Impala Studios

- the future is on your device -

We make your life easier

Impala Studios is a leading mobile app developing company with a wide portfolio of owned apps on the App Store, and Google Play Store. We’re very proud that our apps are among the highest ranking in the stores.
Millions of users worldwide enjoy our apps on a daily basis, and our user base is growing every day. 

Our product range consists of utility, weather, travel, video, and entertainment apps.
You probably already use our apps to calculate your numbers, wake up in the morning, check the weather, track your flight, play a game or browse your favorite videos. 

We are a unique company, because we ideate, create, and market our products ourselves.
So we do not work for clients, and we have all knowledge in-house. Everything we do is focused on creating usability! A great app should not only work seamlessly, but it also needs to be making your life more comfortable.
We work with a motivated group of more than 30 talented people in agile teams and are able to stay on top of the ever-changing app market. 

Our Team

Frank
CTO
Peter
CEO
Rodrick
Managing Director
Frieda
Head of People & Culture
Saskia
HR Business Partner
Tessa
HR Administration Officer
Denise
Office Manager
Sabine
Office Coordinator
Roberta
Recruiter
Paul
Development Manager
Rafael
Team Lead Development
Robert
Tech Lead
Iuri
Head of Product
Ricardo
Product Manager
Dimitar
Product Manager
Alan
Senior Product Owner
Jeroen
Junior Product Owner
Basel
System Administrator
Johannes
Head of Marketing
Susanna
Product Marketing Team Lead
Carinda
Medior ASO Specialist
Ioana
Medior Product Marketer
Luka
Medior Product Marketer
Mahidhar
User Acquisition specialist
Kelsey
Customer Service Officer
Dorottya
Marketing Intern
Thiago
Design Manager
Frans
Senior Product Designer
Aline
Senior Product Designer
Xinyu
Medior Product Designer
Justyna
Medior Product Designer
Floor-Jan
Medior Product Designer
Aldo
Data Analyst
Samantha
Finance Administrator
Daniël
Senior Software Developer
Manu
Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Aleksandra
Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Ronald
Senior Software Developer
Christos
Senior Software Developer
Ton
Senior Software Developer
Mike
Senior Software Developer
Maarten
Software Developer
Pepijn
Software Developer
Ronnie
Software Developer
Michalis
Software Developer
Irina
Software Developer
Gianmarco
Backend Developer
Alan
Software Developer
Alexandra
Software Developer
Daniël
Software Developer

Join the herd

Want to become a part of the Impala Studios herd?
We have 5 positions available.

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Contact

Impala Studios

Leidsevaart 16
2013 HA Haarlem
The Netherlands

info@impalastudios.com

Frank
CTO

In the late eighties I got my first computer, the Acorn Electron. Immediately I became fascinated about programming and the craftmanship of software development. From then on, the computer became my biggest interest and the only logical direction for my carreer.

I'm very proud to be the co-founder and part of the daily management of Impala Studios, a company where we can focus on pure quality, in coding as well as in graphic design. This brought us to the place where we serve millions of users per day with our utilities, making their lifes a little bit easier.

Being a semi professional poker player a couple of years, taught me to always think about the long run instead of choosing for short term benefits. I use this a lot in my daily life, as well as for all decisions in my professional carreer.

You can contact me by e-mail: frank@impalastudios.com

 

 

Peter
CEO

We have managed to combine functional design with very usable products. To me design is not what it looks like but how you use it. Our users have very different demographics, age, gender and interests. Students, Grandparents, Doctors, Pilots, Entrepreneurs and most likely You! I like to think of what you need before you know it yourself! :)

You can contact me by e-mail: peter@impalastudios.com

 

 

Rodrick
Managing Director
Frieda
Head of People & Culture
It is an honor to be the Head of People & Culture within Impala Studios. We are an ambitious herd, with clear business goals. I believe that we can only achieve this together. My goal is to create an environment where everybody can become the best version of his/her professional self. And who doesn't want to be part of a company with this culture?!

We sincerely care for each other and our work-life balance within Impala Studios. In our work, we collaborate and challenge each other. We speak up, we give and receive feedback and we are proud of our 'decide and do' mindset. And last but not least; we ensure that what we do is meaningfull.

For more information about the possibilities of working at Impala Studios, please reach out to our People & Culture team.
 
Saskia
HR Business Partner
Tessa
HR Administration Officer

I truly like to work for Impala Studios because of the great atmosphere here. We are working with an international team with motivated and dedicated enthusiasts, whether if they are Developers, Designers or other specialists.

