Martin Grider
IOS Developer at Abstract Puzzle
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolMartin Grider is a seasoned iOS developer with 13 years of experience specializing in Swift-based mobile and game development, currently focused on part-time contracts and continuous improvement of high-quality apps like Giftster (4.8-star App Store rating). He founded Abstract Puzzle to produce thoughtful, experimental games and consult on VR/AR and Unity projects, blending product design instincts with hands-on engineering. His background spans LAMP web stacks to OS X development and dozens of mobile VR experiences, including interactive trade-show installations and a Vive-powered hockey demo. Based in Minneapolis, he pairs a deep interest in games UX and emerging hardware with practical shipping experience across startups and agencies. Notably, he prefers roles that keep him primarily writing Swift, reflecting a strong commitment to craftsmanship over managerial tracks.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
English, History of Science, English, History of Science at University of Minnesota
English
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Github Skills (200)
cookiecutter10
storekit10
in-app-purchase10
receipt-validation10
appstoreconnect10
swift10
arkit10
command-line-utility10
leancloud10
swift-package10
macos10
coredata10
swift-framework10
objective-c10
ios10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
neverthriving/neverthriving.github.io
Feb 2021 - Mar 2025
For the neverthriving.org website.
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
mgrider/takeover
Dec 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:1 release, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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