Rory Smith

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom9 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 15 years of experience in software development.
Expert in building AI agents for mobile applications.
Strong background in cybersecurity and security engineering.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Mobile Development expert with extensive experience in software engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityIos DevelopmentReact.jsAutomationMobile DevelopmentMachine Learning

Other Skills

Red TeamingPenetration TestingMacOS DevelopmentComputer ForensicsKubernetesCloud ComputingDesignStorytellingTrainingApache SparkCypressSeleniumReact NativeAndroid DevelopmentTensorFlow

About

Building AI agents that test apps like humans do. Previously spent 5 years at Apple, automating manual tests, and running internal red teams to assess security posture. Strong full stack background, rooted in mobile development, with over 15 years experience designing and building.

Experience

9 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

10 mos

Current Experience

Semaloop

Co-founder & CTO

Aug 2025 – Present · 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

Apple

3 roles

Senior Security Engineer

Sep 2024 – May 2025 · 8 mos

Security Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Sep 2024 · 3 yrs

Ran internal pentests and red teams against iOS applications and organisations.
Conducted investigations into product leaks.
Built testing automation for mobile security testing.
Presented security findings to hundreds of attendees at the Steve Jobs theatre.
Designed and built internal websites, security tooling and led documentation efforts.
Ran internal security initiatives to improve security culture and support unreleased features.
Hosted security training workshops.
Contributed to Apple-owned OSS projects.

CybersecurityRed TeamingPenetration TestingiOS DevelopmentMacOS DevelopmentComputer Forensics+5

Software Engineer

Sep 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

Applied ML to detect fraudulent API use, and increase in-store efficiency.
Hosted internal ML discussion community.
Designed and built internal testing automation platform used across the company.

React.jsKubernetesApache SparkCypressSeleniumAutomation

Gimme radio

Lead Developer

Jun 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

Led the development of cross-platform React Native mobile app.
Collaborated with the design team to white-label the mobile app for different Gimme radio stations.
Implemented mobile CI processes for automated testing, ensuring reliable builds and deployments.
Played a pivotal role in rearchitecting the RoR server and transitioning to a multi-tenant solution for the new Country music station.

React NativeiOS DevelopmentAndroid DevelopmentMobile Development

Canary & delta

Partner

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

Apple

Accessibility Engineer

Jun 2017 – Sep 2017 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Developed a machine learning tool to enhance accessibility, focusing on early detection of color-contrast issues.
Conducted comprehensive surveys and interviews to identify pain points in the accessibility landscape.
Gained hands-on experience with large-scale datasets and distributed GPU training with TensorFlow.

TensorFlowApache SparkSketch AppMachine Learning

Grabble ltd

Data Scientist

Jun 2016 – Sep 2016 · 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Built analytics for the flagship mobile app.
Created and optimized ETL scripts using NodeJS, AngularJS, Redshift, and AWS S3 for datasets exceeding 50 million events.

8tracks

Android Developer

Jun 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Shipped new features in Android mobile app such as Chromecast support and networking QOL improvements.
Setup E2E mobile test suite to catch regressions.
Collaborated with Google on emerging technologies such as Google Wear and Android Automotive.