Hi, I'm Alex. Thanks for stopping by 🤙

I'm a senior software engineer with 10 years of professional experience building iOS, Android and full-stack mobile applications.

I also write about engineering, technology and my interests here. Feel free to reach out.

iOS Development Native Mobile Development Android Development Video Streaming Integration Full-Stack
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Experience

2022 — 2026
Senior Software Engineer
Geomagical Labs - An IKEA subsidiary

I developed core features and components of the Kreativ design experience for iOS. IKEA Kreativ is a key feature of the IKEA iOS app with has millions of users. It maintains over a 4-star rating on the iOS app store.

iOS AR Kit 3D Integration E-Commerce
2019 — 2022
Senior Software Engineer
Apple Inc.

I worked on the HomeKit team, developing the iOS Home app and the HomeKit's core components. The Home app and HomeKit environment are key features of the Apple ecosystem and are used by millions world wide to enjoy a connected home experience.

IoT E-commerce Recommendation Systems Shortcuts and Automations
2017 — 2019
Lead Mobile Engineer
Vantage Robotics Inc.

I built the iOS and Android applications for the Vantage Robotics quadcopter platform.

Embedded Systems Video Streaming Android iOS MapKit
2016 — 2017
Software Engineer
Butterfleye Inc. (Acquired by Ooma Inc.)

I developed the iOS app and Backend systems for the Butterfleye security camera.

Video Streaming iOS AWS Java PostgreSQL

Projects

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Projector

An AVFoundation based video player that allows the color scheme and UI to be easily changed to your product's branding specifications. Featured in Swift Package Index.

AVFoundation Swift Package Manager SwiftUI UIKit

Writing

Though we live in the age of AI, all writings here are from my own grey matter. I believe opinions are not genuine if generated through automated intelligence.

2026-03-24

How I Built This Site: (And so can you!)

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Technical Skills

iOS

SwiftUI

UIKit

Swift

Objective-C

Android

Kotlin

Java

Jetpack Compose

XML

Backend

Python

FastAPI

Docker

PostgreSQL

AI Agents

OpenCode

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