MacVoices #26178: Flip The Script - Tymofii Bezverkhyi's Journey from Student Developer to MacPaw Engineer

What this episode covers

At MacPaw’s Flip the Script event in San Francisco, Junior iOS Engineer Tymofii Bezverkhyi shares how his path from Ukraine’s Kyiv School of Economics to studying in Ireland, winning Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, and attending WWDC led to a role at MacPaw. Tim discusses his passion for Apple development, his work on MacPaw’s AI Eney, and why he appreciate’s the company’s responsibility and growth objectives. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:03 Introduction from Flip the Script at WWDC 2026 00:17 Introducing Tim, MacPaw’s youngest team member 00:30 Tim explains his path to MacPaw 00:41 Studying at Kyiv School of Economics 01:01 Meeting MacPaw lecturers and visiting the Kyiv office 01:18 Discovering MacPaw products and pursuing an internship 01:35 Moving to Ireland and preparing for Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 01:48 Winning the Swift Student Challenge and attending WWDC 2025 01:58 Meeting MacPaw representatives at Apple Park 02:21 Sharing his story and creating a new opportunity 02:48 LinkedIn follow-up and landing the jobeney 03:01 Working as a junior software engineer on NA 03:13 Why MacPaw felt closest to Apple 03:35 Interest in macOS and Apple ecosystem development 04:03 Gratitude for being recognized before earning a diploma 04:25 Comparing Microsoft internship experience with MacPaw 04:47 Big tech processes versus faster decision-making 05:08 Responsibility, growth, and smaller-company advantages 05:26 Closing thoughts on Tim’s enthusiasm and future Links: MacPaw Setapp Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss