John Donley
Engineering Manager at Block
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Donley is an Engineering Manager in San Francisco with 12+ years in mobile development and over four years leading cross-platform iOS and Android teams for high-traffic consumer apps. He combines a hands-on engineering background—having architected major app rewrites, Add-ons platforms, and media playback systems—with strong product instincts shaped by an earlier career in film and animation. That creative foundation informs his focus on storytelling-driven user experiences and pragmatic engineering choices that reduce crashes and accelerate delivery. At Block he leads senior engineers on mission-critical Point of Sale surfaces, emphasizing demos, communication, and data-driven course corrections. He is known for creating conditions for teams to thrive: breaking down complex projects, establishing clear architectures, and partnering closely with Product, Design, and QA for issue-free launches.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Cinema Broadcast Arts: Narrative Emphasis, Bachelor's degree, Cinema Broadcast Arts: Narrative Emphasis at Azusa Pacific UniversityDiploma, Advanced Studies in Character Animation, Diploma, Advanced Studies in Character Animation at AnimationMentor.com
Github Skills (15)
collectionview10
square9
collectionviewlayout9
ios8
swift8
declarative-ui8
state-machine8
declarative7
uikit7
kotlin7
kotlin-library6
reactive6
android6
address-book4
composable3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bizzemfrog/APAddressBook
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
addressiosaddress-book
square/Listable
Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
Declarative list views for iOS apps.
Contributions:5 commits, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 7 months
collectionviewlayoutdeclarative-uideclarativeswiftios
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