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Senior Mobile Engineer · San Francisco, CA

Daniel Nugent

Senior Mobile Engineer

I help product-focused teams build mobile apps end to end, from early product and architecture decisions through implementation, release, and iteration. Strong in Android and Kotlin, with native iOS experience in Swift, I use AI-assisted workflows to help teams move faster without sacrificing quality.

  • 20 years in software

    Deep engineering experience across product development and delivery.

  • Android specialist, mobile breadth

    Strong in Kotlin, Compose, coroutines, Flow, testing, and maintainable architecture, with additional native iOS experience in Swift.

  • 43k+ Stack Overflow reputation

    Long-time contributor helping developers solve real Android and software engineering problems.

About

I’m strongest on small, product-focused teams where one experienced engineer can create a lot of leverage early. I work across the full path from discovery and planning through implementation, release, and iteration, and I care about making strong technical decisions up front so teams can move faster with less rework.

My core stack is Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, coroutines, Flow, and modern Android architecture. I focus on code that is understandable, testable, and practical to maintain, with strong attention to user experience, performance, and release quality.

I also use AI-assisted workflows to speed up planning, prototyping, and implementation while keeping human judgment on architecture, product tradeoffs, and code quality.

What I bring

  • End-to-end Android ownership, from idea to shipped product
  • Strong Kotlin and modern Android fundamentals
  • Pragmatic architecture that supports fast iteration
  • Close collaboration with product and design
  • Clear communication and dependable execution
  • AI-assisted workflows used in a disciplined, quality-focused way

Recent Project Work

A selection of Android work showing product delivery, technical judgment, and maintainable architecture in real user-facing features.

Hatch Baby Edit Playlist Android screen with queued sounds and save playlist button.

Hatch Baby · Android

Edit Playlist

Shipped playlist editing so users could manage saved sounds more easily in a core part of the app experience. The challenge was keeping add and edit behavior consistent while still moving quickly for release. I built it with a single immutable UI state, intent-driven MVI flow, and layered use-case and repository boundaries to keep behavior predictable and the implementation easy to extend and test.

Tech Stack

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Coroutines
  • Flow
  • MVI
Restore 3 Manage Routines Android screen showing routine carousel and recommendation cards.

Restore 3 · Android

Routine Swap

Delivered routine swapping so users could change routines without breaking schedule constraints or losing structure. This flow touched core product rules, so reliability and clarity were critical from the first release. I owned the Android implementation end to end, using clear UI state modeling and analytics instrumentation to make the initial release dependable and post-launch iteration easier.

Tech Stack

  • Kotlin
  • Compose
  • Flow
  • ViewModel
  • MVI
  • Analytics Instrumentation
Rick and Morty Compose Android app screen showing character browsing and detail flow.

Personal Project · Android

Rick and Morty Compose

Built this project to demonstrate a production-minded Android foundation for scalable feature delivery. It highlights modular structure, predictable UI state, and practical architecture choices that support smooth user flows as complexity grows. I used a layered approach with modern Android tooling to keep behavior clear, testable, and straightforward to maintain.

Tech Stack

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • MVI
  • Hilt
  • Retrofit
  • OkHttp
  • Moshi
  • Room
  • Paging 3
  • Coil
  • Compose Navigation
  • Coroutines
  • Flow

Hiring for Android?

I’m most useful on product-focused teams that need strong Android execution, sound technical decisions, and fast iteration. Reach out at [email protected].