Max McCarthy

I’m a software designer and developer. I currently work at Apple on interface and interaction prototyping for future computing products. You can learn more about prototyping at Apple in this interview with a former colleague.

Much of my work isn’t yet public — or maybe never will be: somebody has to work on the thousand no’s for every yes. Among products Apple has shipped, I’ve contributed to interaction prototypes for AirTag in the FindMy app, gestures on Apple Pencil, and the iPhone 16 Camera Control.

I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in cognitive science and a Bachelor of Applied Science in computer and information science.

You can get in touch with me by email or using Signal, and request to follow me on Mastodon and Bluesky. If you’d like, you can also download a copy of my résumé, or check out some of my software projects on GitHub.

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