Summary
Eric Peterson is a Senior iOS Engineer with 11 years of experience crafting delightful developer and product-facing apps, currently building native experiences at The New York Times after senior roles at Spotify and leadership at Intrepid Pursuits. He specializes in Swift and C#, with a background in Objective-C and C++, and a practical toolkit spanning Xcode, Unity, Visual Studio, Git, and design tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. Known for treating developer ergonomics as a feature, he focuses on making code that makes writing code easier and more fun—an approach informed by game design training from Northeastern University and early work creating an original Xbox One title at Microsoft Foundry. Based in Somerville, MA, Eric blends product-minded engineering with design sensibility, shipping polished iOS products and internal libraries that streamline team workflows.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science and Game Design, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science and Game Design at Northeastern University