Piers Thompson
@piersthompson
iOS Developer at Ford Motor Company, shipping EV charging and Vehicle Health features with reusable SwiftUI components used across six features.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
At Ford Motor Company, I ship customer-facing iOS features across EV charging, Asset Tracker, Vehicle Health and Dashcam. I’ve contributed to more than 200 production pull requests for a fleet product serving approximately 20,000 customers.
For Asset Tracker, I delivered map and Location History interactions with REST-backed logic, search and filtering, and resilient loading and error states. I also built reusable SwiftUI components, including a filter reused across six features and a date picker later adopted for Dashcam history.
I strengthened regression protection with three automated UI test suites and used SonarQube-led refactoring to remove duplicated code. My work contributed to 93%+ code coverage and a 99.6% crash-free rate in 2026.
Before returning to iOS development, I maintained FordPass iOS and Android CI/CD pipelines and automated build and release processes. I’ve also built and trialled AI-assisted workflows for Jira ticket creation and analytics, and I’m relocating to Barcelona in December 2026 with EU work authorisation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Shipped 200+ production pull requests for EV charging, Asset Tracker, Vehicle Health, and Dashcam streaming, serving ~20,000 customers. Led Asset Tracker map and Location History interactions, built reusable SwiftUI components, and improved code quality with 93%+ coverage and 99.6% crash-free rate.
Maintained CI/CD for FordPass iOS and Android using Jenkins, CircleCI, Concourse, and Python automation. Automated build and release processes, moving from monthly to fortnightly releases and improving release reliability.
Delivered and QA-tested capabilities for Ford's internal Digital Worker/SharePoint platform across four iterations. Gathered stakeholder feedback and translated user needs into navigation, content, and support-workflow improvements.
Facilitated cross-functional delivery from requirements and backlog shaping through release planning. Aligned business and engineering teams on priorities, dependencies, and iterative delivery.
Head of Community
Fresh Business Thinking
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015 (7 months)
Owned paid networking events from promotion through delivery. Built commercial relationships through digital outreach, networking, and member engagement.
Sales & Marketing Executive
Fresh Business Thinking
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)
Managed approximately 100 client accounts across four trade shows and multi-month digital campaigns. Organized recurring events for up to 60 business owners and generated commercial leads through market research and outreach.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Cambridge Spark
Level 3 AI Champion, Artificial Intelligence
2025 -
Year-long applied AI programme covering responsible AI, evaluation, data quality, rollout, and stakeholder enablement.
University of Leeds
MEng & BEng, Architectural Engineering
2009 - 2013
Grade: 2:2
MEng & BEng in Architectural Engineering, awarded with a Master's 2:2.
Tiffin School
A levels, AS level, GCSEs, General Studies
Completed A levels, AS level, and GCSEs, including Mandarin.
DataLumina Academy
GenAI Accelerator, Artificial Intelligence
2026 - 2026
Six-week hands-on programme covering production-oriented LLM applications, structured outputs, observability, evaluation, and deployment patterns.
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Location
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