The culture at Impala Studios can be described as open-minded, informal and dynamic. We all have the same goal in mind, which is to develop the best mobile applications in the market. There is plenty of room for own ideas and initiatives and at the same time, we also like to have fun!

Would you like to know more about how it’s really like to be part of our herd? Please contact me at jobs@impalastudios.com for HR related matters, job opportunities or other questions!

Denise
Office Manager
Sabine
Office Coordinator

Hi there!

Since 2012 I enjoy working at Impala Studios every day.

Diversity of tasks and collaboration with many people I truly like when fulfilling my job, that suits me because structure and overview are naturally important for me.

My passion is traveling (to climates where the sun always shines are my favorite)
In addition, I love Italian food, a good film, or series from time to time. And walking around the field together with my two Malteser dogs, Macey and Yara are keeping me in shape ;)

Roberta
Recruiter
Paul
Development Manager

I love working in software development! Where else are you surrounded by so many smart people? Where else are you paid to fiddle around with iPads? In all seriousness, though: working for Impala Studios means banding together with professionals from all fields, to create solutions for everyday problems, that people actually want to use.

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You can contact me by e-mail: paul@impalastudios.com

Rafael
Team Lead Development
Robert
Tech Lead
Iuri
Head of Product
Ricardo
Product Manager
Dimitar
Product Manager
Alan
Senior Product Owner
Jeroen
Junior Product Owner

“I find that ducks' opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.” - Mitch Hedberg. In the same way, I find that our users’ opinion is very much influenced by whether or not we deliver valuable software.

That’s where my part comes in: together with Paul, I decide what bread we should feed the ducks. It’s a never-ending puzzle that requires the knowledge and input from developers, designers, UX, QA, and Customer Service. And that’s what makes this work so exciting: solving interesting problems with interesting people. "

Basel
System Administrator
Johannes
Head of Marketing
Susanna
Product Marketing Team Lead

We live in a time in which people are very much attached to their smartphones and tablets. I don't know about you, but my devices are almost glued to my hands. I don't wear a watch, I don't have enough mathematical skills to use my brain. Also, I like to keep up with the weather forecast whenever I want. That's why I packed my devices with our apps, to make my busy daily life so much easier. Are you going to do that as well?  

If you are interested in a professional collaboration or want to feature our apps, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email: marketing@impalastudios.com

Carinda
Medior ASO Specialist

I’m fully dedicated to executing the ASO strategy, aligned with the overall company marketing strategy.

Optimizing our apps and ensuring that all products are easy to find on the App Store, appearing as high as possible in the search- and/or category ranking to increase the organic growth through downloads is always a challenge in the constantly moving market.
This makes working with such a brought portfolio so exciting!

By nature, I’ll love being organized and using my creativity as inspiration to present our apps at it’s best. 

I like the fact that our apps are used by millions worldwide. That tells me that we create and offer products that make life easier.

- It’s why I work with a big smile, always, every day -

If you are interested in a professional collaboration or want to feature our apps, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email: marketing@impalastudios.com

 

Ioana
Medior Product Marketer
Luka
Medior Product Marketer

My favourite quote is:

"I caught a glimpe, as I went in, of Uriah heep breathing into the pony's nostrils, and immediately covering them with his hand, as if he were putting some spell upon him".
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
 

 

Mahidhar
User Acquisition specialist
Kelsey
Customer Service Officer
Dorottya
Marketing Intern
Thiago
Design Manager
Frans
Senior Product Designer

3D and 2D Design - Pencil and Digital - Hobby and Work - Colleagues and Friends, that is me at work in a Nutshell. 

Aline
Senior Product Designer

I'm a Product Designer with a great passion for finding solutions that will work and delight users, evolving products iteration after iteration and learning in the process. I'm from São Paulo, Brazil. I've lived in San Francisco, but Amsterdam is where I call home. Besides design, I am a portrait photographer and I make videos now and then. I actually run a Youtube channel with over 20K followers! I love mountain landscapes (yet, I live in the Flatlands!), I enjoy spending time outdoors and exploring food! My favourite meal is a pappardelle with mushrooms, but I'm all for street food as well. Yummy!

Xinyu
Medior Product Designer

Designers should be the bridge that connects the users, development, marketing and business. This is what I am trying to achieve at Impala Studios. Here you can also learn how to work with the amazing people and more importantly, deliver a fantastic user experience to our users.

