iOS Developer

Heads Up!

It's the game The New York Times called a "Sensation," and Cosmopolitan said "will be the best dollar you've spent."

 
 

(Warner Bros, Ellen DeGeneres, Impending)

Over 1 million active monthly users (~60k daily) and consistently ranks in the top five of paid apps in the App Store since its launch in 2013.

As lead developer for last 2.5 years I ensured app stability and implemented custom features for several successful update cycles:

  • Maintained large codebase in Objective-C that has been touched by many previous developers

  • iCloud syncing of in-app purchases and content for “build your own” gameplay decks

  • Specialized store sections (Harry Potter)

  • Fantastic Beasts: free rounds after watching movie trailer (server controlled and generalized for any IAP deck)

  • Specialized gameplay for sponsors such as Geico, Game Night Movie (server controlled)

  • Cheerios build your own “Good News” gameplay deck

  • Special occasion features:

    • Seasonal holidays (free stockings gameplay)

    • Billions (celebrating one billion rounds played with a free IAP deck giveaway)

    • 5th anniversary of the app (mystery deck)

  • Carried out performance and battery usage audits and implemented improvements

  • Interstitial ads for free gameplay rounds

  • Various A/B testing, custom promotional integrations (Swrve)

  • Support new iOS versions and devices (e.g. iPhone X)

  • Various UI makeovers

  • Support for last minute, custom on-air changes for gameplay on the Ellen Show

  • Wrote detailed test plans for pre-flight testing of updates

  • Helped lead complex navigation of GDPR privacy updates and architected an iOS implementation guideline for other Warner Bros iOS apps