Samuel E. Giddins
5454 South Shore Drive Apt. 408ChicagoIllinois60615(917) 887 - 3993segiddins@segiddins.mesegiddins.me
Profile
University of Chicago, Class of 2018 (double major in Economics and Mathematics). National Merit Scholar. Developer with expert Ruby and Objective-C, Cocoa, and Swift experience. Expert in creating world-class experiences for users and developers. Speaker at meetups and conferences around the country. Code used on several hundred million devices daily, and by millions of developers. Leader of global development teams of open-source projects.
Work Experience
Realm
Senior Cocoa Engineer
San Francisco, CA
December 2014 - September 2015
- Released a Swift binding for the Realm database
- Supported users with usage issues, bugs, and feature requests
- Implemented support for nullable / optional values at the binding level
- Contributed bug fixes and minor enhancements to C++ Core
CocoaPods (Stripe's Open Source Retreat)
Resolver Chief
San Francisco, CA
September 2014 - December 2014
- Wrote a reference-implementation dependency resolution algorithm
- Constructed a reference test suite
- Integrated work into CocoaPods, Bundler & RubyGems for use by hundreds of thousands of developers
Tumblr
iOS Developer
New York, NY
June 2014 - September 2014
- Rewrote critical application components to enable bug fixes and crucial feature development
- Ensured a consistent experience across different-sized devices
- Prototyped widely-demanded, headline user-facing features
- Redesigned the core Tumblr dashboard experience
- Collaborated closely with the Creative, Security, and API teams to ensure a top-notch user experience
Slader
Lead iOS Developer
New York, NY
February 2013 - March 2014
- Took over codebase from foreign contractor
- Customized mobile experience, increasing customer satisfaction and revenues per user
- Released two new major versions with over 75,000 monthly active users
Codecademy
Lead Mobile Engineer
New York, NY
July 2013 - September 2013
- Prototyped new entries into the mobile space
- Led a beta test of a new product category
- Explored moving existing products onto mobile platforms
Education
University of Chicago
The College, B.S., Mathematics, B.A., Economics
Chicago, IL
2013 - 2018 (Expected)
Recipient of the 2014 Jane Morton and Henry C. Murphy Award for student leadership
Dean's List 2014
Dean's List 2014
Extracurricular Activities/Hobbies
- Avid reader with wide-range of interests, including history, statistics, and social theory
- Open-source software contributions, found at github.com/segiddins
- Core team member on RestKit, CocoaPods & Bundler.