Independent senior iOS consultant · EU remote

Senior iOS engineering.
Without the full-time hire.

Work directly with me for 8–12 hours a week to move an established iOS product forward — through hands-on delivery, architecture decisions, and pragmatic SwiftUI/UIKit modernization.

Check fractional availability ↗Start with an iOS audit ↓

Lucian Cerbu7+ years building iOS productsDirect 1:1 collaboration

01 / IDEA02 / ITERATE03 / SHIP

ProductView.swift

01import SwiftUI

03struct ProductView: View {

04 var body: some View {

05 NavigationStack {

06 ProjectList()

07 }

08 }

09}

A little structure. A lot of possibility.

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YOUR WORK, CONSIDERED.

Build
what’s next.

Make space for good work.

RoadmapA clear direction

›

In progressOne focused step

›

ReviewRoom to get it right

›

WorkspaceActivityLC

THE NEXT SMALL RELEASEReady for what’s next.

Products take shape through
small, clear decisions.

When the roadmap is moving
faster than your iOS capacity

Senior iOS help is most valuable when it removes uncertainty: the release that keeps slipping, the architecture decision nobody owns, or the modernization work that never reaches the roadmap.

I join at that exact point—independent enough to move quickly, experienced enough to see the whole product.

Ways to work together

Focused help.
Real momentum.

Choose the smallest engagement that removes the current bottleneck. Every engagement is led and delivered directly by me.

Fractional iOS Engineering

8–12 hours/week · four-week paid pilot · ongoing

Check fractional availability

Buyer problem: Your roadmap needs senior iOS ownership and hands-on delivery, but a full-time hire is too slow, too large or simply not the right commitment yet.
Scope: I join your product team for 8–12 hours a week across feature delivery, architecture decisions, code review, technical planning and focused team support.
Concrete deliverables: Production-ready iOS work, reviewed pull requests, documented technical decisions and a concise weekly update covering progress, risks and next priorities.
Typical engagement: Ongoing capacity · 8–12 hours per week · typically begins with a four-week paid pilot.

iOS Codebase & Architecture Audit

Fixed scope · 5–7 working days · report and team readout

Request an audit

Buyer problem: You need to make a confident technical decision, but the real risks in an established iOS app are hard to see from inside the delivery cycle.
Scope: I review one production iOS codebase across architecture, module boundaries, state and data flow, dependencies, testability, build health, performance risks and modernization opportunities.
Concrete deliverables: A written findings report, a risk-ranked issue map, a practical 30/60/90-day action plan and a 60-minute team readout with Q&A.
Typical engagement: Fixed scope · usually 5–7 working days · repository access, a kickoff call and a findings readout.

SwiftUI / UIKit Modernization

One product area · 2–6 weeks · incremental, not a rewrite

Discuss a modernization slice

Buyer problem: Legacy UIKit or mixed-generation code is slowing delivery, but a full rewrite would put product momentum and release confidence at risk.
Scope: I modernize one agreed product area at a time: introducing SwiftUI where it earns its place, improving UIKit boundaries, dependencies, state management and test coverage.
Concrete deliverables: A working modernized slice, reusable migration patterns, documented trade-offs and a prioritized backlog for the next safe increments.
Typical engagement: Targeted engagement · typically 2–6 weeks · scoped after a short technical discovery.

Built by an iOS specialist

Seven years close to
the product and the code.

FOUNDER & SENIOR IOS ENGINEER

Lucian Cerbu

Romania · Working with EU teams

I help product teams make confident decisions about established iOS apps, then stay close enough to the implementation to turn those decisions into shipped work.

The focus is practical: understand the constraint, reduce risk, improve the codebase and leave the team in a stronger position.

7+years building
iOS products

1:1direct senior
collaboration

EUremote-friendly
engagements

FROM IDEA TO A WORKING PRODUCT

Presentation

SwiftUI · UIKit · State

A clear experience

Domain

Pure Swift · Use cases · Tests

Logic you can trust

Data

APIs · Persistence · async/await

Reliable foundations

SUPPORTED BY

Tests · CI · Measured releases

THE OUTCOME

A better product.

Clear boundaries. Room to grow.

The working style

Calm, clear engineering for complex iOS products.

Clear trade-offs, focused delivery and code your team can confidently own.

Product thinking

Engineering decisions start with the user and the business outcome — with a clear reason for every technical choice.

Senior ownership

Clear trade-offs, proactive communication and visible progress without layers of management.

Low-risk delivery

Small, testable increments that improve the product while the team keeps moving.

01
Product question
Understand what needs to change.
02
Working demo
Make the idea tangible.
03
Clear decision
Review the trade-offs together.
04
Small release
Ship, learn and keep improving.

Have an iOS product in mind?

Let’s make your next
iOS release feel lighter.

Better architecture. Smoother delivery.
Happier teams.

Ideas → Code → Impact

Tell me three things: what the app does, where delivery is getting stuck, and which engagement you’re considering. I’ll reply within two working days with fit, availability, and a useful next step.

Email Lucian about your iOS product [email protected]Usually replies within two working days.

Senior iOS engineering.
Without the full-time hire.

Focused help.
Real momentum.

Fractional iOS Engineering

iOS Codebase & Architecture Audit

SwiftUI / UIKit Modernization

Seven years close to
the product and the code.

Lucian Cerbu

Presentation

Domain

Data

Calm, clear engineering for complex iOS products.

Product thinking

Senior ownership

Low-risk delivery

Product question

Working demo

Clear decision

Small release

Let’s make your next
iOS release feel lighter.

Orbit / a focused workspace

Good software
feels considered.

Senior iOS engineering.Without the full-time hire.

Focused help.Real momentum.

Fractional iOS Engineering

iOS Codebase & Architecture Audit

SwiftUI / UIKit Modernization

Seven years close tothe product and the code.

Lucian Cerbu

Presentation

Domain

Data

Calm, clear engineering for complex iOS products.

Product thinking

Senior ownership

Low-risk delivery

Product question

Working demo

Clear decision

Small release

Let’s make your nextiOS release feel lighter.

Senior iOS engineering.
Without the full-time hire.

Focused help.
Real momentum.

Seven years close to
the product and the code.

Let’s make your next
iOS release feel lighter.