Personal details
Sam W.
Timezone: London (UTC+1)
Summary
I'm a senior iOS Developer currently working as a team lead / developer on Lovecrafts' universal iOS apps. I've been building iOS apps since 2010, and am comfortable working with Swift and Objective-C. I've also worked with React Native and Android development. I enjoy working on early stage products, helping to find the best mobile experience. I'm also experienced building and leading mobile development teams, including finding the best interaction with API, product, design etc
Work Experience
Head of Mobile Development
LoveCrafts | Dec 2015 - Present
Testing
Core Data
Swift
Fastlane
iOS
RxSwift
I am currently leading the mobile development efforts at Lovecrafts. This role started with a com- pletely clean slate, and I helped build the team, guide them through product planning, design, implementation and analytics analysis. This app was an opportunity to build an app using 100% Swift which has been a great learning experience. This was also an opportunity to work full time remote: setting up processes, tools and training on best practices for remote first teams (including experience working with large time zone offsets)
Personal Projects
2018
iPad
Product Design
Swift
iOS
Head of Mobile Development, Swift, PDFKit, Unit Testing · LoveKnitting is an e-commerce / community site for knitters. The iOS app was designed as a tool for knitters to use while working on patterns, and has since expanded into project management and discovery
I am the lead iOS developer on this project, so my work was largely technical (choosing architectures for the app, reviewing code, setting best practices for new tech like Swift) but I was involved in product design, user research, as well as team leadership (setting processes suitable to remote work, running team meetings and 1-1 catchups with direct reports)