Charlie Hooper-Williams

Technology leader and iOS developer with deep experience building products from concept through launch and scale. I've led engineering and product teams as CTO and CPO, while also staying close to the code as a hands-on developer. My work spans mobile, backend, and product strategy, with a focus on delivering clean, user-focused technology at pace. I thrive at the intersection of leadership and execution: shaping the vision, then making sure it ships.

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Contact: c@harl.ie | +44 (0)7904 414244

Experience

Wingman • 2019-25

CTO and product lead for a dating startup. Onshored the agency-built MVP, built the engineering team, and scaled the product internationally with a focus on reliability.

Mountain Health • 2022-2024

Lead iOS engineer for a telehealth platform, protecting patient privacy and maintaining uptime for clinician-patient communication.

Homer Learning / Speakaboos • 2016-18

Led the mobile engineering team through the transition to Swift and a successful post-acquisition integration.

Jingle+ • 2014

Physical-modeling shaker app with over half a million downloads.

Shazam • 2012-14

Designed and coded the ’listening’ animations on the world-leading music and TV recognition app during a 4.5-star, 250-million-download expansion with extensive Apple feature placements.

SingSmash • 2010-11

Developed a singing-controlled iOS game featured by BBC Music Magazine, Classic FM, and ITV, celebrated with a 4.5-star rating.

Education

University of Cambridge • 2012

Centre for Music and Science - MPhil (Distinction)

Columbia College • 2006-10

Lecturer, MFA Music Composition for the Screen

Northwestern University • 2001-03

School of Music - Faculty member

Northwestern University • 2001

Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance

Speaking & Outreach

2021-25

Creative Coding Workshops - Delivered sessions across UK venues introducing artists to generative tools and interaction design.

2019-20

Knowle West Media Centre - Led creative coding workshops for community participants in Bristol.

2019

How I See Music Using Code - TEDxBath talk exploring audiovisual performance systems.

2018

Biomimetic Electronics - Computational Neuroscience Unit, University of Bristol.
Never Give Up on Quitting - TEDxWageningenUniversity keynote.
Biomimetic Electronics - Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol.

2017

Public-Key Encryption Explained - QTalks, Bath.

2015

Tips for the Ethical Time Traveler - Bath Skeptics.

2014-15

CodeFirst:Girls - Instructor supporting university-enrolled women beginning to code in Bath.

2014

Si! Si! Si! How the Leading Tone Creates Desire in Music - QTalks, Bath.
Our Music Reflects the Reality We Expect - QTalks, Bath.

2013

Sing for the Win: A Ludic, Immersive Approach to Teaching Musicality - musicLearningLive, Singapore.

2012

Embodied Musical Gesture as a Game Controller - ICMPC/ESCOM.
A Digital Game-Based Model for Learning Musicality - Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge.