Patrick Adams
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Patrick Adams

Senior Software Engineer

12+ years building high-scale iOS and web apps used by millions. Founder of the Lion Suite of family safety apps. AI in my workflow helps me ship faster than ever.

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12+

Years iOS Experience

2M+

Users Across All Apps

11

iOS Apps Shipped

★ 4.8

App Store Rating

Experience

Jul 2021 — Dec 2025

Backbone

Sr. iOS Developer

  • Owned core iOS experiences for a global gaming app serving 500K+ MAU.
  • Led a controller-first navigation system — focus management, input routing, and accessibility across the entire app.
  • Built the Backbone Pro Controller customization suite (buttons, triggers, joysticks) with robust state management and persistence.
  • Shipped Smart Search with OpenAI-powered relevance and built a quest-based onboarding gamification system.
Dec 2015 — Present

Lion Family

Founder / iOS Engineer

  • Lion Browser: privacy-first accountability browser with content filtering and explicit-image detection via Amazon Rekognition.
  • Lion for YouTube: safe YouTube experience where parents approve content kids can watch.
  • Lion AI: kid-safe AI assistant with conversation monitoring and age-appropriate content safeguards.
  • Lion Family: unified parent dashboard to monitor activity and manage controls across all Lion apps.
Jan 2020 — Jul 2021

The Knot Worldwide

Sr. iOS Developer

  • Implemented the transactional shopping experience and launched the revamped Registry tab with updated UI.
Oct 2016 — Jun 2019

SURE

Sr. iOS Developer

  • Converted the entire project from Objective-C to Swift.
  • Created the Sure Diagnostics SDK for iPhone insurance eligibility detection.
  • Grew unit test coverage from 0% to 87% with CircleCI automation.
Aug 2014 — Oct 2016

Tonic Design Co

iOS Developer

  • Integrated HealthKit into J&J's 7-Minute Workout app (1M+ users).
  • Built J&J's 7-Minute Wellness for Expecting & New Moms from scratch to launch.
  • Built CheckYour#'s by Janssen — Tonic's first app written entirely in Swift.
Nov 2013 — Aug 2014

WebLinc

iOS Developer

  • Created ZomBeacon — a GPS + Bluetooth LE app using geofencing for a real-world zombie experience.
May 2013 — Oct 2013

Branding Brand

iOS Developer

  • Worked on iOS apps for American Eagle, Crate & Barrel, TigerDirect, Build-A-Bear Workshop, nomorerack, Yogurtland, The Children's Place, and more.

Apps I've Worked On

A few of the production apps I've contributed to throughout my career.

Backbone
Backbone
The Knot
The Knot
RVWR
RVWR
ZomBeacon
ZomBeacon
Sparq
Sparq
Crate And Barrel
Crate And Barrel
American Eagle
American Eagle
Famm
Famm
J&J 7minute Workout
J&J 7minute Workout
Neubible
Neubible
Pool Pay
Pool Pay
Sure
Sure
Dashing Dish
Dashing Dish
The Childrens Place
The Childrens Place
The Scuttle
The Scuttle

Apps I've Built

Lion Browser
Lion Browser icon

Lion Browser

Privacy-first accountability browser for iOS with built-in content filtering and explicit-image detection powered by Amazon Rekognition. A top-rated alternative to Covenant Eyes.

Swift UIKit Firebase
App Store Site
Lion Family
Lion Family icon

Lion Family

Unified parent dashboard to monitor activity and manage controls across all Lion apps. Parental controls and safe browsing for teens on iOS.

Swift SwiftUI Firebase
App Store Site
Lion AI
Lion AI icon

Lion AI

Kid-safe AI assistant with conversation monitoring, usage limits, and age-appropriate content safeguards. Privacy-first design, native iOS interface.

Swift SwiftUI LLM API
App Store Site
Lion for YouTube
Lion for YouTube icon

Lion for YouTube

Safer YouTube for kids — parents approve content, kids watch within a focused age-appropriate environment. No rabbit holes, no surprises.

Swift UIKit YouTube API
App Store Site

Websites I've Built

Lion Family
Lion Family logo

Lion Family

Marketing and landing site for the Lion Suite of family safety apps. Showcases all four apps, drives App Store conversions, and serves as the brand hub for the Lion platform.

Next.js Tailwind CSS TypeScript
Visit Site
Rebuild Arizona
Rebuild Arizona logo

Rebuild Arizona

Lead-generation website for a Phoenix-based construction and renovation company. Conversion-focused design with service pages, photo gallery, and contact form.

Next.js Tailwind CSS TypeScript
Visit Site
Desert Discovery Labs
Desert Discovery Labs logo

Desert Discovery Labs

Marketing website for a hands-on science tutoring company in Arizona. Full lab course catalog, tutoring enrollment, and SEO-optimized to drive local student acquisition.

Next.js Tailwind CSS TypeScript SEO
Visit Site

About Me

I'm Patrick Adams, a Senior iOS engineer with 12+ years of experience building consumer-facing apps used by millions. I've shipped production code at companies like Backbone (500K+ MAU gaming app), The Knot Worldwide, and SURE — working across the full Swift stack with deep expertise in UIKit, SwiftUI, RxSwift, GraphQL, and modern mobile architectures.

I'm also the founder of the Lion Suite — a family of iOS apps focused on digital safety, accountability, and parental controls. What started as a personal project has grown into a platform used by thousands of families across the App Store.

I leverage AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code to move faster and build more than most teams twice my size. It's not a crutch — it's a force multiplier that keeps me focused on hard problems and lets me ship polished products on a founder's timeline.

I also take on client web projects, building fast, modern marketing sites with Next.js and Tailwind. I care about clean code, polished UX, and work that actually ships.

Patrick Adams and family

The Adams family — Arizona

iOS

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • UIKit
  • Xcode
  • TestFlight

Backend

  • Firebase
  • GraphQL
  • Apollo
  • Node.js

Web

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS

Tools

  • Git
  • Bitrise
  • Fastlane
  • Figma

AI

  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • ChatGPT
  • AWS Rekognition