Henry Kirk

Partner, Software Engineering & Product
2023
I am a co-founder and Partner. We help early-stage startups build MVPs, establish a strong foundation, and scale software products to new heights. We offer product, design, engineering, and marketing services. Our user-centric approach and deep understanding of the latest technologies transform product visions from concept to reality.

2023

Podcast Host
2023
Co-host of the hottest 🔥 weekly podcast 🎙️ on Leadership and Management! Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@leadershiplabpod.

2012

Founder / Lead Developer
2012
Founded The Jonah Bonah Learning Company, LLC. We are the developers of the SpeechBox app. SpeechBox is an Award Winning iOS and Mac app designed to work with Children with Apraxia of Speech, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and other Speech Language disorders. Parents, Educators, Speech Therapists, etc. can work with Children and practice speaking simple words in a beautiful interface with engaging colorful pictures. SpeechBox was conceived out of the need to assist my son, born with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Technology stack includes: Objective-C, Swift, and SwiftUI for client and GCP hosted Node.js microservice backend using MongoDB and Redis. This app is used by tens of thousands of parents, children, and educators worldwide. You can learn more at http://www.speechboxapp.com.

2015 - 2023

Engineering Manager (Senior TLM), iOS/Android @ Google
2015 - 2023
Engineering Manager (Senior TLM) and Co-Founder of Google's central iOS and Android product experience teams. I led multiple teams (iOS, Android, Web, Backend, QA) that develop strategic, cross-product Google experiences along with developer velocity and privacy platforms. Select projects: > YouTube Music watchOS app (Swift / SwiftUI). > Google iOS Widgets & Android Widgets (SwiftUI, Swift, Objective-C, Java, Kotlin). > Automation of Apple's Privacy Nutrition Label generation and management for >100 apps. Prior: Co-Founder of Living Lab at Area 120, which is Google's experimental startup arm. Technical Lead of the Google iOS Growth team. My team was responsible for the development of iOS frameworks that drove user acquisition, engagement and retention across our products.

2013 - 2015

Senior iOS Developer (SDE II) - Connected Devices
2013 - 2015
Technical Lead and Senior iOS Developer for the connected devices team at Amazon. Led the Audible iOS app’s user interface design and UI architecture team. Projects include: Kindle integration, audiobook streaming, and architecture modernization.

2008 - 2015

Founder / Lead iOS Developer
2008 - 2015
During my time operating this iOS app development studio, I developed and launched dozens of apps (>50) for Fortune 500 clients and startups ranging from the pharmaceutical (Teva, Merck, Takeda, Ferring) to financial (Mastercard) to the airline industry (Emirates). I was responsible for several areas, including: product design, engineering (system design, architecture), and UX.

2011 - 2012

Principal & Director of Engineering
2011 - 2012
I was co-founder, leading engineering that developed numerous iOS apps for Commercial Real Estate professionals and TheAnalyst iOS app for real estate investment analytics. Company was acquired in 2012.

2008 - 2010

Senior Associate
2008 - 2010
Learned leasing and investment sales for commercial (and some residential) real estate in North Jersey. Used knowledge and passion for real estate to develop mobile applications for the iPhone and iPad. Actively pursued my CCIM designation during my time at Gillooly Associates.

Software Engineer | Advisor & Consultant | Ex-SWE @ Google, Amazon, Startups. 🇺🇸 🇮🇱