Adrian Borlido

Software engineer crafting products that feel intentional.

I build for mobile, web, and everything in between — with a focus on clarity, craft, and code that ages well.

What I Do

I design and build software products from concept to release. My core is mobile development, but I work across the stack when the product needs it — backends, web apps, and the systems that connect them.

Professional Snapshot

  • 01mobile-focused engineer with full-stack range
  • 02Freelance consultant for startups and product teams
  • 03Experience shipping consumer and enterprise mobile apps
  • 04Based in Europe, working globally

Selected Writing

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AI Didn’t Build My App, It Changed How I Work.

What shipping a real MVP with Claude Code taught me about discovery, project memory, parallel agents, reviews, tests, and the parts of software development AI still can’t fake.

12 min·Apr 2026

Mastering Dependency Injection in Swift: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

6 min·Mar 2023

Introduction to Swift Generics

4 min·Feb 2023

Capabilities

Mobile

  • Swift
  • UIKit
  • SwiftUI
  • Core Data
  • Combine
  • React Native

Web

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • PostgreSQL
  • Firebase

Tools

  • Git
  • Xcode
  • Figma
  • Jira
  • CI/CD

How I Work

01

Clarity over complexity

I prefer simple, well-structured solutions over clever abstractions. Code should be easy to read, easy to change, and easy to delete.

02

Product thinking first

Technical decisions should serve the product. I think about users, constraints, and trade-offs before writing code.

03

Ship, learn, improve

I work in tight feedback loops — ship early, validate assumptions, and iterate based on what I learn.

Let’s work together

I’m available for freelance projects, consulting, and product collaborations. If you’re building something interesting, I’d like to hear about it.

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