Mobile Developer Contractor  

We are looking for an iOS developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of iOS devices including mobile phones and tablet computers. Your primary focus will be the development of iOS applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products are essential.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and build applications for the iOS platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Able to attend all Team Meetings and facilitate if necessary

Job Requirements:

Candidate must possess a Bachelor’s/College Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent

Knowledge of Agile Methodology

• 2-5 years of experience as an iOS developer
• 2-5 years of experience using: Git, GitLab/Bitbucket/Github
• