Parham Karbasi

About

I'm Parham.I make apps that respect every person who opens them.

Indie iOS developer and product designer. Originally from Tehran, currently based in Naples. I build software end-to-end — from the first sketch to the App Store listing — and I'm increasingly drawn to the design and product side of the work.

Parham Karbasi

What I do

Build native apps.

Swift, SwiftUI, and Apple's on-device frameworks. Three apps shipped on the App Store across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS — and four more being prepared.

Design products.

Where my attention sits most days. I care about interfaces that feel inevitable, micro-interactions that hold up to repeat use, and flows that respect the visitor's time and intent.

Lead and analyse.

Product management and data analysis. I like turning ambiguous goals into shipped, measurable work — and I'm comfortable in both the spreadsheet and the storyboard.

Principles

Your data stays yours.

Privacy is the first decision I make on every project — not the last. Some of my apps stay fully on-device today; others may run with accounts and sync tomorrow. The rule never bends: your data is never tracked, never sold, never the product.

Designed for everyone.

An app that excludes anyone isn't finished. I design with screen readers, dynamic type, motor differences, and color sensitivity in mind from the first sketch — because accessibility isn't a settings menu. It's how the thing should work.

The details are the work.

An app gets great in the small places: the hairline padding, the easing on a button press, the verb on a call to action. The details aren't the polish phase. They're the entire job.

Experience

  1. 2025 — Present

    Indie iOS developer & product designer

    Self-employed · Naples, Italy

    Designing and shipping privacy-first iOS and macOS apps end-to-end. Three apps released across iPhone, iPad, watchOS, and macOS; four more in development.

  2. 2020 — 2022

    Private English teacher

    Self-employed · Tehran, Iran · in-person and online

    Two years teaching English to high-school students and adults — one-on-one and small group sessions, in person across Tehran and online for students elsewhere. Focused on practical fluency: how the language actually works in conversation, exams, and writing.

Education

  1. Sep 2025 — Jun 2026

    iOS Developer Academy

    Apple Developer Academy · Università Federico II · Naples, Italy

    Apple's intensive programme on iOS development, product design, and entrepreneurship. Hosted at Università Federico II. Built Potio with the Majestica team here.

    developeracademy.apple.com
  2. 2022 — 2025

    Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

    University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · Italy

    Undergraduate degree in computer science — foundations in algorithms, software engineering, and systems.

Certifications

  1. Jan 2024

    AI and Development

    IBM

  2. Jan 2024

    Python

    IBM

  3. Oct 2023

    Data Science Methodology

    IBM

Where

Naples, Italy

Originally Tehran, Iran.

Elsewhere

Work with me

I take on a small number of projects each year.