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Samuel J. PengSoftware Engineer

Complexsystems,made clear.

I'm a software engineer on Google Maps for iOS, working on AI-assisted local discovery and native interface systems.

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Samuel PengNew York · 2026
CurrentlySoftware EngineerGoogle Maps · NYC
Base
New York City
Focus
iOS · AI products · Interface systems
Experience
Google · ByteDance · Startup

01 / Approach

Context is partof the work.

I work across implementation, interface, and product decisions, especially where one constrains the others.

My background spans iOS architecture, AI product work, developer tooling, design systems, and early-stage leadership.

01 / CURRENT

Google Maps

iOS engineering · New York City

02 / RANGE

Native & full-stack

Objective-C · Swift · TypeScript

03 / LEADERSHIP

Product and teams

Strategy · Design · Operations

02 / Selected work

Current work.

Consumer software at Google Maps and independent product work through AtelierPX.

01AI-assisted local discoveryApr 2023 — Present

Google Maps iOS

Working on AI-assisted local discovery in Google Maps for iOS, including native query, voice, and visual place interfaces.

  • iOS
  • AI
  • Interface architecture
02Independent softwareOngoing · In stealth

AtelierPX

Independent software projects in active development. Most remain in stealth; Jacquard, a SwiftUI design system, is public.

Public project · Jacquard
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • In stealth

03 / Background

Work and education.

Engineering roles, early-stage leadership, and an academic foundation in EECS and engineering management.

Professional experience

Apr 2023 — Present

Google Maps

Current

Software Engineer · Maps iOS

Working on AI-assisted local discovery in Google Maps for iOS, with a focus on native interactions and interface systems.

2018 — Aug 2024

Nahvalur

Co-founder · Creative Director; CEO, May 2023–Aug 2024

Worked across product, creative direction, operations, and company strategy.

May — Aug 2022

Google Maps

Software Engineering Intern

Worked on Location Sharing in the Google Maps iMessage extension for iOS.

May — Aug 2021

Google

STEP Intern

Built an Angular, TypeScript, and RxJS tool used by thousands of Google engineers to document and share debugging findings.

Jan — Apr 2021

ByteDance · Douyin

Software Development Intern · iOS UI/UX

Built Objective-C components and cross-platform protocols for Douyin’s iOS design system.

Education

2022

University of Southern California

M.S. Engineering Management

Concentration in innovation and technology commercialization.

2019 — 2021

University of California, Berkeley

B.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences · Honors

Cum laude · The Leadership Award.

Recognition

2020 — 2021

ASUC Senator

Elected to represent more than 16,000 UC Berkeley students.

Patent

Wireless Scoring System of Bridge Tournament

Patent CN 203598462 U · Computer Implemented Invention Glory Medal, IFIA.

04 / Practice

What Iwork with.

Tools and disciplines grounded in shipped work.

01

iOS architecture

Objective-C · Swift · SwiftUI

02

AI product engineering

Google Maps · Local discovery

03

Full-stack tooling

Angular · RxJS · TypeScript

04

Design systems

Google Maps iOS · Douyin · AtelierPX (Jacquard)

05

Technical leadership

Architecture · Roadmaps · Cross-platform delivery

06

Product leadership

Strategy · Operations · Early-stage teams