Hi, I’m Phil – welcome to my personal website!
I’m an open-source advocate, software engineer, and technical startup founder. I’ve been deeply involved in software development since 2013, and over the years, I’ve built everything from open-source libraries to large-scale automation platforms.
Software isn’t just my work — it’s something I genuinely love doing.
My main driver is to build products that either solve problems or to innovate and fascinate with unexpected possibilities.
I work as a senior software engineer at Sentry.io, where I focus on enabling developers to ship products with confidence. I am also an alumni of the Startup Incubation Program at the TU Wien Innovation Incubation Center.
My Companies
These are the companies I’ve co-founded (so far 😉):
- kula.app – A startup dedicated to making mobile app development accessible to everyone, without requiring code.
- techprimate – A mobile app development agency in Austria, working on client projects and independent apps.
Projects I’m Involved In
Open-source is a big part of my work, and I’ve been fortunate to contribute to and maintain several projects:
- TPPDF – A Swift framework for generating PDFs.
- Postie – A structured HTTP client for Swift, making network requests more manageable.
- OnLaunch – A lightweight framework for handling app launch configurations.
- App Store Metadata API – A real-time API for fetching iOS app metadata.
If you’re interested in software development, open-source, or just want to connect, feel free to reach out! You can find me on GitHub, X, BlueSky, or LinkedIn.
Looking forward to chatting! 😊
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Building SwiftUI apps in Markdown
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Creating your own Markdown Parser from Scratch in Swift
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Modularize Xcode Projects using local Swift Packages
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Building an iOS game in 2 months