Derrick Staten
Technical Co-founder at Stealth Startup
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDerrick Staten is a product and technology leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling mobile-first platforms, currently serving as Technical Co-founder of Sightline OS where he applies AI-driven forecasting and inventory optimization to complex restaurant supply chains. He spent the bulk of his career at Branch rising from software developer to Director of Product Management, blending hands-on iOS engineering (notably contributions to Branch’s popular deep-linking SDK) with product strategy and growth. Earlier, he co-founded The League and worked as an independent iOS developer, demonstrating an entrepreneurial streak and a knack for shipping consumer-facing mobile features. Based in New York and educated at Stanford, Derrick combines product leadership with practical engineering chops and a distinctive focus on turning data-rich insights into operational tools for real-world industries.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Russian Language, Russian Language at Moscow State UniversityLoyola University ChicagoBA International Relations, BA International Relations at Stanford University
Github Skills (6)
deeplink10
swift10
ios10
sdk10
deep-linking10
objective-c9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
BranchMetrics/ios-branch-deep-linking-attribution
Feb 2015 - Sep 2016
The Branch iOS 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:245 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Derrick primarily contributed to the Branch iOS SDK, focusing on deep linking and attribution features. Their work included implementing new methods for retrieving app creation and modification dates, which were integrated into the update checks. They also enhanced the Branch SDK by refactoring code and adding support for displaying a share sheet to easily share a deep link.
onboardingreferralsharinglinkingcampaigns
derrickstaten/TerrisTopTreatments
Apr 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 9 months
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