Track Record
Twenty-plus years of shipping software, from Navy communications suites to iPhones in a billion pockets. Kaperkunde is the freelance practice of Kevin Lohman — senior engineer at Apple and Meta, four-time patent holder, iOS specialist since 2008, and builder of full-stack, AI-accelerated products. Here's the proof.
Career highlights
Apple — Senior UI Software Engineer, Special Projects Group (2020–2024)
UI, automation, and iOS foundation work in SwiftUI and Objective-C on an unreleased product. Earlier tour: part of the team that launched the Apple Store app, plus internal tooling (2010–2011).
Meta — Senior Software Engineer (2017–2019, 2025–2026)
iOS engineering on News Feed Growth and App Messaging — front-end features and mobile infrastructure at a scale of billions of users.
BlackBerry / Good Technology — Distinguished iOS Architect (2011–2017)
Joined Good Technology as iOS Software Architect in 2011 and continued through BlackBerry's acquisition of Good in 2015. Led product architecture for enterprise mobile security. Awarded 4 patents for iOS inter-container communication and security.
Grindr — Staff Software Engineer (2024)
Led platform and architectural efforts following a company restructure.
BadPirate Garage — Founder (2023–2025)
Independent software practice in California: client engagements and self-directed product builds. The direct predecessor to Kaperkunde.
UnifyID — Lead Software Engineer (2019–2020)
Early-stage startup: built an SDK for passive-signal authentication driven by machine-learning models.
US Navy — Electronic Technician (2002–2008)
Deployed SHF satellite communications suites worldwide. Two Navy Achievement Medals; Top Secret clearance.
Independent builds
Plek.je — EU SaaS, built and operated solo
Multi-tenant managed Ghost hosting, run from the Netherlands: provisioning, backups, analytics, newsletters, billing. Designed, built, deployed, and operated by one engineer.
GoDutch.us — community platform
A content and community site for Americans relocating to the Netherlands. Deployed in four hours of technical work with fixed running costs of $78 a year — a case study in AI-accelerated, cost-disciplined delivery. Read the project study →
Toolbox
Swift, Objective-C, TypeScript/React/React Native, Node, Python, C++ · AI engineering: agentic systems, MCP, LLM product integration · GraphQL, SQL/NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
Work with me
Available for interim senior engineering contracts, fixed-scope product builds, and fractional CTO / advisory work — remote or on-site in the Randstad. KVK-registered ZZP.