In case you are wondering what makes me so happy in the picture, I was eating an ice-cream.

Justyna
Medior Product Designer
Floor-Jan
Medior Product Designer

Studied Industrial Design at the TU Delft and graduated at the master Design for Interaction.

At Impala Studios I’m responsible for the ideation and design development of our apps, striving for the best user experience.

Besides working on apps I have a passion for cycling and running. I also have the ambition to become the best foosball player at the company.

Aldo
Data Analyst
Samantha
Finance Administrator
Daniël
Senior Software Developer

I’m Daniël. Avid semi-competitive gamer. Together with my robot companion I’m slowly working towards creating an AI that can participate in certain everyday tasks. Unfortunately, the gaming often tends to get in the way.

I’ve been at Impala Studios since mid-2014, and between the relaxed setting, the autonomy and the focus on quality over the extremely pragmatic ‘it works’, I think I’ve found quite a nice place to work at.

Manu
Quality Assurance Test Engineer

I’m always trying to find ways to connect the work I do to my personal values. This is why quality is fundamental to my life. I joined Impala Studios as the QA Test Engineer at the beginning of 2019. While the company’s portfolio is getting bigger and bigger and existing applications are getting daily updates, it is vital that a clear testing strategy adapted to the company’s needs is established. This is how I aim to add value here at Impala Studios.

I also believe in naps, good food, good books, great friends and long talks among other things and I do my best to take it one day at a time.

Feel free to contact me by e-mail: manu@impalastudios.com

Aleksandra
Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Ronald
Senior Software Developer

Ronald Dragstra - Passion for programming, happy dad and fully energized thanks to working together with the most talented developers in the world.

Before joining Impala Studios i’ve created dozens of web applications and mined numerous databases.

My favorite poem: Roses are #FF0000, violets are #0000FF, i’m on team #00FF00 and we love to make apps for you!

 

Christos
Senior Software Developer
Ton
Senior Software Developer

I am fascinated by how the internet changed the world during my lifetime. No more 5 km bicycle rides to a library for the answer to your question. I think the high availability of information in all directions is both handy and scary.

I studied two years mathematics and four years theatre. My working career started as an actor and director. After ten years of performing all over the world, I wanted to use more of the analytical side of my brain. I started my career change in 2012. In 2017 I obtained my Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from the University of Amsterdam.

Mike
Senior Software Developer

Hi, I'm Mike. 

Since I was young I have always had a passion for software and the IT industry in general. I joined Impala Studios (back then called Crunding) in February 2014 as an intern during my study in IT. After my internship I stayed and worked part-time as a member of the Android team.

After my graduation in February of 2016 I started working full-time within the Android team. During this time I worked on all of our Android apps including: Video Tube, Slots+, Weather+ and Flight+.

In June of 2016 I made the switch from Android to iOS and since them I've been working mainly on iOS apps and frameworks. Aside from that I also worked on several back-end services.

What I like about Impala Studios is that you get the creative freedom to experiment using new technologies.

Maarten
Software Developer

Hi, my name is Maarten. I am working as a Junior iOS Developer at Impala Studios.

Early 2017 I graduated from my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam in The Netherlands. My interest for Mobile Development came from hobby projects and multiple courses offered during my study. 

I did my graduation internship at Impala Studios and experienced how a job as Mobile Developer would be. It is challenging and great!

Pepijn
Software Developer

When I was studying Interaction Technology I learned a lot about the new and upcoming technologies regarding User Interaction and User Experience. Nowadays hundreds of apps are created every day, but people often underestimate the importance of Usability.

During my education, I learned about all applications of Usability, but Mobile Development has always intrigued me. I started my journey at Impala Studios as an intern and was very happy to hear they wanted me to stay as a Software Developer. Learning every day and getting new challenges is what makes it the best job I could have wished for.

Ronnie
Software Developer

"When I got an iPod Touch 2nd generation back in the days, I was amazed about the possibilities of apps.
That was the main reason I started to study information technology after I finished secondary school.

At the moment I'm in my last year of the study.
When the time came to start searching for an internship company to start the graduation project, I had no doubt to go to a place where they make native iOS apps.

That is how I came to Impala Studios."

Michalis
Software Developer
Irina
Software Developer
Gianmarco
Backend Developer
Alan
Software Developer

I love cats! 😼

Alexandra
Software Developer

 

 

Daniël
Software Developer