Engineer, architect, technology lead.
I’m David Pears, a software engineer based in Stockholm. Seven years of React Native, React and TypeScript, most of it at startups and scale-ups, taking a product from architecture to the screen and leading the people building it. Case studies below.
Open to senior mobile and front-end roles: hands-on engineering, technical leadership, or fractional CTO work.
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Selected work
Three case studies
Full-stack build2026 to presentRÖSTSolo project, ideation through design to deliverySocial built on the voice instead of the photograph. An open audio feed, dating where you hear somebody before you ever see them, and a creator layer where a voice can earn. People are more than pictures, made structurally true rather than merely said.- Three modes on one account: an audio feed, voice-first dating, and a creator layer
- On Connect no photograph is ever sent until both people agree, so there is nothing to un-blur
- The recording screen is a live Skia ribbon driven by the microphone, so the artwork is the voice
- Designed, architected and built solo, from the idea to the store listing
Platform and ecosystem2020 to presentNaviSaviCo-founder & CTOVideo infrastructure for the travel industry. One ecosystem built on a library of 250k+ UGC traveller videos: consumer discovery, a licensing marketplace for business, a B2C travel OTA, a commercial API, and the mobile apps.- Every front end over a shared platform API, on web and in React Native
- Clustered map discovery with deck.gl, Stripe licensing, checkout and booking
- 250k+ videos across 190+ countries, two Startup of the Year wins
- Leading a distributed engineering team from inside the codebase
Mobile app2026 to presentIndeezReact Native engineer & engineering leadPutting the social layer back into music, for the grassroots end of the industry that streaming abandoned. MySpace-style personalisation, swipe discovery, one login across artist, label, venue and store identities.- Swipe discovery that has to make sound instantly, solved with two warm audio decks
- Player skins over one shared controller: default, vinyl, animated cassette
- One login, many identities, with roles and invitations
- Engineering lead, directing two engineers and building the player
What they said
Clients & colleagues“I’ve had the opportunity to work very closely with David, and he has become an enormously valuable part of our team at Indeez.
David is one of those rare people who can walk into a complicated situation, quickly understand what needs to happen, and simply start making things better. He is technically excellent, but his value goes well beyond technology. He’s an exceptionally strong communicator, a natural leader, and someone who works comfortably with people at every level of an organization.
He takes charge without making a production out of taking charge. He motivates people without putting unnecessary pressure on them, communicates extremely well, and has an easy confidence that makes him particularly effective in meetings, with teams, and with clients and partners. My team genuinely enjoys working with him, and I’ve come to rely heavily on his judgment.
David has also been extraordinarily generous with his time and commitment to Indeez. He’s someone I trust completely, both professionally and personally.
Whatever the role, if I were building a team and had the opportunity to put David Pears on it, I would.
“David led the team I hired to help develop the concept of SearchParties from an idea up to a working MVP/Prototype app. I could not be happier with both him and his team’s work. David is a communicative Project Manager/Developer and helped me understand the processes and decisions behind creating our product - something I greatly appreciated
“As a CEO I have come into contact with many Tech Leads & Software Developers - and David, when it comes to a deep understanding of what was required and delivering a working solution, is one of the best I have met. I appreciated how communicative, reliable, and responsive he is; and the empathy he displayed for both the product and our users and me!
“David was a huge asset to our team at Solidsport. We had a difficult deadline to meet when he started and he was able to get up to speed quickly, working with the team to create a solution that not only got us over the line but was maintainable and scalable.
Before that
Roles & projectsNaviSavi
Co-founder & CTO · Stockholm
Travel video platform: discovery and booking for travellers, licensing and an API for the industry.
Indeez
Senior React Native Engineer, consultant · Remote
A social music app, built from the ground up. Fans, artists, venues and record stores share one space, around a player whose discovery feed works like a swipe deck: keep a track or skip it, and the algorithm learns which grassroots music to serve you next.
SolidSport
Senior Mobile Developer · Stockholm
Production features for a multi-brand sports streaming app, across APIs, video streaming and shared application architecture.
LOQBOX
Senior Mobile UI Developer · Remote
Reusable UI components, API integrations and customer-facing flows for a consumer fintech app.
Tangy Market
Software Developer · Stockholm
Mobile UI, APIs and product development for a Swedish music-fintech startup.
Beatchain
Software Developer · London
One of two engineers rebuilding an existing React web platform as a mobile app for musicians.
LevelStudios
Software Developer / Product Manager · Edinburgh
Web and mobile products, working across development, requirements and product delivery.
Earlier career
Music, media & financial services
Mobile-first entertainment at Endemol, including interactive formats and short-form drama made for phones in 2006 and 2007, then twelve years managing recording artists through my own company. Before that, the Financial Ombudsman Service.
The full CV
Everything above in one file, plus the detail this page leaves out: exact dates, the full stack for each role, and the media and financial services years before I moved into engineering.
If any of it is useful to you, the fastest way to reach me is email: davidapears@gmail.com