ViktorLi

Apr 2024 — Present

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Head of Mobile Engineering

DevCats

Lead the iOS and Android development team. Led the Apple Pay launch in Kyrgyzstan. Directed the architecture migration from a legacy stack — UIKit to SwiftUI on iOS, XML to Jetpack Compose on Android. Integrated AI orchestration into the development workflow. Drive SDK integrations, platform capabilities, release strategy, analytics, developer experience, and product decisions across teams. Own API design and architecture, plus privacy and compliance controls.

Jan 2023 — Apr 2024

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Lead iOS Engineer

DevCats

Led the migration of a legacy UIKit/RxSwift (MVVM) app to a modern SwiftUI/Combine architecture with Swift Concurrency. Authored comprehensive technical documentation and code snippet libraries to accelerate team onboarding. Implemented automated CI/CD code review workflows powered by local Ollama models to enforce code conventions, surface critical bugs, and improve review consistency.

Jun 2022 — Jan 2023

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

iOS Engineer Team Lead

O! Mobile Operator

Led iOS delivery, coaching, and quality standards. Owned design, development, unit testing, and App Store releases with CI/CD. Ran peer reviews, planning, and third-level support. Supported Facebook and Google Analytics and evaluated new iOS platform features.

Mar 2021 — Jun 2022

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

iOS Engineer

O! Mobile Operator

Built and maintained features for the My O! super-app, including O!Money and O!Market. Worked in MVC/MVVM with SOLID practices and GitLab.

Dec 2020 — Mar 2021

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

iOS Engineer (Internship)

O! Mobile Operator

Built an internal company app. Gained practical experience with MVC, software architecture, and MVVM.