Max Stein
Staff Software Engineer at Airbnb
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMax Stein is a Staff Software Engineer and mobile tech leader with nearly two decades of experience building iOS apps, low-level libraries, frameworks, and blockchain-integrated mobile solutions. Currently leading mobile architecture for shopping experiences and camera-based ML features at top-tier tech companies, he has driven major cross-codebase merges that unlocked hundreds of millions in annual gross bookings and co-invented a patent for dynamic data distribution. His work spans consumer growth, messaging frameworks, and platform-level capabilities at Uber, Airbnb, and Amazon, plus entrepreneurship as CEO of a blockchain mobile consultancy that shipped an open-source AMB-Net Mobile SDK. Max combines hands-on Swift engineering with cross-functional leadership—mentoring teams, shaping product direction, and serving as Scrum Master on multi-platform initiatives. Based in New York, he maintains an active portfolio and blog showcasing both production apps and open-source projects, reflecting a rare mix of product sensibility and deep technical craftsmanship.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Science, Bachelors Computer Science at Stony Brook University
Github Skills (17)
cocoapods10
iphone9
nintendo8
objective-c7
sega7
genesis7
swift7
nes6
playstation6
ios6
emulation5
gameboy5
tvos5
catalyst5
macos4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
allgamesallfree/ScreenType
Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Easily distinguish between iPhone models in Objective-C and Swift
Contributions:50 commits, 4 PRs, 31 pushes in 11 months
iphoneobjective-cswift
NativeNCreative/AidKit
Jul 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:18 commits, 1 PR, 20 pushes in 8 months
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