# Anthony Rizk > Staff Software Engineer | Founder | iOS · Mobile | ex-Meta, -Google, -ClassDojo Location: Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/anthonyrizk Mobile engineer, mostly iOS focused. I've worked at some of the biggest and smallest companies in tech. Looking for great teams to connect with. Alumnus of Gregarious, Facebook, Google, Cape, Tableau, VMware. Founder of Zeebu Mobile, Rove IT . ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ ClassDojo Jan 2023 – Present Helping to give every kid on earth an education they love! ### Staff Software Engineer, iOS @ Gregarious, Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Staff Software Engineer, Mobile @ Messenger @ Facebook Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Senior Software Engineer, Android @ Google Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas ### Staff Software Engineer, iOS @ Messenger @ Facebook Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park Having a blast working on Messenger at Facebook! ### Mobile Tech Lead @ Cape Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Redwood City Cape lets you fly real drones over the internet. Lead mobile app development at Cape. We spend most days doing amazing stuff with drones, computer vision and low latency video. ### Software Development Manager, Vizable @ Tableau Software Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California Managed the Vizable (appstore.com/vizable) development team through several public app releases. Directly managing 10+ developers. Worked closely with product management and marketing on all releases. Occasionally managed to contribute some code! ### World Traveler @ Nature Adventurers Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania, India, Italy 6 months of travel through 10 countries and 5 continents: Peru Brazil South Africa Kenya Australia New Zealand Malaysia Thailand India Italy Read about it at http://natureadventurersblog.com ### Senior Software Engineer, iOS @ Tableau Software Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Menlo Park, California Building the next generation of Tableau Mobile apps for iOS and Android: Initial software engineer on Vizable, a mobile-first interactive data visualization app for iOS: vizable.tableau.com appstore.com/vizable Built the project from a research prototype to a live app, worked on all levels of the project from data engine through to UI. Objective-C and Swift (plus a few random other languages), while onboarding a full development team. ### Architect & Manager, Mobile Development @ VMware Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Palo Alto, California Manage development for several internal and external mobile apps on Android and iOS, develop mobile strategy and roadmap, manage company MAM/MDM solution, define internal mobile architecture standards, evaluate mobile development platforms and management technologies, and evangelize mobility at VMware. ### Lead Mobile Developer @ VMware Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Palo Alto, California Lead mobile development efforts for several projects, internal and external, on Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) HTML5 / hybrid mobile app development, native app development, Node.js based cloud (MEAP) development on Cloud Foundry Evaluate mobile related technologies for enterprise use Enterprise architect for mobility ### Founder, CTO, Lead Developer @ Zeebu Mobile Inc. Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | Ottawa, Canada Area Zeebu specializes in mobile software for young kids. We launched over a dozen award-winning kids apps with several million downloads on BlackBerry, PlayBook, iPhone and Android. My role included: Founded the company! Designed and developed the first few apps for Zeebu on BlackBerry and iPhone Developed a cross-platform game and content description language, allowing Zeebu to quickly develop and deploy new activities, media, etc. to our games Defined product and business strategy Built and led the team ### Consultant, BlackBerry Developer @ bitHeads, inc. Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 Lead on several BlackBerry projects - architecture, design, development ### Founder, VP Operations @ Rove Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Rove (formerly Idokorro) is the leading provider of network administration software that allows for unified management of all IT systems from a handheld device or computer. Our exceptional team takes pride in knowing that our award-winning solution is lowering costs, increasing productivity and reducing risk in the IT environments of more than 2,400 organizations worldwide. Oversaw QA, support & business apps, and worked closely with development, sales and marketing Rove was acquired by SolarWinds ### Lead Developer @ Rove Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Technical lead for PCMobilizr. Successfully designed, developed and launched BlackBerry client-server remote desktop access application, including J2EE server and online store, and .NET Windows desktop agent, under a tight deadline for a successful launch at the DEMO 08 conference. Application launched successfully to recognition and acclaim in mainstream press. ### BlackBerry Developer (Consultant) @ bitHeads, inc. Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 Lead developer for BlackBerry stock-trading application. Worked with developers at Vaultus Mobile Technologies and bitHeads. Application was successfully launched and immediately became an award-winning service. ### BlackBerry Team Lead / Project Manager @ TrueContext Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Led development of the BlackBerry mForms/Pronto client to successful initial release. Project manager for release of Pronto forms on phones 1.0 ### Founder, Lead Developer, Product Manager @ Idokorro Mobile Jan 2001 – Jan 2006 Founding employee and part of team that grew company to market leadership and profitability. Co-developed flagship products, Mobile Admin and Mobile SSH (.NET and BlackBerry/J2ME). Managed Mobile SSH through several major releases. Dealt with customers daily, extensive travel for both technical conferences and sales/marketing events, performed roles in most other company areas. ### Software Developer @ MKS Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 Co-op. Software developer on MKS Change Integrity (Java/Swing) ### Software Developer @ Solect Jan 1998 – Jan 1999 Co-op. Java and C++ client/server development. ### Software Tester @ MDR Telemanagement Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 Co-op. ## Education ### Bachelor of Mathematics in Mathematical Sciences University of Waterloo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anthonyrizk - Website: http://cape.com - Website: http://natureadventurersblog.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/anthonyrizk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/anthonyrizk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05