Eryn Rachel Wells

Apple

2016–Present

2019–Present

Built macOS support for the iCloud Passwords third-party browser extension, and drove a variety of bug fixes, and architectural and performance improvements
Designed data management subsystems of the Password Manager, adapting the Keychain data model to meet the requirements of a robust, extensible application
Presented a video at WWDC 2021 called Secure login with iCloud Keychain verification codes, describing security codes, how they improve password-based authentication, and how to use the new verification code feature of the Password Manager on iOS and macOS
Designed and built one-time verification codes for the Password Manager on iOS and macOS

2016–2019

Engineering point of contact for accessibility of SpringBoard and Messages on iOS, and the Braille Screen Input feature of VoiceOver
Implemented new guidance features in iOS 13’s Camera to assist VoiceOver users with taking better, more artistic photos
Participated in developer outreach at WWDC and onsite events to promote the value of making software accessible and answer developer questions

2014–2016

2014–2016

Migrated from a proprietary navigation implementation in C++ to UIKit components and established patterns for further development
Authored process document describing our code review and QA approval process for patches
Implemented 1v1 competition feature, which had a greater than 50% engagement rate

2011–2014

2012–2014

Restructured keyboard input handling to improve code architecture and accommodate multiple clients of our OS X UI library
Redesigned outdated first-run and trial experiences to improve initial impressions, and make it easier to try Fusion
Exposed Cocoa configuration UI for a USB device arbitration library written in C (through our platform-independent C++ library, and OS X-specific Objective-C library)

2011–2012

Engineered an extensive rewrite of VDT to incorporate a new deployment backend relying on VMware vCloud Director, and to allow greater flexibility in how deployments are created
Implemented stabilization fixes in the View Deployment Tool (VDT), which is responsible for deploying instances of the View product during automated testing
Completed and stabilized system tests designed to exercise several of View’s provisioning features

Oberlin College, BA in Computer Science with Honors

2010