Summary
Joseph Hankin is a seasoned software engineer with nine years building polished, user-focused mobile experiences and payment platforms from Oakland, CA. He has deep iOS expertise dating back to the early SDK days, shipping consumer and enterprise apps for clients like Viacom, Condé Nast, and Random House and contributing major features and infrastructure at Square, including the Square Reader SDK used by third‑party commerce apps. Comfortable switching between hands-on IC work and short stints in engineering management, he’s tackled everything from large-scale merchant POS systems to commerce features on Cash App. Joseph combines a passion for intuitive UI and informative animation with backend sensibilities honed at startups and on Rails backends, making him adept at delivering end-to-end, production-ready products.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Bachelor of Arts Political Science at Brown University
Post-Baccalaureate Studies Computer Science, Post-Baccalaureate Studies Computer Science at Columbia University