Chef for 15 years · iOS developer next

I traded the pass for Xcode.

Fifteen years in professional kitchens, five straight years of Michelin Bib Gourmand with my team, and more 16-hour Saturdays than I can count. Now I build apps with the same care I used to put on a plate.

Same person. Two vocabularies. Flip it and scroll.
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    The story

    Same obsession. New kitchen.

    Most career changers start from zero. I start from fifteen years of shipping under pressure, every night, to the toughest critics there are: hungry people.

    15 years · The kitchen

    Fifteen years on the line

    I ran stations, then kitchens. Our team earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2022, the guide's first year in Canada, and has kept it every year since.

    20222023202420252026
    The turn · First app

    I fell for the craft

    Apple products always felt like good cooking to me: simple on the surface, obsessive underneath. So I started building with Swift.

    Now · Shipping

    Building toward iOS

    I build small, real apps, many of them for the restaurant people I know best. Next stop is a team that ships to the App Store.

    Transferable skills

    The kitchen was a bootcamp.

    Recruiters ask what a chef brings to a dev team. Here is the translation.

    In the kitchenOn your team
    Mise en placeEverything in its place before service
    →
    Planning and architectureSet up the project before the rush
    Taste every sauceNever send what you have not checked
    →
    TestingVerify before it reaches the user
    Saturday, 9 p.m., full houseThe rush, every week
    →
    Shipping under pressureLaunch day does not scare me
    “Yes, Chef.”Take the note, fix the plate
    →
    Code reviewFeedback is how the dish gets better
    The brigadeTwelve people, one plate
    →
    TeamworkClear calls, no egos at the pass
    Selected work

    Off the pass.

    Things I have built. Each one solves a problem I actually had.

    A

    Ace Bartender

    cholohotsauce/ace-bartender-app

    A pocket guide for bartenders: specs, builds and garnishes, fast enough to use mid-shift.

    AppHospitality
    $

    Cashout Calculator

    cholohotsauce/cashout-calculator

    End-of-night tip-out math for restaurant crews. No more napkin arithmetic at 1 a.m.

    WebRestaurant tools
    G

    GeoWho

    cholohotsauce/geowho

    A geography guessing game. Short rounds, quick feedback, one more try.

    GameWeb
    ✦

    The Miracle Ghost

    cholohotsauce/the-miracle-ghost-web

    Client work for AES, a Miami graffiti artist. I designed and built the artist's website and set up the Shopify store.

    ClientWebShopify
    Now in development

    The house special.

    A SwiftUI app built native for iPhone, so you can see real iOS work, not just the intent. It is on the fire now.

    struct Archie: Developer {
  let yearsInKitchens = 15
  let bibGourmands = [2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026] // as a team
  let stack = [Swift, SwiftUI, Xcode]
  var jokesPerStandup = Int.max

  func cook() -> App {
    miseEnPlace()          // plan it
    return build()
      .taste(every: .step) // test it
      .plate(like: .apple) // polish it
      .ship()              // Service!
  }
}
    Reservations open

    Let’s cook up something good.

    I am looking for my first iOS role. If your team wants someone who cares about the details and keeps the room laughing, I would love to talk.

    GitHub LinkedIn
    arcadiovega1@gmail.com
    Arcadio “Archie” Vega · Designed with the care of a tasting menu. Built with fewer burns.