Player One — NYC

Daniel Rodriguez

iOS Software Engineer building polished, human-centered apps. Game developer by passion — unbroken Global Game Jam streak since 2019. Carnegie Mellon grad.

15+

Years Exp

7

GGJ Streak

1

BAFTA

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Curiosity

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About

I'm a software engineer who moves between two worlds: building production iOS apps used by millions and crafting games and interactive experiences with small, focused teams.

Most recently I was the sole iOS engineer at Adapter, a personalized AI platform, where I took the app from zero to the App Store in under a year. Before that, I spent years at Warby Parker on their Apple-featured iOS app, working across AR and internal tools.

I hold a master's from Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, where I learned to think at the intersection of technology, storytelling, and design. That perspective shapes everything I build.

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iOS Engineering

Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, ARKit, RealityKit. Hybrid native+WebView architectures. AI-native workflows.

Primary Class

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Game Development

Godot, GDScript, C#. Global Game Jam veteran. Rapid prototyping with small teams under pressure.

Active Subclass

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Creative & Experimental

AR prototypes, interactive installations, cross-disciplinary side projects. Tinkering is a core trait.

Passive Skill

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Inventory

KiteCalc iOS app icon

iOS — Indie

KiteCalc

A kiteboarding gear calculator for iOS. Enter your weight and wind conditions, get recommendations for kite size, board dimensions, and rideable wind ranges. Built with SwiftUI and TCA, powered by an open-source calculation engine. Privacy-first analytics via TelemetryDeck.

Swift SwiftUI TCA

View on App Store →

repe.app screenshot

Game Dev — Indie

repe.app

Collectible sticker album game engine for the web. Open packs, collect stickers, trade duplicates. Currently powering an ASOIAF fan project.

SvelteKit TypeScript

iOS — Adapter

AI Assistant App

Sole iOS engineer. Built from zero to App Store in under a year. Hybrid native + WebView architecture with AI-native workflow, Share Extension, and SSE streaming.

Swift SwiftUI WebKit SSE

Game Dev — Global Game Jam

Game Jam Collection

Unbroken streak since 2019. Small teams, 48-hour builds, Godot engine.

Godot GDScript Unity C#

Warby Parker iOS app icon thumbnail

iOS — Warby Parker

AR Try-On & Measurements

Featured by Apple. Worked on AR-powered features, like Virtual Try-On, and internal tools on Apple Platforms.

ARKit RealityKit SceneKit

Learn with Homer iOS app icon thumbnail

iOS — Homer Learning

Learn With Homer

Children’s reading app for ages 3–6. Fun, didactic approach to early literacy.

iOS UIKit

SongPop iOS app icon thumbnail

Game Dev — FreshPlanet

SongPop

#1 Social Game of 2012. BAFTA award winner. Music trivia played by millions.

iOS Android Facebook

The BVW Show illustration

Creative — CMU ETC

Building Virtual Worlds

Semester-long interdisciplinary course. Rapid-fire world building with diverse teams.

Panda3D Python

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Achievements Unlocked

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App Store Spotlight

Contributed to multiple apps featured in Apple’s App Store editorial picks, including Warby Parker and Paperless Post.

Warby Parker · Paperless Post

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BAFTA Award

SongPop won the BAFTA for Social/Online Game. Music trivia played by millions worldwide.

FreshPlanet — 2013

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Game Jam Streak

Unbroken Global Game Jam streak since 2019, plus additional jams. New game every year, 48 hours, small teams.

2019 — Present

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Zero to App Store

Sole iOS engineer at Adapter. Built and shipped an AI assistant app from zero to App Store in under a year.

Adapter — 2025

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Carnegie Mellon ETC

Master’s in Entertainment Technology. Games, technology, and storytelling.

Pittsburgh → NYC

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Resume

Detailed experience & education

View inline or download as PDF. Covers iOS engineering, game development, and everything in between.

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Connect

LinkedIn /in/danielrodc Mastodon @dornad GitHub dornad itch.io dornad GGJ dornad