Corey Walo is a Senior iOS/macOS engineer based in San Francisco with 11 years of professional experience and 9+ years focused on iOS, specializing in Swift, Objective-C, and audio-driven apps. He has led greenfield projects to production at startups and improved stability and performance at scale for Lyft’s Rider and Driver apps, redesigning critical flows to boost conversions. An entrepreneur as owner of Tap Tempo Labs and Ao Vivo Designs, he blends product instincts with hands-on engineering for mobile performance and real-time communication systems. His open-source contributions to MessageKit show a focus on extensibility and UI/architecture improvements that enable customization by other developers. Comfortable across solo consulting and senior platform roles, he brings a rare combination of audio domain expertise, performance-first engineering, and a track record of shipping robust mobile experiences.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Sound Recording Technology, BS Sound Recording Technology at Texas State University
A community-driven replacement for JSQMessagesViewController
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS)
Contributions:13 commits, 7 PRs, 1 push in 7 months
Contributions summary:Corey primarily contributed to the UI and structural components of the iOS messaging application. They made changes to access control, ensuring that custom cells and layouts could be built on top of existing mechanisms. The user also modified the display of messages and updated code to match code conventions and resolved minor issues. Several commits are focused on making specific elements public to allow for customization, demonstrating an interest in the extensibility of the library.
Contributions:20 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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Corey Walo - Senior IOS MacOS Engineer at Ao Vivo Designs