Summary
John Hammerlund is a mobile-first software engineer with 13 years of professional experience building products from startup prototypes to large-scale enterprise iOS apps. Passionate about teaching and continuous learning, he brings deep expertise in software design and architecture, championing SOLID, IoC, and BDD to produce maintainable, testable systems. His career includes leading iOS efforts at MINDBODY, senior mobile engineering at AuthenticID, and current platform work at Nextdoor, underpinning a track record of delivering customer-facing mobile experiences. He views architecture as a human-centered practice—solving team and user problems as much as technical ones—and prioritizes strong, trusting teams to make that possible. Based in Fresno, CA, John began mobile development in high school and combines that long-running practical curiosity with a disciplined, architecture-first mindset.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Cuesta College