Ryan Saffer
Senior Software Engineer - Mobile at Fizz Kidz
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Saffer is a Senior Software Engineer specialising in front-end mobile engineering with 8 years' experience building scalable, maintainable apps across React Native, Android (Kotlin/Java), and TypeScript backends. He has led architectural initiatives—from API layers and SDKs to reusable component libraries and Storybook-driven UI systems—that enabled teams to ship delivery platforms used by millions. Comfortable across the full stack, Ryan has built serverless Firebase backends, automated payment and invoicing flows, and integrated payroll and accounting systems for rapid-growth businesses. He pairs technical craft with strong communication, translating complex trade-offs for product and executive stakeholders and improving developer experience. Known for pragmatic testing strategies and developer tooling, he favors solutions that reduce long-term maintenance cost while accelerating delivery. Based in Melbourne, he’s pursuing growth into Tech Lead/Principal roles where he can shape technical direction and mentor teams.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneBachelor of Software Engineering Information Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering Information Technology at Monash University
Github Skills (71)
mjml10
firebase10
firebase-authentication10
firebase-admin10
responsive-email10
html-email10
firebase-cloud-messaging10
firebase-db10
sdk9
firebase-database9
realtime-database9
nunjucks9
responsive9
react9
firestore9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ryan-saffer/Fizz-Kidz-Apps-Script
May 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 64 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 10 months
ryan-saffer/fizz-kidz-website
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:12 PRs, 182 pushes, 18 branches in 9 months
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