BBC News service identifier with a BBC Weather weather symbol.

BBC — Design + Engineering

News and Weather

Part of a cross-disciplinary team behind two popular mobile apps: BBC News, a trusted news source serving millions of users in a handful of language options; and BBC Weather, winner of the esteemed Editors’ Choice award for its reliable and beautiful forecasts.

After undergoing a re-engineering phase, the team is currently focused on creating high-impact features for a personalised experience which feels more interesting and relevant to users.

Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI, Auto Layout, accessibility, backend for frontend, continuous integration, localization, multivariate testing, push notifications, remote configuration, snapshot testing

An assortment of app icons from BBC apps.

BBC — Design + Engineering

Internal Software Engineering

Working alongside web, design and architecture teams to develop and maintain enterprise software for BBC staff. Helped to build a suite of internal tools used by journalists across the globe to reliably record and upload broadcast-ready media directly from their phones.

Swift, Objective-C, Core Data, AVFoundation, User Notifications, Core Location, Share Extension, Auto Layout, accessibility, background operation, enterprise deployment, performance multithreading

Popular Times

Foot-traffic data at a glance

Independent project, developing a footfall tracking app which provides live information on how busy venues are. Built using modern Apple development practices for use in various demonstrations.

SwiftUI, SwiftData, Swift Charts, WidgetKit, WeatherKit

Strong

Gym workout tracker and training log

Led development on a fitness app on iPhone, adding new features, improvements and bug fixes as part of a regular release schedule. Featured in the App Store, on Product Hunt and by The Verge (among others).

Designed and developed the Apple Watch app, originally praised as “one of the few compelling uses for the Apple Watch right now.”

Swift, Core Data, WatchKit, StoreKit, HealthKit, User Notifications, SiriKit, Auto Layout, accessibility, localization, continuous integration