Summary
Eric Lanz is a senior iOS engineer with 14 years of mobile engineering experience who currently helps make the Apple Watch the best wearable on the planet. He brings deep knowledge of iOS system internals and a track record of shipping high-profile hardware and software projects at Apple, Niantic, Embrace and fast-moving startups. Eric has deep experience bridging native iOS and Unity (including a native Unity plugin used across Niantic’s games) and has built tooling and SDKs focused on performance, security, and troubleshooting. He also contributes volunteer Unity work to keep a beloved community-run Star Wars card game playable in the browser, demonstrating a blend of production-grade expertise and continuous, community-focused craftsmanship. A dual U.S./Canadian citizen based in Los Angeles, he pairs systems-level understanding with pragmatic product delivery.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Ripon College