John Delong
Development Practice Lead at Michigan Software Labs
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Delong is an engineering manager and seasoned software leader with 11+ years building high-impact mobile and web applications, currently leading the team behind one of the largest custom student information systems serving 65,000+ K–12 students. He combines deep iOS expertise (Objective-C, UIKit, Swift, SwiftUI) and full-stack perspective with a pragmatic product mindset, having grown a logistics app to 16,000+ MAUs and a 4.7-star rating through hands-on technical leadership. Known for mentoring engineers, shaping development practices, and aligning roadmaps in SAFe Agile environments, he prioritizes testing, maintainable architecture, and team health. Comfortable both on the terminal and on the shop floor, he brings practical manufacturing and on-site support experience from earlier roles, which informs his systems-thinking approach. Outside work he channels curiosity into 3D printing, home automation and RC aircraft, reflecting a blend of maker instincts and relationship-driven leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Michigan Technological UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Grand Valley State University
English
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Github Skills (81)
python10
ruby10
automation10
home-assistant10
mqtt10
animate10
android-apps10
home-automation10
garden10
fastlane10
iot10
android10
ios10
internet-of-things10
asyncio10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
MichiganLabs/MSLToolkit
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
Tools commonly used by MichiganLabs when developing in Swift
Contributions:12 reviews, 12 PRs, 55 pushes in 1 year
coredataswiftswiftuiuikit
johndelong/home-automation-setup
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:41 commits, 18 pushes in 3 years 3 months
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