Roberto Hernandez RobertoEfrainHernandez

📱 Building beautiful native iOS experiences

🧙‍♂️ Mobile, iOS, & Swift Wizard

struct Roberto: iOSEngineer {
    let name = "Roberto Hernandez"
    let location = "🌴 Los Angeles, CA"
    let origins = "🗽 NYC Born & Raised"
    let passion = "Building Native iOS Experiences"
    
    let tech = [
        "Swift", "SwiftUI", "UIKit", "Combine", 
        "Swift Concurrency", "SwiftData", "CoreData",
        "XCTest", "Vapor", "Firebase", "Supabase"
    ]
    
    let education = [
        "🎓 MS in Software Development - Pace University (2017)",
        "📱 iOS Nanodegree - Udacity (2018)"
    ]
    
    let currentFocus = [
        "Modern iOS APIs & Architecture",
        "Mobile System Design",
        "Data Structures & Algorithms",
        "SwiftUI + Swift Concurrency",
        "Building portfolio projects"
    ]
    
    func philosophy() -> String {
        return """
        💭 "You don't need to learn everything, you just need to be curious 
        about learning. When the time comes that you need it, you'll be prepared."
        """
    }
}

💼 Professional Journey

🏢 Tapcart

Software Engineer II, iOS
2021 - 2025

📦 Built e-commerce features for 1,500+ Shopify merchants
🎨 Worked closely with product & design
🔄 Contributed to React Native transition
💪 End-to-end feature ownership

🏀 HoopStop Mobile

iOS Engineer
2018 - 2021

🚀 Early-stage startup experience
📱 Native iOS app development
🎯 Swift, UIKit → SwiftUI migration
⚡️ Rapid feature iteration

🎯 What's Next?

Seeking New Role
2026

🔍 Looking for impactful iOS roles
📱 Focused on native iOS experiences
🌟 Want to build widely-used apps
💡 Ready to make product impact

🛠️ Tech Arsenal

Core iOS Stack

Technologies I Love

📱 iOS Development

🔧 Frameworks & Tools

🎨 Design & Prototyping

🧪 Testing & CI/CD

🎯 Current Focus Areas

🏗️ What I'm Building

let currentProjects = [
    "📱 SwiftUI Portfolio Apps",
    "🏛️ Mobile System Design Study",
    "📚 iOS Interview Prep Guides",
    "🧩 DS&A in Swift",
    "🚀 Modern iOS Architecture",
    "⚡️ Swift Concurrency Mastery"
]

📖 What I'm Learning

let learningPath = [
    "🆕 Latest iOS APIs (2024-2026)",
    "🏗️ Mobile System Design Patterns",
    "🧠 Advanced Swift Concurrency",
    "📊 SwiftData & CloudKit",
    "🎨 Advanced SwiftUI Techniques",
    "⚙️ Server-Side Swift (Vapor)"
]

📊 GitHub Analytics

iOS Apps I've Built

📱 Tapcart Consumer App

E-commerce iOS Experience

🛍️ Features for 1,500+ Shopify merchants
💳 Payment integrations & checkout flows
📊 Analytics & performance tracking
🎨 Custom UI components & animations

Tech: UIKit, Combine, Shopify API's, Shopify Third-Party Integrations

🏀 HoopStop

Sports Social Network

⚡️ Real-time updates & notifications
👥 User profiles & social features
📸 Media uploads & sharing
🗺️ Location-based features

Tech: Swift, SwiftUI, Core Data, Firebase

💡 Philosophy & Approach

🎯 Product-First

I believe in understanding the why behind features. Close collaboration with product and design leads to better user experiences.

📱 Native Advocate

While I've worked with React Native, my passion lies in native iOS. SwiftUI & UIKit enable the best user experiences.

🚀 Continuous Learner

Technology evolves rapidly. I stay current with latest iOS APIs and best practices through personal projects and study.

🎪 Beyond Code

⚾️ Huge Sports Fan

Atlanta Falcons, USMNT, Knicks, Mets, Giants

Following my teams and analyzing the games keeps me sharp and competitive!

🎸 Guitar Enthusiast

Martin & Co. Acoustic Guitar

Learning and playing the guitar helps me think creatively and unwind after intense coding sessions.

☕️ Coffee Addict

Everything's Better with Coffee

Quality coffee fuels quality code. It's science.

📚 Lifelong Learner

Always Curious

Whether it's iOS, system design, or new tech - I'm always exploring something new.

💬 Let's Connect!

🤝 I'm open to:

📱 iOS Engineering Roles - Native iOS experiences
💡 SwiftUI Collaborations - Open source projects
🎯 Technical Discussions - System design, architecture, best practices
☕️ Coffee Chats - iOS development, career advice, or just tech talk

📫 Reach Out:

_{💭 "You don't need to learn everything, you just need to be curious about learning. When the time comes that you need it, you'll be prepared."}