I work with founders who need senior engineering leadership without making a full-time executive hire. I’ve spent sixteen years building mobile products and six running the teams behind them.
I would hire and/or work with Brandon again all day, any day, any time. Few team members engage so fully, with so much heart and care about what the team is building. He also cares deeply about his code and motivating others to raise their game.
Most companies don’t need another advisor. They need someone who can make technical decisions, unblock engineers, and write production code. That’s how I work.
You have an important launch on the roadmap, but no senior engineer owns the architecture or the plan to get it shipped.
I set technical direction, make the early architecture calls, and build the critical pieces alongside your team. I leave engineers with code they understand.
A shipped product and a codebase the team knows how to extend.
Sprints keep slipping, priorities change midstream, and product and engineering no longer agree on what is blocking delivery.
I clarify ownership, make the tradeoffs explicit, and tighten planning and review. I stay close to the code, so I can tell whether the process changes are actually helping.
A team that surfaces risk early, knows what it owns, and gives the business a delivery plan it can rely on.
Small changes cause regressions, releases feel risky, and the team spends more time working around old decisions than building.
I take on the riskiest parts with your engineers, add the tests and structure the code is missing, and modernize it in stages so product work can keep moving.
Safer releases, less firefighting, and a codebase the team can keep improving.
Builds take too long, reviews drag, or AI tools are spreading without clear standards for quality, security, and ownership.
I fix the delivery bottlenecks: CI, code review, ownership, and AI tooling where it is useful. We keep what improves the work and drop what does not.
Faster builds and reviews, with the same standards for reliability and security.
A 10-person team was waiting up to 24 hours for tests to finish in CI. I led the team to track down native memory issues and cut the pipeline runtime to under 30 minutes.
I owned the native iOS architecture and delivered the product work tied to investor milestones. During that period, the company raised back-to-back $20M and $30M rounds, and the app went on to pass 800K active users.
Took over the mobile overhaul, reworked the core frameworks and TypeScript/Node APIs, and shipped it without downtime.
Hired native and cross-platform engineers, developed senior engineers into staff roles, and reset delivery and quality standards with product and design. I also introduced AI tools with clear security and review standards.
I start by getting close to the product, the code, and the people doing the work. The exact plan depends on what I find, but the pattern is usually the same.
I meet with Product and Engineering, inspect the codebase and delivery process, and agree on the few problems worth fixing first.
I make the technical decisions, ship code, and remove the process blockers holding back the roadmap. You get working changes, not a strategy deck.
I put clear ownership, documentation, and operating habits in place so the team can keep moving. When the work is done, I hand it back cleanly.
Founders, engineering leaders, product partners, and designers from the past sixteen years.
Brandon is a gem. He combines a powerful work ethic with high-level mobile development skills. His real special skill is his ability to drive a team.
Brandon is one of the most talented iOS developers I've ever had the pleasure of working with. He doesn't just execute designs to perfection — he is an awesome partner and strategist.
He gets the division of responsibilities necessary for a powerful, stable mobile client. Super smart and talented engineer with clear thinking and great communication.
If you're looking for an iOS developer, your search has likely just come to an end. Brandon's a top notch developer. He cares deeply about his work, down to getting every pixel just right.
Brandon is highly capable and meticulous, especially with UI. He built a 'StyleKit' library that simplified our UI styling greatly. He was fast but always took the time to write clean code.
I worked closely with Brandon and was struck by his deep care for building the right user experience. Never backing down from trying out UI ideas, while making sure code quality was never compromised.
Tell me what needs to ship, what’s getting in the way, and where the team needs senior help. I’ll tell you plainly whether I’m a good fit.