Don Matthews

Mobile architect and technical leader specializing in Kotlin Multiplatform and cross-platform development. I've spent my career designing and shipping production mobile systems that scale - from architecting a Kotlin library powering POS transactions across 3,000+ Chick-fil-A locations nationwide to leading mobile platform development for utility apps serving 800K+ active customers. Most recently I designed and shipped Shindig, a KMP + Compose Multiplatform event discovery app live on both Android and iOS. I owned everything from platform selection and architecture through backend integration, CI/CD pipelines, and release - including a Node.js backend aggregating 7 event providers and a custom test automation tool that runs parallel Maestro test suites on real devices simultaneously. Beyond hands-on development I've led and coordinated cross-functional mobile teams in enterprise consulting environments, managing client relationships, offshore team coordination, and technical direction across Android, iOS, and web platforms for Fortune 500 clients. I work AI-first, integrating agentic workflows and tools like Claude Code into my daily development practice - and I actively help teams adopt the same approaches.