Edward Jones App

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Project Overview


Role	Senior iOS Developer
Team Size	15-20 developers (iOS team of 6)
Duration	3 years
Impact	Millions of active users managing their financial portfolios

The Challenge

Edward Jones needed to modernize their mobile banking experience to meet evolving customer expectations. The existing app required significant architectural improvements to support new features like external account linking, real-time messaging, and enhanced security measures while maintaining rock-solid reliability for financial operations.

My Contributions

Technical Leadership:

Led major feature development including external account aggregation via Yodlee/Fastlink
Drove adoption of modern iOS patterns: Combine, async/await, MVVM architecture
Mentored junior developers and conducted thorough code reviews
Championed test-driven development practices across the iOS team

Key Achievements:

Successfully integrated complex financial APIs with strict compliance requirements
Reduced crash rate significantly through systematic debugging and code quality improvements
Led chapter meetings fostering knowledge sharing and best practices adoption
Implemented OAuth 2.0 flows for secure authentication

Technologies Used

Category	Technologies
Languages	Swift, Objective-C
Frameworks	UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine, CoreLocation, MapKit
Backend	RESTful APIs, OAuth 2.0, JSON
Third-Party	Yodlee/Fastlink, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics
DevOps	Jenkins CI/CD, Git, TestFlight

The Outcome

The Edward Jones app consistently ranks among the top-rated financial services apps on the App Store. The modernization efforts enabled rapid feature development while maintaining the stability and security that financial customers demand.