Lead Developer @ As a lead developer at Spotify, I spend my time working with a range of different platforms including programming and architecting solutions for mobile (iOS/Android) and desktop clients (JS and C++).
In addition to this I also work with backend and big data problems, working mostly in Java and python.
Projects:
* Developed the transition renderings in our shared C++ library (complex crossfades) From October 2015 to Present (3 months) iOS Developer @ Worked on the Spotify iOS app in a range of teams compromising of infrastructure to UI development.
Projects:
* Led our open sourcing initiative for our iOS HTTP library
* Streamline localization efforts for launching our app in new countries
* Helped program the Mobile Free Tier both in iOS and our shared C++ library
* Worked as a developer of the redesign of the iOS client on both iPad and iPhone
* Worked on Video Streaming for the iOS client
* Worked on the Spotify Running app that tracks your beats per minute via the accelerometer and gives you similarly paced music
* Moved the Spotify iOS client from a custom networking stack to a standardised HTTP stack
Conferences:
* Gave a talk about feature management at Spotify at NSSpain 2013 From February 2013 to October 2015 (2 years 9 months) Stockholm, SwedenStudent @ Bachelors of Information Technology majoring in Security
Masters of Information Technology majoring in Intelligent Systems From February 2008 to February 2013 (5 years 1 month) Melbourne, AustraliaiOS Developer @ Contracted to work on iOS and web development projects From September 2009 to September 2010 (1 year 1 month) Melbourne, Australia
Masters of Information Systems, Intelligent Systems @ Monash University From 2011 to 2012 Bachelor of Information Systems, Security, Distinction @ Monash University From 2008 to 2010 Student Pilots License, Aviation/Airway Management and Operations @ Moorabbin Aviation Services From 2008 to 2010 Victorian Certificate of Education @ Caulfield Grammar School From 1996 to 2007 Will Sackfield is skilled in: Reverse Engineering, Programming, Internet Security, Data Security, Objective-C, C++, C, PHP, HTML + CSS, JavaScript, Java, Arduino, iPhone development, Photoshop, Natural Language Processing