Hi, my name is

Angel Nieto Garcia.

I build system-level mobile features and high-performance apps used by millions.

I'm a software engineer specializing in Apple platforms — crafting beautiful, high-quality applications and the sensor-driven systems, real-time pipelines, and SDKs that power them. Previously at Apple, now building consumer experiences at PayPal.

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PayPal In-App Browser

Led the Home, Shopping, and Rewards teams across Buy Now Pay Later, Analytics, Subscriptions, and PayPal+ in the UK, Germany, and US — 10+ engineers across multiple teams in the Consumer organization. Drove development of PayPal's new in-app browser: a seamless flow from an in-app offer to a merchant's storefront to checkout, with rewards and Pay Later applied inline. Enhanced core shopping flows across Android and iOS, ensuring reliability and performance at large consumer scale.

SwiftUI
iOS
Android
Consumer Apps
Leadership

Apple Watch Precision Finding

Multi-process, multi-threaded sensor-fusion pipeline letting an Apple Watch locate an iPhone via triangulation. Implemented moving/stationary and multi-floor detection, plus internal tools to log and replay finding sessions — cutting phone-search time by roughly a third.

Swift
Objective-C
Sensor Fusion
watchOS

AirPods Charging LED Detection

Designed and implemented a C++/assembly firmware framework for static and motion classification on custom Apple silicon, consumed by the Audio and AirPods teams. The framework provides device-state decisions at varying sample rates, enabling the Audio team to light the AirPods charging LED the correct color when the device is placed in its case.

C++
Assembly
Firmware
Embedded
Motion Classification