Guusto — Recognition & Rewards · iOS + Android · React Native
Sole Frontend Developer, March 2020 – July 2026
Built Guusto's mobile app from scratch as the only frontend developer on it — from first commit to the App Store and Google Play — then owned every release for six years.
Guusto is an employee recognition platform — rated 4.9 on G2 and Capterra, used by employers like Marriott, Unilever, and the Toronto Raptors — that reaches frontline workers (nurses, retail staff, drivers) who miss email-based recognition. The mobile app is how those workers receive and redeem rewards.(App context only; web platform built by a separate team.)
What I did
- Designed the app architecture and built it from scratch in React Native + TypeScript, working from Figma designs, and shipped it to both stores.
- Integrated the app with Guusto's existing AWS-based backend services.
- Built and maintained the push notification infrastructure end-to-end.
- Owned six years of continuous delivery: feature development, bug fixes, performance work, and release management for every version on both stores.
- Shipped features across the app's life: notification center, Google Sign-In, wallet integration, activity feed with department/location filters, multi-recipient recognition, AI-assisted message suggestions, physical Mastercard/Visa card support, and the v4.13 home experience redesign (June 2026).
- Worked cross-functionally with web, backend, design, and product from requirements through release; Bitbucket + Jira workflow.
- Adopted AI-assisted development (Claude Code, Codex) for speed and code review.
- Final 3 months: ran the full technical handover — documentation, training, and onboarding for the incoming replacement team as engineering consolidated to HQ hours.
- 6+ years sole ownership
- 2 platforms from one codebase
- 4.0★ App Store
- v4.13.0 current (June 2026)
- releases every 4–6 months or as features complete