Dino Budimilic
Prototyping Developer
Location
Rijeka, Croatia
Toptal Member Since
March 7, 2013
Dino is an Apple app developer always trying to use the latest tools Apple has to offer. He is traveling the world while helping startups make their ideas come to life. He loves building prototypes and MVPs to test out product-market fit as early in the process as possible.
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Myworkout AS
Swift, iOS, Xcode
Playbook
Swift, iOS, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Xcode, CocoaPods...
The Bakery.io
Objective-C, iOS, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Swift, Xcode, CocoaPods
Experience
Prototyping - 10 yearsCocoaPods - 5 yearsMobile UX Design - 5 yearsiOS - 5 yearsSwift - 4 yearsLean Startups - 3 yearsRealm - 1 yearBitrise - 1 yearLocation
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Xcode
The most amazing...
...project I've developed is a Beat Saber score extractor that automatically manages a high-score list between all machines running the game in my arcade.
Work Experience
2021 - 2021
Senior iOS Developer
Myworkout AS
- Suggested improvements to send users to App Store reviews. In just two months since releasing that feature, we got 5x more reviews than in the last six years on the store. New reviews have an average rating of 4.7 compared to the previous of 3.8.
- Had creative freedom to implement a prototype for a new feature of real-time workout tracking and guidance using timely audio and visual feedback to the user.
- Improved UX app-wide by introducing subtle bouncy animations to buttons and views as they appear or update.
- Migrated part of the project from Flutter to native Swift.
Technologies: Swift, iOS, Xcode
2016 - 2019
Lead iOS Developer
Playbook
- Led the development for the Playbook Creator app, which helps content creators create and manage their content, and of the Playbook consumer app, which enables users to subscribe to the Playbook platform and access all the content hosted there.
- Devised a prompt for review that resulted in an App Store rating of 4.9, focusing calls to action on power users who are happy with the app and the content they consume.
- Built a custom video crop feature that I'm really proud of. It should be still visible in Creator App as part of the App Store promo video of the app.
Technologies: Swift, iOS, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Xcode, CocoaPods, Apple HealthKit
2014 - 2015
Lead iOS Developer
The Bakery.io
- Built an app to find local cafes with good wifi and power outlets.
- Developed an app to connect people that want to teach each other languages.
- Created an app for sharing sound bits around you on Twitter.
Technologies: Objective-C, iOS, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Swift, Xcode, CocoaPods
2013 - 2015
iOS Developer
Zero Bit
- Founded the company in Italy as part of a startup incubator program.
- Made and published an iOS game called Sketch&Fetch.
- Made a mobile app for tracking public bus schedules and itineraries for Rijeka (Croatia).
- Got public funding that was mostly used for team equipment.
- Closed the company after running it for more than a year without losing more than personally invested.
Technologies: Objective-C, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Swift, Xcode, CocoaPods
2012 - 2013
API Engineer
WhoAPI
- Developed both back-end and front-end components of the company API.
- Worked on front-end user administration, including the creation of functions for parsing whois data and processing PayPal information.
- Created MySQL tables to save historical data of all the domains involved in WhoAPI processing and optimized the collection of said data.
- Contributed to the development of the Domainchy iOS app, written in Objective-C with a PHP back-end for integration with WHMCS API to allow users to buy domains using the iOS app.
Technologies: jQuery, MySQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP
2011 - 2013
BI Developer
iOLAP
- Built custom scripts in PHP to automate database communication and data profiling.
- Used ETL tools (including Informatica and Talend) to handle data migration and optimization of data handling in general.
- Developed Flex widget for Microstrategy reports.
Technologies: Flex, Informatica, Talend, PHP
2010 - 2011
Web Developer
Adria24
- Modified WordPress themes by changing designs and adding custom features, such as post ratings.
- Wrote PHP scripts to populate WordPress databases with data from Adria24 Forum and RSS feeds.
- Handled front-end and back-end development of company websites in PHP, focusing on debugging and error handling.
Technologies: jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP
Experience
Playbook iOS App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1107266414A mobile marketplace for health and fitness content.
I was the lead iOS developer and business co-founder, responsible for most of the UX/UI stuff you can see in the app. I have a strong passion for smooth and bouncy interfaces.
I'm also very proud of the way I made users review our app which resulted in a 4.9 App Store rating. I only focused on power users that are happy with the app and the content they consume.
I was the lead iOS developer and business co-founder, responsible for most of the UX/UI stuff you can see in the app. I have a strong passion for smooth and bouncy interfaces.
I'm also very proud of the way I made users review our app which resulted in a 4.9 App Store rating. I only focused on power users that are happy with the app and the content they consume.
Playbook Creator iOS App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1166632935App for managing content available on the Playbook app.
I'm especially proud of the video crop feature I built for this app (should be visible on the App Store preview video).
I'm especially proud of the video crop feature I built for this app (should be visible on the App Store preview video).
Autotrollej - Rijeka City Bus
Rijeka (Croatia) bus schedule and last minute notifications in your pocket.
Easy Call
Easy Call - quickly get to your most important contacts.
Use cases:
- Teach your kids how to use the app for cases of emergency.
- Make your grandparents' lives easier by setting up a quick call list.
- Store emergency numbers while you are traveling.
Use cases:
- Teach your kids how to use the app for cases of emergency.
- Make your grandparents' lives easier by setting up a quick call list.
- Store emergency numbers while you are traveling.
Stack AI
Stack unites email, calendar and contacts in one place so you can manage your key contacts and follow ups on the go.
RandAll
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id428395953RandAll is a simple and quick generator for anything and everything.
Y5
Get work done on the road. App that helps you find good wifi and outlets to charge your devices.
Sketch&Fetch
Group game played between friends in real life.
Domainchy
Branded iPhone app that lets clients easily register and control domains and web hosting services. Uses the WhoAPI API to retrieve information regarding relevant domains.
WhoAPI
http://whoapi.comDeveloped numerous API functions and implemented front-end account administration. Additionally, contributed to database design and scalability.
Skills
Languages
Swift, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Objective-C
Paradigms
Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Mobile App Design
Platforms
iOS, MacOS, Bitrise
Other
Prototyping, Lean Startups, Game Development
Libraries/APIs
CocoaPods, jQuery, Twitter SDK, Facebook iOS SDK
Tools
Adobe Photoshop, Xcode, Git, Apple HealthKit, Fastlane
Storage
SQLite, MySQL, Realm
Frameworks
Core Data
Education
2005 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
The University of Rijeka - Rijeka, Croatia
Certifications
MAY 2013 - PRESENT
Gamification
University of Pennsylvania