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Alexander V.

World-Class iOS Developer :: Native apps in Swift

"Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers." Hi, I'm Alex Vasenin, a Russian immigrant living in Mexico. I develop awesome mobile apps for early-stage startups based in the United States. Startups succeed by moving fast, and the only way to move fast is to have a small team. Big teams have too much drag, especially in software development. But how do you make a significant impact with a small team? You hire THE BEST members for your team. Two great developers could easily outpace a team of five average ones. That's where I come in. To be a true master, one has to concentrate on a particular area of expertise, so I'm focused solely on developing native apps for Apple platforms, primarily on iOS. I started my journey on this path in 2013 with Objective-C and UIKit, and now I work with Swift and SwiftUI. I do NOT do Android or cross-platform apps. I work remotely on a full-time, long-term basis. As a passionate A-player, I like to work with a team of engaged high-profile professionals. I value honesty, reliability, deep domain knowledge, lifelong learning, and hard work in my peers. My superpower is the ability to solve technical problems of great complexity. I LOVE programming and solving challenging problems. My goal is to surpass your expectations of what a developer can achieve. And I've been successful in this before (check the raving reviews from my past clients). I had the privilege to work with incredible teams, and we have achieved remarkable results. With Impekable, we won the title of the #1 mobile app development agency in the Bay Area. With NewNew, a startup from Los Angeles, we secured a very successful Series A round with Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund. Now, I'm ready to help you to take your startup to the next level. If you need a world-class iOS developer on your team - let's talk!

🇲🇽Cancun, Mexico$80/hr100% JSS5.00 (13)Since Aug 2014
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Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)
≈$13k

An estimate from an earlier read

World#704 / 412k
🇲🇽Country#4 / 3,563
Revenue, last 30 days
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Read daily since Oct 29, under 30 days

Total earnings
$799k

Billed in all: $816k

World#990 / 412k
🇲🇽Country#5 / 3,563
Per project
$67k

$39k in the last 6 months

World#504 / 412k
🇲🇽Country#10 / 3,563
Projects, last 6 months
2
0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇲🇽Country#600 / 3,563
Projects in all
12

Across 17 contracts

0% fixed100% hourly
World#183,649 / 412k
🇲🇽Country#1,002 / 3,563

Earnings, last 30 days

$816k+$3k earned since Oct 29Billed in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$812k$814k$816kOct 29Nov 3Nov 7

Tracked from Oct 29, 2026. Dotted: longer than usual between two readings.

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 15

Rarest: top 0.24% in Firebase, of 6,978. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Camera259 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.39%
  2. 3SwiftUI951 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.32%
  3. 3macOS393 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.76%
  4. 3ARKit189 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 2%
  5. #4Objective-C1,282 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.31%
  6. #4UIKit818 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.49%
  7. #5Apple Xcode881 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.57%
  8. #6In-App Purchases1,101 freelancers · 🇲🇽 #1Top 0.54%