Kristers Jurševskis

Tech Lead

Senior iOS Engineer

hello@krsj.io

www.krsj.io

About me

I'm a Senior Software Engineer, specialising in iOS app development. Developing my own products and helping others develop theirs.

Experience

Tech Lead & Senior iOS Engineer @ Ahead App

March 2021 - Present

First engineer hire, leading the tech team for back-end, front-end and CMS architecture decisions. Developing the core product - the Ahead App.

Senior iOS Engineer @ Soho House

November 2019 - March 2021

Joined Soho House during their digital transformation during which the focus on their mobile app was significant. We managed to plan a refactor process to make the apps architecture better and ready for future/scaling updates.

Founder & CEO @ Drone Pilot

November 2017 - 2019

Founded and developed all technology for a drone traffic management platform. The focus was on mobile UI and UX experience so creating the iOS app involved a lot of detailed animations, user states, testing. Fundraising, joining an accelerator, there was a shift from engineering to managing the company.

iOS Engineer @ Dnevnik, Hylo & Draugiem Group

December 2011 - March 2017

During the time period from 2011 to 2017 I worked at three significant companies, first one I joined at the age of 15. Along those there were many side-projects, freelance work and adventures. Over 50 apps total launched during this time period.

Education

Riga Stradins University

September 2015 - June 2018

BBA with specialisation on startups

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

UIKit

SPM, Cocapods

Firebase

REST, GraphQL

UI/UX design

Animations

Interests

Cinematography

Mindfulness

Skateboarding

Smart homes

Traveling

YouTube