Elmar Tampe is a Staff iOS Engineer based in Berlin with 13+ years building large-scale, pixel-perfect iOS and macOS applications and a strong specialty in custom UIs, animations and API design. He has led and modernized teams and codebases at product-driven companies like Blinkist, Klima and AMBOSS, combining hands-on restoration of legacy projects with architecture and CI automation work. His apps have repeatedly earned Apple recognition—including multiple App Store Best-of selections, worldwide preinstalls, and a 2021 Apple Design Award finalist spot—reflecting a consistent focus on product polish and user experience. Comfortable both mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional projects, he balances technical craft with team leadership. An unusual strength is his ability to revive and stabilize aging mobile stacks (“Mobile Software Restoration”) while shaping scalable, future-facing architecture.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Fachabitur für Sozialwesen, Fachabitur für Sozialwesen at Evangelische Fachhochschule Berlin - Fachhochschule für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik
IHK, IT System Technician, IHK, IT System Technician at MNET Computer Components GmbH Berlin, Germany
Bachelor of Science, International Media and Computing, Bachelor of Science, International Media and Computing at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
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