Summary
David Thorn is a disciplined and versatile iOS-focused software engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience transitioning from a British Army background into mobile and embedded software. He has delivered production iOS apps across sectors—white-label housing platforms, cellular contract services at CHECK24, IoT integrations for water dispensers, and time-management solutions for a national energy company—demonstrating both product focus and technical breadth. Comfortable wearing many hats as a freelancer and senior engineer, he combines clean-code advocacy, software architecture know-how, and practical leadership in Scrum environments. He learned his craft through a decade of self-driven study while balancing full-time work and parenting, underscoring persistence and adaptability. Now based in Dortmund, he seeks a Lead Developer role where he can apply his mobile expertise, IoT experience, and collaborative mindset to shape user-centered, maintainable software.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer