Simon Stern
Founder at Apricot Studios
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Stern is a founder and seasoned mobile-focused software engineer with over 10 years of experience building products, scaling teams, and delivering secure, revenue-driving features for major healthcare technology companies in Canada and the U.S. He founded Apricot Studios to produce high-quality software across domains from social analytics to automotive APIs, and at Allergan Aesthetics he led a team growth from 2 to 7 engineers while driving a referral program that generated seven-figure revenue. Simon combines hands-on full-stack development (mobile-first UX, backend integrations, and automation) with program and product management responsibilities, frequently wearing technical PM and release manager hats. He’s also an educator and community builder—teaching full-stack courses at the University of Toronto and RED Academy and organizing Toronto tech events and a podcast that connects founders and builders. His background in clinical research and neuroscience-adjacent lab tool development gives him uncommon domain empathy for healthcare product requirements and regulated environments. Based in Toronto, he blends entrepreneurial drive with a practical, metrics-oriented approach to shipping secure, beautiful mobile experiences.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Honors Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry, Honors Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry at Western University
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (90)
mobile-development10
app-framework10
camera10
app-links10
cross-platform10
deep-linking10
android10
mobile10
face-detection10
ios10
react-native10
scanning10
react10
javascript9
test-automation9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
simistern/ARWorkshop01
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
TorontoJS AR Workshop - September 10th 2019
Contributions:14 commits, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 4 months
workshop
simistern/pilotDashboard
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 30 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
pilotdashboard
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