What he has shown is that he can build a useful and usable app, and meet needs that aren't being otherwise addressed.
That's a great ability, practically a superpower in itself - if he decides to set up his own business. But it's a very different skill set from what most employers want, and it would definitely be wasted in the public sector (where the obsession from public watchdog types is not "is he doing something useful?", but rather "is he doing what he's told?").
A government job is probably the last thing he wants.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
