# Matias Franco

> Software Engineer at Apple

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matias

Creating delightful and intuitive software.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer, Vision Products Group @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Kespry
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park
• Worked on Kespry iOS app used to plan and execute aerial data collection missions.
• Led development and implementation of various features and worked cross-functionally with design and other engineering teams.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Kespry
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Prototyped and developed new software/hardware product on systems software team
• Wrote code in Obj-C and Swift which is used by hundreds of enterprise customers

### Software Engineering Intern @ Jaunt XR
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto
• Designed, developed, and deployed 360° video streaming app for Apple TV
• Programmed UI using TVML and Javascript
• Implemented interactive streaming video-sphere using C++, OpenGL, Objective-C, and Swift

### Software Engineering Intern @ Counterplay Games
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Helped launch Duelyst, a tactical turn-based multiplayer strategy game
• Programmed real-time visual effects using OpenGL
• Implemented control functions for game replay engine
• Designed modular system for displaying status effects on player characters

https://duelyst.com/

### Undergraduate Researcher @ University of Southern California
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Los Angeles
• Research Assistant for The Media Informatics and Content Analysis group at SAIL
    • Developed algorithm to find matching between movie subtitle files and script files using edit distance and dynamic time warping
    • Designed and developed website to disseminate research data about gender bias in modern cinema

http://sail.usc.edu/mica/

### Software Engineering Intern @ LightUp
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Palo Alto, CA
• Developed educational augmented-reality app with Sencha Touch that recognizes virtual circuits built from the LightUp kit's blocks
• Created a block-based no-code editor to be used with Lightup blocks
• Participated in StartX S14 (Stanford Startup Accelerator)
• Programmed in Objectice-C, JavaScript, and HTML5/CSS

### Digital Marketing Intern @ Turo
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Performed data analytics and tracking using MySQL
• Developed and implemented new marketing strategies to improve the company's online reputation across various sites (Yelp, etc.)

### Social Media Manager and Outreach @ LightUp
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Palo Alto
• Managed social media accounts during highly successful kickstarter campaign
• Served as point of contact for customers

### Co-Founder @ Tunespin
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
• Helped develop MVP and led business development & marketing efforts for a social jukebox platform aimed at restaurants and bars
• Launched and demo'd at TechCrunch August Capital 2012

### IT Intern @ Summit Public Schools (Public Charter Network)
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Redwood city, CA
• Managed firewalls and network security
• Repaired hardware and remedied software problems
• Responsible for three other interns


## Education
### M.S. Computer Science
University of Southern California
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018

### B.S. Computer Science (Games)
University of Southern California
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

### Technology Entrepreneurship
Stanford University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013

### Summit Preparatory Charter High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/francomatias

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Source: https://flows.cv/matias
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matias/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23