Professional Role and Expertise
Fabien Mirault serves as a Senior iOS Developer at Malt, with a specialization in Swift and Objective-C. His current responsibilities include leading the development of the Malt mobile application aimed at enhancing freelancer responsiveness to client requests. This application features real-time messaging, conversation management, and the ability to create and edit quotes. Due to high user demand over approximately two years, Fabien’s key challenges involved delivering an exceptionally stable and highly responsive application, achieving a code coverage exceeding 95%, and maintaining a user session crash-free rate above 99%, as monitored through Crashlytics. The project follows best practices in software craftsmanship and continuous integration and deployment.
Technical Competencies
- Languages: Swift, Objective-C, ActionScript 3 (AS3)
- Architectural Patterns: MVVM-C, MVC
- Reactive Programming: RxSwift
- Deployment and CI/CD: Fastlane, Jenkins
- Legacy and Flash Technologies: Extensive prior experience with Flash and AIR technologies
Professional Experience and Career Evolution
Fabien’s development career spans over 10 years, beginning with 3.5 years focused on Flash and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) before transitioning into iOS development. He has worked with multiple agencies, including SQLI Agency, Courant Alternatif, CPI Global, Xebia, and Lagardère Active Digital, where he specialized in both iOS and web development projects.
Notable Client Projects and Contributions
Fabien’s portfolio demonstrates a broad and diverse set of high-profile client engagements primarily centered around iOS app development, delivering scalable, user-centric, and high-availability mobile solutions:
- Radio France: Led the redesign of iOS applications for major radio stations such as France Inter, France Bleu, and Mouv, serving over 300,000 monthly active users. The apps provide live streams, on-demand content, and personalized features with crash-free sessions exceeding 99%.
- PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain): Delivered iOS apps for sports and horse race betting, focusing on extreme reliability and uptime due to high-stakes daily usage.
- Louis Vuitton: Developed two distinct iOS applications:
- Louis Vuitton LiVe: An event-focused app for VIP guests featuring social media-like interaction capabilities.
- Louis Vuitton Catalogue: An iPad app deployed globally in stores, optimized for multilingual support and large datasets with thousands of products while maintaining top performance.
- Lagardère Group: Developed multiple iOS apps across different domains including entertainment (Première, Public, Télé 7 Jours), health tracking (Mon Ovulation), community forums (Club Doctissimo, Club Cara’), and cinema listings.
- Additional Clients: Developed tailored iOS and Flash/AIR solutions for Mölnlycke (CRM app), Waterair (sales support app), MAAF (health assistant app), Aéroports de Paris (user-adaptive kiosk prototype), Castorama (color selection kiosk), and others.
Technical Leadership and Quality Focus
Fabien’s projects consistently embody a focus on application stability, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. The Malt app and other significant projects incorporate advanced metrics on crash rates and automated test coverage, highlighting a culture of software craftsmanship and robust CI/CD pipelines.
Location and Network
Fabien is based in Chessy, Île-de-France, France, and maintains an extensive professional network exceeding 500 LinkedIn connections, supporting his engagement with peers and stakeholders in the tech community.
Additional Information
Fabien maintains a personal portfolio website that showcases his extensive project history and personal developments, which include innovative utilities such as databases for gaming data (Street Fighter), magic performance applications, and poker odds calculators.
This comprehensive profile of Fabien Mirault outlines his technical depth, proven ability to execute complex, high-impact iOS projects, and his commitment to product reliability and excellence, grounded in extensive industry experience and a solid track record of client-facing development roles.
