# Majid Jabrayilov

> Majid Jabrayilov is an indie iOS developer, SwiftUI educator, and app creator based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Known by his handle 'mecid', he runs the popular Swift with Majid blog and SwiftUI Weekly newsletter, sharing weekly insights on SwiftUI, Swift, and Apple frameworks since 2018. He transitioned from corporate iOS development to full-time indie around 2019-2020, building a suite of health-focused apps including CardioBot and NapBot, and has grown a following of nearly 30,000 on Twitter/X while consistently publishing 230+ newsletter issues.

- **Role:** Indie iOS Developer & SwiftUI Educator (Self-employed)
- **Organizations:** Swift with Majid, SwiftUI Weekly
- **From:** Baku, Azerbaijan
- **Nationality:** Azerbaijani
- **Education:** Master's degree in Computer Science, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (now Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University)
- **Known for:** Runs Swift with Majid blog with weekly posts since 2018 covering SwiftUI and Apple frameworks, SwiftUI Weekly newsletter with 9,900+ subscribers and 231+ issues, ~28,900 followers on Twitter/X (@mecid)

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Joined Twitter (handle: @mecid)
- **2011** — Started as Mobile Application Developer (Android & iOS) at Unimark, Baku
- **2011** — Released first app - a to-do list manager on the App Store
- **2012** — Joined Start Interactive Agency as iOS Developer, Baku
- **2015** — Joined InvestAZ as Senior Software Engineer, Baku
- **2017** — Joined Snowdog (Polish eCommerce agency) as Lead iOS Developer, remote
- **2018** — Started Swift with Majid blog and writing about SwiftUI
- **2019** — Became early SwiftUI adopter after WWDC 2019 announcement; began weekly blog cadence
- **2019** — Launched SwiftUI Weekly newsletter
- **2019-2020** — Left Snowdog to become full-time indie iOS developer
- **2020** — CardioBot and NapBot received major iOS 14 redesign; featured by 9to5Mac
- **2021** — Featured in Indie Dev Monday Issue #40
- **2022** — Appeared on Empower Apps podcast discussing Microapps Architecture
- **2024** — SwiftUI Weekly reached 230+ issues; Twitter following exceeded 28,900

## Achievements

- Runs Swift with Majid blog with weekly posts since 2018 covering SwiftUI and Apple frameworks
- SwiftUI Weekly newsletter with 9,900+ subscribers and 231+ issues
- ~28,900 followers on Twitter/X (@mecid)
- SwiftUICharts open-source library with ~1,390 GitHub stars
- Apps on App Store: CardioBot (heart rate monitor), NapBot (sleep tracker), SugarBot, FastBot
- CardioBot and NapBot featured by 9to5Mac for iOS 14 redesign
- Former Lead iOS Developer at Snowdog (Poland-based eCommerce agency)
- Early SwiftUI adopter and one of the most prolific educators on the framework
- 1,840+ followers on Mastodon with 8,090+ posts

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — SwiftUI Weekly newsletter surpassed 231 issues and approaching 10,000 subscribers
- **2023-12** — Continued weekly blog posts on Swift with Majid covering latest SwiftUI features
- **2022-06** — Appeared on Empower Apps podcast Episode 123 discussing Microapps Architecture with Swift Package Manager
- **2021-04** — Featured in Indie Dev Monday Issue #40 discussing indie developer journey
- **2020-09** — CardioBot and NapBot received major iOS 14 redesign with widgets, featured by 9to5Mac

## Links

- Website: https://swiftwithmajid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meciddjabrayilov/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mecid
- GitHub: https://github.com/mecid
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MajidJabrayilov
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/majid.jabrayilov/

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Last updated: 2026-04-25