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Dennis Lysenko
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Washington, DC, United States
Toptal member since January 1, 2020
Bio
Dennis has over a decade of experience crafting iOS and Android apps, blending technical mastery with startup experience. He delivers excellent, rapid, business-focused, and enduring solutions. Dennis is an expert in the full pipeline from requirement planning, design, and development to app launch and user acquisition.
Portfolio
Milki Studio Pty Ltd
iOS, Swift, Metal, SwiftUI, Core Image, AVFoundation, UI Animation, UIKit...
SocialKit
ARKit, iOS, Xcode, Metal, AVFoundation, Swift, App Store Optimization (ASO)...
Arturo
Metal, Git, Node.js, iOS, Swift, AVFoundation, Mobile, Swift 4...
Experience
- iOS - 12 years
- Swift - 11 years
- UIKit - 10 years
- AVFoundation - 5 years
- Metal - 5 years
- Augmented Reality (AR) - 4 years
- Core Image - 4 years
- ARKit - 2 years
Work Experience
iOS Developer
2023 - 2023
Milki Studio Pty Ltd
- Evaluated and gave a comprehensive crisis plan to stabilize the client's frequently crashing app that also leaked memory and stuttered in the UI.
- Implemented a step-by-step, tiered solution plan that progressively fixed issues in order of highest impact.
- Made the app run smoothly at 60 fps and separated concerns between the data and rendering layers to avoid memory leaks crashing.
Technologies: iOS, Swift, Metal, SwiftUI, Core Image, AVFoundation, UI Animation, UIKit, iOS SDK, Xcode, Git, In-app Purchases, iTunes Connect
VP of Research and Development
2021 - 2023
SocialKit
- Managed launches for multiple apps within the company, handling ASO (App Store Optimization) and ideation, resulting in six-figure monthly downloads for the top apps.
- Built a highly specialized live face-tuning and makeup app using state-of-the-art AR technology from scratch, using Metal and Swift.
- Added modules and functionality to multiple apps within the company's portfolio.
Technologies: ARKit, iOS, Xcode, Metal, AVFoundation, Swift, App Store Optimization (ASO), ASO, Mobile, Core Image, Swift 4, Mobile Development, UI Animation, UIKit, iOS SDK, Augmented Reality (AR), Product Management, Git, Business, In-app Purchases, iTunes Connect, Design, UI Design, UX Design, iOS UI Design
Director of Product Engineering
2018 - 2020
Arturo
- Led and executed an iOS app and mobile graphics development using SceneKit and later a custom metal renderer with simple augmented reality features.
- Contributed to deciding product priorities based on engineering efforts and helped to translate business ideas into programming tasks.
- Managed technical investigations relating to business requirements, to ensure the company stays on the cutting edge in the realm of native mobile video.
- Contributed to the overall product, design, and engineering process.
Technologies: Metal, Git, Node.js, iOS, Swift, AVFoundation, Mobile, Swift 4, Mobile Development, UI Animation, UIKit, iOS SDK, CocoaPods, Xcode, Product Management, iTunes Connect
Lead Developer
2017 - 2018
OCTI
- Led the architecture and implementation of an AR app, including ARKit, video rendering and I/O, 3D graphics, and the full VFX pipeline.
- Managed iOS and GPU-based FX and 3D graphics developers to create a cohesive app and render a pipeline with QA.
- Oversaw and occasionally led the implementation and usage of neural networks and classical computer vision algorithms on mobile devices.
- Led iOS UI development and client-server sync architecture.
- Shaped and evolved project architecture, reconciling product requirements with technical workflow.
Technologies: iOS SceneKit, Metal, Swift, iOS, Xcode, ARKit, AVFoundation, Mobile, Swift 4, Mobile Development, UI Animation, UIKit, iOS SDK, CocoaPods, Augmented Reality (AR), Git, iTunes Connect
Project History
Auto Caption: Video Subtitles
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-caption-video-subtitles/id1659145800A monetized, AI-powered live video captioning and editor app on iOS with over 10,000 downloads. Powered by state-of-the-art on-device ML, this app automatically generates highly accurate captions. It allows you to browse and customize styles and export a social media-ready video in seconds.
Riff for Artists
Cross-platform app to create music videos from artists' tracks on streaming services and post to social media, where the iOS version has advanced FX built using Metal and AVFoundation and the back end is in Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and Python.
Medical Records Server and iOS Consultation App
An iPad-compatible iOS app and RoR (Ruby on Rails) back end for doctors to log details about their appointments. Communicates with a central back office for patient record storage. Compliant with government requirements for prescription writing. Communicates over local network or HTTPS.
AliasMobile
https://www.aliasmobile.com/A monetized, subscription-based app for users to get a second phone number, with integrated in-app messaging capabilities. Communicated directly with telecom back end. I was chiefly in charge of the in-app purchase integration and compliance.
AI MP3 Enhancer
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/enhance-mp3-converter-ai/id6449499013A monetized Swift-based app for audio editing, file format conversion, and automatic AI-powered denoising. I was tasked with the project's ideation, design, development, and delivery, including the marketing assets and launch plan.
Arturo & Stories.shop
A shoppable video app and a collaborative content creation app boasting a brand-new video editor with all the features in Instagram's stories editor plus numerous extra ones that were added. This project included versioning and collaboration features.
Nü Photo
An app offering users a variety of GPU-powered, AR-style filters to augment photo and video content with interesting visuals and effects. I designed this app with Sketch and used Swift and Metal for the implementation.
Sanction Search
http://sanctionsearch.netI built a website that scrapes various web services to identify violations by people and vendors engaged by the website users. This was built end-to-end as an automatically running service and handles 15 different websites for source data.
Certifications
JUNE 2017 - PRESENT
Android Developer Certification
An online freelance agency
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Core Image, CocoaPods, React, Node.js, jQuery, API Development, Shopify API
Tools
Xcode, iTunes Connect, Android Studio, Git
Languages
Swift, JavaScript, Ruby, Swift 4, TypeScript, Objective-C, Kotlin, Python
Frameworks
Ruby on Rails (RoR), Metal, StoreKit, UIKit, iOS SDK, ARKit, iOS SceneKit, Redux, SwiftUI, Flutter, React Native
Paradigms
UI Design, UX Design, iOS UI Design, App Store Optimization (ASO), Mobile Development
Platforms
iOS, Web, Mobile, Android
Other
Product Management, AVFoundation, In-app Purchases, ASO, Augmented Reality (AR), Business, Monetization, App Design, Design, Screenshots, UI Animation, SDKs, SDK Development, Software Development Toolkits (SDK), APIs, Scraping
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