Summary
Jacob ミョウ is a senior iOS tech lead based in Tokyo with over a decade of mobile experience and more than 15 years in software development, known for shipping apps featured by Apple across 50+ countries and for the Chanyouji app that became an Apple Store demo. At SmartNews he drove video and ad architectures that unlocked US revenue and improved cold launch performance by up to 50%, while leading and mentoring cross-functional teams. His background spans C++ frameworks for portable networking, deep Objective-C/Swift expertise, and a track record of optimizing UX and API interactions for both Asian and Western audiences. A pragmatic engineer who moves between hands-on coding and high-level architecture, he also contributes to open source and values measurable performance improvements that directly lift user acquisition.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Software Development, 9A 1B, Master's degree, Computer Software Development, 9A 1B at Illinois Institute of Technology
Shanghai University
English, Chinese