Alexander Steinhauer
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All Quiet
06/2024 - presentIncident management made easy.
- Redesigned major parts the iOS app for a more native experience.
- Over 100% more app users since the redesign.
- Reduced cold start time by over 50%.
- Ported the app to Swift 6, enabling full concurrency checking and eliminating race conditions.
- Removed over 1000 LoC, reducing the app's complexity.
Check24
09/2021 - 10/2023Germany's leading price comparison platform, helping millions find the best deals across insurance, travel, and consumer products.
- Designed and developed an overlay in UIKit, allowing eager users to report bugs by recording their screen or taking screenshots.
- Developed the activity score screen, which is a measure of how active they are on the platform.
- Developed the price alert screen, which notifies users when the price of a product drops below a certain threshold.
- Ported views to SwiftUI, reducing the amount of code needed to maintain the app.
- Designed and developed dev tools, e.g. a network logger and a view hierarchy inspector.
iFactoryPilot - TUM x Siemens
04/2024 - 08/2024A collaboration between the Technical University of Munich and Siemens to develop a native interface for factory workers to interact with automated guided vehicles.
- Lead the development of the iOS app in a team of 6
- Designed and developed the home screen, chat, and shortcut views.
- Developed a RAG-powered chatbot using a self-hosted LLaMA 3.0 70B instance.
MPG Vertretungsplan
2016 - 2022An Android app for students at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium NĂ¼rtingen to check their timetable and substitute teachers.
- Used by over 400 students and parents within 30 days