About
A bit about me
I build intelligent mobile experiences at the intersection of AI and craftsmanship. From computer vision at Polarr to AI prototyping at Apple, I bring products to life with Swift, SwiftUI, and on-device machine learning. Currently focused on decentralized AI, native platform engineering, and making interfaces feel effortless.
Projects
Selected work
2025 — Decentralized AI
Seersite
A decentralized ecosystem where you own your AI models, your insights, and your collaborations. The antidote to exploitative AI — built on privacy-first principles with royalty tracking for every contribution.
Experience
Where I've worked
INSPYR Solutions (Apple, Inc.)
Aug 2024 — Present
Senior iOS Software Engineer
Contracting agency enabling a role at Apple, Inc. Building AI solutions across Apple's platforms, native and scalable.
- Set up initial tools and frameworks for developing Sales training solutions for Apple, Inc.
- Established frameworks and configured iOS applications for prototyping purposes
- Provided architectural insight and aligned on the use of artificial intelligence
- Collaborated with Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) and Design teams
- Translated design team requirements into prototype solutions
Walmart Global Tech
Mar 2024 — Aug 2024
iOS Software Engineer, Platform Team
Contributed to architecture design planning for the core mobile teams' iOS platform, influencing multiple specialized feature development teams within the Walmart iOS application.
- Analyzed data using ElasticSearch dashboards to monitor and visualize app size metrics
- Delved into team-specific integrated frameworks and third-party software details
- Worked in an agile environment with bi-weekly retrospectives, utilizing Jira and Confluence
Polarr
Jan 2022 — Feb 2023
iOS Software Engineer
Worked on 24FPS video application and computer vision features, rewriting the app from Swift/UIKit to SwiftUI.
- Rewrote 24FPS video application from Swift/UIKit to SwiftUI, including Auth, Profile, and Video Filter Previews
- Led development of Search/Explore feature for filter discovery
- Developed animated transition previews with infinite grid of before/after filter previews
- Achieved stable 4K video exports on iPhone 6s and above
Polarr
Jun 2018 — Jan 2021
iOS/ML Application Engineer
Photo editing software with enterprise computer vision models. Built mobile AI features and represented the company at Samsung HQ.
- Independently designed and created Memoir app incorporating CoreML models for aesthetic ranking and auto-crop compositions
- Represented Polarr at Samsung HQ in Suwon, South Korea, delivering Machine Guided Composition for Samsung S10
- Demonstrated <6ms inferencing with SNPE model + custom OpenCV implementation
- Achieved <500ms 2x upscaling (1080p → 2160p) on iPhone X
- Collaborated with research scientists on functional prototypes using CoreML models
Aesthete Collective Inc.
Aug 2016 — Apr 2018
Founder
Seed-funded e-commerce startup. Developed a robust storefront and led the design and production of a complete menswear collection.
- Developed e-commerce storefront with Express/Node/EJS, Firebase, and AWS EC2 hosting
- Integrated Shopify for SKU management and payments
- Led design and production of a complete menswear collection from inception
Physical Research Laboratories — ISRO
Dec 2015 — Feb 2016
Researcher
Used SciKit/Python to process hi-res moon surface images and identify optimal landing zones.
- Created a novel process to identify optimal lunar landing zones using purely optical data
- Mapped locations and size of craters without elevation data
Skills
Tools & expertise
iOS & Mobile
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Objective-C
- UIKit
- Android (Java/JNI/C++)
AI & ML
- CoreML
- Computer Vision
- OpenCV
- Scikit-Learn
- On-Device Constraints
Web & Backend
- Swift on Server
- Typescript / CSS
- Node.js / Express
- Firebase / EC2
Workflow
- Photoshop / Sketch
- Asana / Jira
- Confluence / Notion
- Git & GitHub
- CI/CD
Let’s work
together
Always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of something great.
© 2026 Ritesh Pakala
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