World-class apps, made in Canada.

We’re a tight-knit team building great mobile apps for customer-obsessed brands.

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We specialize in creating mobile apps. That’s why we’re really good at it.

Our whole thing is great experiences, and not just for users. We work to create great experiences for our clients, our teams, and even the folks who might maintain our code down the line.

When teams are supported, listened to, and motivated to keep iterating and improving, great things happen. So that’s what we do.

Our Values

Create great experiences

We aim to deliver work that matters, consistently and iteratively, because small wins add up to big outcomes.

Invest in people

We treat team members and clients kindly, inclusively, and respectfully. We prioritize people and results over process or politics.

Act with clarity

We communicate succinctly, transparently, honestly, and often. We simplify our work down to what’s important.

Stay curious

We seek understanding by asking questions and checking assumptions. We value getting it right over being right.

Our Studio

Meet the team

Nick Wilkinson ensures we do great work.

His years of experience helping ship products have given him a keen eye for what makes projects succeed – or fail. Nick has completed more polar bear swims in the Arctic Ocean than any other teammate.

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Nigel Brooke is an expert at high-performance code and mobile architecture.

He spent 14 years building AAA games, and has since spent 14 more building A+ apps. Like many software engineers, Nigel regularly directs and acts in productions of Shakespeare.

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Shayla Sawchenko builds very nice Android apps.

While her iOS skills are sharp, her heart lies with Android. Shayla is the team's most skilled dicemaker.

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Melissa Coombe takes care of business.

She keeps our accounts orderly, our operations smooth, and our employees happy. She is Steamclock's most accomplished ceramicist.

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Tim Chan keeps us moving in the right direction.

He helps us work at our best so we can deliver our best work. He's also rumoured to be among Steamclock's most elite obstacle course mud runners.

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David Auld has a passion for crafting exceptional iOS apps.

With experience spanning startups and renowned brands, he adds a bit of magic to every app. David is also Steamclock’s official head gardener.

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Jamie Howden ensures we ship with quality.

With her discerning eye for detail, Jamie regularly breaks the things we build – and then ensures their resilience. She is also the team's resident cosplay expert.

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Brendan Lensink loves making apps that people love.

He has built iOS apps for a number of startups, giving him an engineering mind and a product heart. He is one of the few Steamclock employees trained in Olympic weightlifting.

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Erica Leong puts joy into every pixel.

Her superpower is visual design and illustration, which she uses to add colour and life to our products. Erica has done more escape rooms than any other employee.

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Jian Liew builds excellent apps for Android.

A disciple of continual improvement, Jian is always working to build excellent software. Rumour is, he is Steamclock's premier pho aficionado.

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Albert Lo is a veteran of Android development.

Albert has a wealth of Android knowledge under his belt. He spends his free time climbing enormous mountains and chasing bison. Ask him for a bison fact!

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Maurice Schenk makes all sorts of wonderful apps.

While Maurice specializes in iOS, he also dabbles in Android. Maurice hails from Germany but has ventured around BC more than most locals – been from Port Hardy to Prince George and back.

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Allen Pike, Jenn Cooper, and Nigel Brooke – The Steamclock Board

Our Board Members

Steamclock’s board members – Allen Pike, Jenn Cooper, and Nigel Brooke – help with business oversight and long-term strategy.

Careers

Software is about people.

Steamclock is a profitable and growing studio headquartered in Vancouver that crafts excellent mobile apps. Our clients are everywhere, from New York to the Bay Area – and around the world.

We build apps for startups and businesses, as well as products for ourselves like Two Spies, our critically acclaimed (and super addictive) Cold War-era spy-vs-spy strategy game.

Our Benefits

We take work-life balance seriously and aim to create benefits that help our team maintain a great life outside of work.

Flexible Mondays

There's no pressure to be at your desk. Go to the movies, do a craft, whatever you like.

No Overtime

Close your computer and completely disconnect at the end of the day.

Home Office Stipend

Desk? Chair? Clickity-clack mechanical keyboard? Grab what you need!

Profit Sharing

Our success is your success. When we generate extra profits, so do you.

3% RRSP Matching

We want to help set you up for the future and will put our money where our mouth is.

Health & Dental Benefits

Reduce the worry with extended coverage for you and your dependants.

Plus many more

Remote First
Enforced 3+ Weeks Vacation
Health Spending Account
Charitable Donation Matching
Learning & Growth
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Sabbatical After 4 Years
Autonomy Over Your Work

Open roles

We don’t have any openings at the moment, but we love hearing from prospective employees.

Drop us a line through Workable, or follow us on LinkedIn for updates on when we’re hiring next. We especially encourage people from underrepresented groups in tech to reach out.