Aaron Lopez
Co-founder & CEO at Buddy AI
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Lopez is a founder and product-led engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable mobile and operations platforms, now leading Buddy AI to automate order-to-cash for consumer brands. He helped scale Branch from under $1M to $100M ARR, owning product for the Mobile Linking Platform and building infrastructure that handled billions of deep links and conversion events for 75,000+ apps. Hands-on across iOS and Android, he contributed to Branch’s open-source SDKs and shipped enterprise integrations that bridged product, engineering, and customer success. Raised in a small border town and seasoned in the Bay Area, he combines scrappy startup grit with enterprise delivery, now applying AI to remove the manual drudgery that slows CPG brands.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Applied Mathematics Concentration: Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Applied Mathematics Concentration: Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyCalexico High School
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (14)
deeplink10
javas10
objective-c10
ios10
android-sdk10
mobile-development10
deep-linking10
cordova10
java10
apidoc9
api9
ionice8
phonegap8
ionic8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
BranchMetrics/android-branch-deep-linking-attribution
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
The Branch Android SDK for deep linking and attribution. Branch helps mobile apps grow with deep links / deeplinks that power paid acquisition and re-engagement campaigns, referral programs, content sharing, deep linked emails, smart banners, custom user onboarding, and more.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:9 releases, 5 reviews, 91 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily contributed to the Branch Android SDK, making several changes to enhance deep linking and attribution functionalities. These contributions included adding Snapchat to the sharesheet, modifying and reverting code related to Google Advertising ID (GAID) handling, and introducing features like a server ping request and a network availability notification API. Further, the user released multiple versions of the SDK, addressing various bug fixes and enhancements related to core linking functionality.
onboardingreferralsharinglinkingcampaigns
BranchMetrics/cordova-ionic-phonegap-branch-deep-linking-attribution
Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
The Branch Cordova Ionic Phonegap SDK for deep linking and attribution. Branch helps mobile apps grow with deep links / deeplinks that power paid acquisition and re-engagement campaigns, referral programs, content sharing, deep linked emails, smart banners, custom user onboarding, and more.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:5 releases, 47 commits, 29 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily contributed to the iOS side of the Branch Cordova SDK. They implemented methods for Apple Search Ads integration, including setting debug mode and enabling delayed initialization. Additionally, the user modified the existing code to handle and expose standard events within the SDK. There were changes related to boolean checks and merging updates from master.
onboardingreferralionic-cordovasharinglinking
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