Tate Johnson

Hey there, my name is Tate Johnson and I'm the CTO at The Lookout Way. I'm also the creator of Antenna Mate which has been a top paid utility app on the App Store for the last 12+ years.

Earlier I lead iOS development at LIFX, built the foundations of the LIFX Cloud, and built the LIFX Nest integration. Earlier then that I was a key engineer at Everyday Hero before the company was acquired by Blackbaud. Even earlier I was a contract web designer. I hold a Bachelor of Information Technology from Griffith University.

I'd love to hear from you. I'm tate@tatey.com on email or tatey on GitHub.

Read my blog posts or subscribe to my RSS feed:

• A minimal shell.nix example for managing system dependencies in Ruby on Rails projects, Apr 2023
• We’re hiring a Product Success Specialist (Product Marketer, Technical Writer) at The Lookout Way, Feb 2022
• We’re hiring Product Engineers (Ruby on Rails) at The Lookout Way, Jan 2022
• Get an inbox full of good cover letters, Jan 2022
• How Namestork evolved from an idea to a tiny service over four years, Jan 2022
• We’re hiring a design focused Frontend Developer at The Lookout Way, Nov 2021
• Mental model of Hill Charts, Feb 2020
• Starting a new job on a Thursday, Jan 2020
• Five Good Friends officially launches, Nov 2016
• Putting the V in MVC for HTTP APIs built on Rails, Dec 2011
• Reflecting on my first iPhone app as a Rubyist: Antenna Mate, Jan 2011