistic Regression, Random Forest, XGBoost, Gradient Boosting, SVM, KNN, Neural Networks) with GridSearchCV hyperparameter tuning and SHAP-based model interpretation for actionable business insights.

PythonScikit-LearnXGBoostPandasSHAPMatplotlibSeaborn
7+
Models Compared
40+
Features Built
SHAP
Explainability
Machine Learning • Academic

Graduate Admissions Predictor

Predictive ML model analyzing academic profiles, research experience, and test scores to forecast graduate admissions probability with high accuracy.

PythonScikit-LearnPandasNumPyJupyter
Data Science • Financial Analytics

Trading on Trends

Quantitative trading signal analysis using statistical modeling and ML pattern recognition to identify profitable market trends from historical data.

PythonPandasTensorFlowMatplotlibNumPy

Experience

Where I've
made impact.

Jan 2025 — Present
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.S. in Data Science · Baltimore, MD

Deepening expertise in machine learning, statistical analysis, Python, R, SQL, and data-driven decision making. Working on academic ML projects including graduate admissions prediction and trading trend analysis.

🎓 Master's in Data Science🐍 Python & R📊 ML Research
Jun 2022 — Oct 2024
ZetoStudio
iOS Developer · Hyderabad, India

Led iOS app development using MVC, MVVM, and Delegate patterns, improving architecture and maintainability. Optimized API requests cutting data retrieval time by 30%, increased user engagement by 20% via interactive SwiftUI animations, and implemented Codable-based JSON parsing reducing data processing time by 50%.

⚡ 30% Faster APIs📈 20% More Engagement🚀 40% Performance Boost🌐 Multi-Language Localization
Jan 2022 — Jun 2022
Grid Dynamics
iOS Developer Intern · Remote

Developed new mobile apps across the full lifecycle. Collaborated with a cross-functional team on UI/UX design, API integration, and Git workflows. Gained deep experience with Swift, Xcode, generics, and code optimization.

📱 Full Lifecycle Development🤝 Cross-Functional Team
Oct 2021 — Jan 2022
Cognizant
Associate Software Engineer · Hyderabad, India

Contributed to enterprise applications focused on performance and scalability. Worked in cross-functional teams to deliver client solutions and applied testing tools including Selenium.

🏢 Enterprise Apps🧪 Testing & QA

Testimonials

What people say.
About working with me.

Manikanta picked up our full development workflow remarkably fast during his internship. He was shipping production-quality features by week three and his code reviews were consistently thorough.

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David Stein
Senior iOS Engineer, Grid Dynamics

His ability to combine iOS expertise with a strong data science foundation makes him stand out. The ML projects he's built in our program show real engineering maturity — not just notebooks, but clean, reproducible pipelines.

SP
Dr. Samantha Park
Professor, UMBC Data Science

Great team player who brings a solutions-first mindset. He localized our apps for multiple regions flawlessly and reduced code duplication by 30% with smart use of generics. Highly recommended.

PA
Priya Anand
Product Manager, ZetoStudio

Publications

Writing on Medium.

Combine
Demystifying Debounce and Throttle in Combine Framework
A practical breakdown of how debounce and throttle work in Apple's Combine framework for reactive iOS development.
SwiftData
Exploring SwiftData: Enhancing Data Management in iOS Applications
Dive into Apple's SwiftData framework and how it simplifies persistence in modern iOS apps.
SwiftUI
How to Implement Native Volume Controls and AirPlay Button in SwiftUI
Step-by-step guide to integrating system volume controls and AirPlay into your SwiftUI views.
Localization
A Guide to Localizing Your iOS Applications
Everything you need to know about making your iOS app speak multiple languages and adapt to regions.
Monetization
Google Banner Ads in iOS Apps
How to integrate Google AdMob banner ads into your iOS project cleanly and effectively.
Frameworks
Creating Custom iOS Frameworks
Build reusable, modular frameworks to share code across your iOS projects and teams.

Contact

Let's build
something great.

Looking for an iOS developer with a data science edge? I'm in Baltimore, MD and available for full-time or remote work.

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