Summary
Jason Hawkins is a senior software engineer specializing in Apple platform development, with over a decade building mobile experiences for organizations like The New York Times, Vimeo, and Zillow. A filmmaker-turned-developer and self-taught technologist, he combines product-minded design with hands-on engineering, having owned UX, visual design, and App Store delivery for his stargazing app Enceladus. He’s shipped consumer and professional tools—most recently Small Key, a precision lighting utility for photographers and filmmakers—demonstrating attention to visual detail uncommon in typical engineering roles. Based in New York, Jason has six years of formal industry experience and a broader decade-long craft perspective that informs pragmatic, user-centered solutions. He favors restrained interfaces and measurable impact, often tackling end-to-end responsibilities from concept to production.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer