Daniele Rapali

Daniele Rapali

Senior iOS Developer & AI Automation Architect
  • daniele.rapali@gmail.com

About Me

Senior iOS Developer & AI Integrator with 10+ years of experience in mobile app development, research, and UI/UX design[cite: 1]. Pioneer in leveraging Agentic AI (Claude via CLI) to drastically accelerate the mobile project lifecycle, from automated code generation and architectural scaffolding to intelligent project management. Specialized in developing high-performance applications, integrating AI/LLMs[cite: 1], and creating scalable "Self-Healing" automated workflows[cite: 1]. Driven by maximizing daily development throughput and delivering state-of-the-art mobile infrastructures.

Work Experience

2024 - Present
FREELANCE

AI Automation Architect & Mobile Tech Lead

  • Agentic AI Hyper-Productivity: Architected a custom local ecosystem using Claude via CLI as an autonomous coding agent, automating repetitive tasks, generating SwiftUI components, and increasing features delivery speed.
  • Advanced Automations: Built scalable, intelligent ecosystems using Make.com, Zapier, and Python to connect custom AI logic with enterprise infrastructures via RAG pipelines[cite: 1].
  • Mobile iOS & iPad Lead Developer utilizing modern frameworks (SwiftUI, SwiftData, Combine)[cite: 1].
  • Mobile R&D, Prototyping, and Bluetooth device manipulation/integration[cite: 1].
  • End-to-end App Store lifecycle management and complete customer support pipelines[cite: 1].
2021 - 2024
TECHNOGYM S.P.A.

iOS Mobile Developer & R&D Project Leader

  • Spearheaded iOS apps development for equipment integration via Swift (MyWellness, MyVirginActive)[cite: 1].
  • Innovated features like AR-based training, AI data analysis, and Core Bluetooth communications[cite: 1].
  • Maintained libraries via CocoaPods and led automated CI/CD pipelines with Bitrise platform[cite: 1].
  • Delivered custom app solutions and provided direct technical consulting for global tier-1 clients[cite: 1].
2017 - 2021
INFINITE SOFTWARE (United Kingdom)

iOS Mobile Analyst & Developer

  • Developed "Reactivate", a high-traffic cross-platform health app for the UK National Health Service (NHS)[cite: 1].
  • Designed UI/UX from scratch and managed complex real-time tracking, chat, and VoIP features via AWS[cite: 1].
  • Handled comprehensive API integrations and data manipulation using MVVM patterns[cite: 1].
2016 - 2017
MOVOLYTICS LTD (United Kingdom)

iOS Mobile Developer & Software Engineer

  • Led development of fleet management app Movolytics, optimizing real-time tracking and fuel analysis via Swift[cite: 1].
  • Handled native UI/UX design and architecture optimizations under MVVM patterns[cite: 1].
2012 - 2016
Topnetwork / Energent (ITALY)

iOS Mobile Developer

  • Developed multiple native apps for enterprise clients in Finance (BPER Bank) and Telecom sectors[cite: 1].
  • Engineered real-time data streaming and live mobile experiences for high-traffic events like Euro 2016[cite: 1].
2008 - 2012
OPERA 21, ROMA (ITALY)

Front End Java & HTML Developer

  • Web portal developer utilizing Java, J2EE, HTML, and CSS layouts.
  • Managed deployment setups and production service maintenance.

AI & Automations

  • Agentic AI (Claude CLI / LLMs)
  • Workflow Automation (Make / Zapier)
  • Python & RAG Pipelines

Mobile Tech Stack

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Objective-C & Flutter
  • Xcode & Tooling
  • UI/UX Design (Figma)

Soft Skills

  • AI Hyper-Productivity
  • Project Management
  • Consulting
  • DevOps & CI/CD
  • Problem Solving
  • R&D Leadership

Featured Projects

Technogym Mywellness

Main application for Technogym used daily by hundreds of thousands of active clients worldwide to manage indoor/outdoor training, classes, and streaming[cite: 1].

Education

  • High School Diploma in Computer Science & Telecom
    IISS Sandro Pertini[cite: 1]

Languages

  • English (Advanced)
  • Italian (Native)