Reda Lemeden

Staff Engineer — Mobile

15+ years of experience in software development, specializing in user-facing mobile applications.
Proficient in user interface design and native development across multiple platforms: iOS, Android, and Mac.
Proven leadership experience in various roles, including Mobile Team Lead at Epidemic Sound AB, and Product Lead at Yabie AB.

Member of the Swift.org Website Workgroup since 2021.
Maintained a collection of open-source iOS and Swift projects on GitHub, including a GIF library and a micro-framework for server-side development.
Organized the STHLM.swift meetup since 2017, and co-organized the first ever Swift conference in the Nordics, Swift & Fika, in 2018.
Delivered over a dozen talks on development and design at local and international events, the last of which was at Func Prog Sweden.
Contributed articles and guides to high-traffic websites like nshipster.com, smashingmagazine.com, and thoughtbot.com, in addition to maintaining a personal blog.
In 2012, open-sourced a Sass grid framework that gained significant traction in the Web front-end community.

iOS Development: Swift, SwiftUI, The Composable Architecture.
Android Development: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose.
Mobile Design: Strong grasp of design principles, mobile platform patterns, and design tools (Sketch, Figma).
Management & Leadership: Previous experience leading teams, projects, and products.

Remote — 2021-11-14 to now

Worked in a team of two to develop the iOS app for Circle, with an average rating of 4.8 on the App Store.
Implemented The Composable Architecture for state management.
Spearheaded efforts to localize the app in multiple languages.

Stockholm, SE — 2020-05-01 to Present

Stockholm, SE — 2019-05-01 to 2020-03-13

Provided leadership to the product and design teams for the development and launch of a new mobile product for the retail industry.
Oversaw the development of a universal iOS app built in SwiftUI.
Worked on payment integrations including Swish, Klarna, and card payment processors.
Represented the company at various trade fairs and events in Sweden and across Europe.

Stockholm, SE — 2018-04-01 to 2019-04-30

Led a team of product designers to create new retail experiences for mobile.
Implemented an expansive design system for mobile.
Organized design sprints with stakeholders from companies like Apple and Ikea.
Developed several UI components for iOS, including an in-app notice framework.

Stockholm, SE — 2016-09-01 to 2018-03-31

Stockholm, SE — 2013-04-21 to 2016-08-31

Provided design and development services, working with clients like Klarna and Intel.
Co-hosted Tentative, a weekly podcast about UI design.
Gave various talks at local meetups, including CocoaHeads and Dribbble.
Hosted a workshop on iOS and Auto Layout.

Boston, MA, US — 2012-01-09 to 2013-04-21

Designed and implemented interfaces for Web and mobile, for clients including MIT, Shutterstock, and Microsoft.
Built the front-end for the MIT edX MOOC platform.
Co-authored Bourbon Neat, a Sass-powered grid framework.

Casablanca, MA — 2009-03-01 to 2011-08-20

Paris, FR — 2010-01-06 to 2010-12-20

Assisted with planning, design, and development of an iOS and Android audio sharing app.
Coordinated between development and product teams.

Exchange in Economics at American University, Washington DC, US (Aug 2011 - Dec 2011) Course: Global Economics & Business Program
Master in Management (Product Management) at Audencia Business School, Nantes, FR (Sep 2009 - Jul 2012)
Course: MIM Marketing for Product Manager
Vocational in Language Studies at Kai Japanese School, Tokyo, JP (Sep 2007 - Mar 2009)
Course: Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2 Certificate
Bachelor in Marketing & Communication at ISCAE Business School, Casablanca, MA (Sep 2003 - Jun 2007)
Course: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing & Communication

Began Web development as a hobby in the early 2000s.
After 8 years of working with CSS tables in Internet Explorer, the iPhone inspired a transition to mobile development.
In 2010, developed the first mobile app, an image-only RSS reader called Oculair, using Objective-C.