Stephen Dunford
Senior Developer - Mobile Engineering at Shopify
Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Dunford is a senior mobile engineering leader with 13 years of professional experience and a broader 18-year software background, currently shaping mobile strategy at Shopify after directing mobile product delivery at G13R and Les Mills. He combines hands-on expertise in Flutter, native iOS/Android, and cross-platform tooling with full lifecycle system and architectural design, consistently shipping robust apps that have topped App Store charts and been featured by Apple and Forbes. A proven people leader, he has managed engineering teams, recruitment and mentoring across commercial and accelerator-backed products, while moving toward directorial responsibilities. Stephen also contributes to open-source (notably extending MvvmCross with WindowsCommon plugins and storage integrations), reflecting a pragmatic focus on cross-platform interoperability. He brings strong public-speaking and stakeholder communication skills and a knack for balancing technical debt with rapid, agile delivery.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at University of SouthamptonRoyal Grammar School, High WycombeBachelor of Divinity (BD) Theology/Theological Studies, Bachelor of Divinity (BD) Theology/Theological Studies at Wales Evangelical School of Theology
Github Skills (9)
net10
asp-net10
dotnet10
sqlite10
csharp10
mvvm10
plugin10
dotnet-core10
file-storage9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
MvvmCross/MvvmCross
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
The .NET MVVM framework for cross-platform solutions, including Android, iOS, MacCatalyst, macOS, tvOS, WPF, WinUI
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 14 days
Contributions summary:Stephen primarily contributed to the development of WindowsCommon platform-specific plugins and core projects for the MvvmCross framework. Their commits involve adding new file storage and picture chooser plugins, as well as SQLite database integration. This indicates a focus on expanding the framework's cross-platform capabilities by providing WindowsCommon-specific implementations. Furthermore, they updated the project configurations related to those plugins.
maccatalystmvvmmauimvxc-sharp
steveydee82/greenDAO
Jan 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:6 pushes in 3 months
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