Books
Choose your next book.
Interview preparation, mobile architecture and career growth. Start with the problem you need to solve.
After the books
Practise saying the answers
The books above teach the material. Interview Runtime makes you use it out loud. One book per platform, iOS or Android, in PDF and EPUB with companion code.
The library
Filter by topic and availability. Every book stands on its own; together they form one growing engineering library.
Browse by path
Pick the career problem in front of you. Each path tells you which book to start with.
Get hired
Make your skill visible before the interview starts.
Start with The Silent Rejection
Pass interviews
Turn real iOS knowledge into answers interviewers can reward.
Start with The iOS interview blueprint
Lead teams
Move work through people, not only through code.
Start with The Second Pass
Become staff
Build influence beyond your own team.
Start with Altitude
Design systems
Reason about mobile systems at architect altitude.
Start with SwiftUI under load
Manage organizations
Grow engineers, teams and delivery systems deliberately.
Coming soon
Build with AI
Bring AI into mobile products without cargo-cult architecture.
Coming soon
Work independently
Turn mobile architecture judgment into independent income.
Coming soon
FAQ
Choosing a book
What is the flagship book?
Altitude. It is the field guide to staff-level mobile systems engineering, and the best place to start for engineers moving toward architecture and staff-level work.
Which book helps me become a Staff Engineer?
Altitude. It covers systems thinking, mobile system design, BFF architecture, security, observability, distributed systems and the judgment expected at staff level.
Which book helps with iOS interviews?
The iOS Interview Blueprint for the full system, and the 24-hour iOS Interview Answer Book when an interview is close and you need answers you can say out loud.
Which book helps me get more interviews?
The Silent Rejection. It fixes the resume, LinkedIn and outreach signals that decide whether recruiters ever reach out.
Are the books connected?
Yes. They form one curriculum: get found, pass interviews, deepen your craft, then design systems and lead at staff level. Each book solves one specific career pressure.
Do I get PDF and EPUB?
Yes. Every book is delivered as an instant PDF and EPUB download through Gumroad, with lifetime updates.
Are the books updated?
Yes. Your purchase includes lifetime updates, and the interview material is kept current for the recent Swift and SwiftUI cycle.
Are these books beginner friendly?
They assume you already build software. They are written for engineers with professional experience who want to grow into harder problems and bigger roles.
The Mobile Career Brief
One specific career fix, every Tuesday.
Read it in under 5 minutes. Start with the Developer Career Bottleneck Checklist, then get one practical fix each week for visibility, interviews, system design or staff-level growth.
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