Liam Bates

San Diego, California Earth

Liam Bates

Development & design

I’m a native iOS developer and designer. I lead projects, ship MVPs, and turn ambitious ideas into polished apps that feel at home on Apple platforms.

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A little about me

Native at heart.
Curious by nature.

I’m a native iOS developer and designer with deep experience across Apple platforms. Most of my work has been in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit, building polished applications for iPhone, Apple Watch, and the wider Apple ecosystem.

Bluetooth and connected hardware, AR, inertial motion tracking, games, and medical technology are central to my work. My broader experience spans web, backend and cloud systems, and cross-platform mobile, helping me see how the whole product fits together.

I enjoy working across development and design, from early ideas through architecture, implementation, interface design, and release. I’ve led plenty of projects and brought MVPs to market, always with an eye for the details: thoughtful interaction, expressive animation, accessibility, and software that works well together. I’m also a bit of a font nut—typography is one of my favourite parts of design.

Outside of work, I play guitar, make music, hike, and design and build my own apps.

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Primary focus

Native Apple
development.

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • UIKit
  • iOS
  • watchOS

Thoughtful interfaces. Native performance. The last little bit of polish.

Apple ecosystem

macOS · tvOS · ARKit · Bluetooth/BLE · Core frameworks

Core proficiencies

Bluetooth & connected hardware · AR · Inertial motion tracking · Games · FDA-regulated medical technology · SRS/SDS documentation for FDA submissions · SOC 2 compliance

Broader development

React · React Native · Flutter · TypeScript · Next.js · Astro · Python · Flask · Django · Vapor

Backend & infrastructure

PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Firebase · AWS · Google Cloud · Cloudflare

Creative tools

Photoshop · Illustrator · Logic Pro · Premiere Pro

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Things in my orbit

Small studio.
A whole world of ideas.

Useful tools. Playful diversions.
My home for independent software.

My independent software studio

A home for the apps and games Kris and I make. Small, thoughtful experiences with a personality of their own.

Meet Stratosphere

More of what I’m making and thinking about

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Good things start with a conversation

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on your mind?

An idea, a tricky problem, or a shared appreciation for a really good typeface. I’d love to hear it.

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