Résumé - Arash Kashi

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Work Experience

Pixida Munich

Jan 2025 – Feb 2026

Engineering Consultant – IoT / Embedded / AI

IoT/Embedded: Firmware for ESP32-C6 smart lock systems with AWS IoT Core, MQTT, FreeRTOS
Web development with Next.js and React for AI tool outputs and workflow interfaces
AI development: Agent frameworks and Chrome extensions for workflow optimization
Native iOS 18 office access app using Swift 6/SwiftUI with Azure (MSAL) and QR access control

Pixida Munich

May 2022 – Dec 2024

Engineering Consultant – iOS / BMW Motorrad

Feature development for BMW Motorrad Connected App using Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, Core Data
Technical lead for complete migration from GraphQL to RESTful API
First introduction of Swift Async/Await in the BMW Motorrad codebase
Real-time trip recording with GPS tracking, Bluetooth connectivity, OTA updates
Only iOS developer selected for field tests at BMW Miramas test track (France)
Mentored junior developers through code reviews and technical guidance

Congruent Tech UG

2018 – Present

Mobile Consultant (Contractor)

Consulting iOS solutions for banking, health, entertainment industries

Neugelb Studios Berlin

2017 – 2018

Software Engineer

Lead iOS developer for the next major version of the CommerzBank iOS app

Feingold Berlin

2016 – 2017

Software Engineer

Senior developer for Sharecare iPhone app (Swift)

Wooga Berlin

2013 – 2016

Software Engineer

Features for Diamond Dash iOS, one of the most successful casual games with 100k+ daily users (Obj-C)

TasteFilter Montréal

2013

Software Engineer

Intelligent classification of Last.fm music for the TasteFilter suggestion engine (Python)

Mobicept Inc. Montréal

2012 – 2013

Software Engineer

Frontend, backend services and initial iPhone application (PHP, Objective-C)

Mechtronix (TRU Simulation) Montréal

2008 – 2010

Software Engineer

Lead software integration engineer for the XJ simulator

Technical Skills

LLM Integration, Claude API, Python (NumPy, Pandas), Core ML, Docker, Edge Computing, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, CoreData, Async/Await, Objective-C, REST API, GraphQL, MVVM, AWS IoT Core, MQTT, ESP32, ESP-IDF, FreeRTOS, Embedded C/C++, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Azure (MSAL), Git, CI/CD, Fastlane, XCTest, CocoaPods, SPM, Bluetooth LE, OTA Updates, GCP

Languages

English (Professional) · German (B1) · Persian (Native)

Certifications

SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science

2010 – 2013

McGill University, Montréal

Thesis: Disambiguating Identities from Campaign Data

M.A.Sc. Electrical Engineering

2005 – 2007

Concordia University, Montréal

PIERS · IEEE-MTT · Thesis

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

1999 – 2004

Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran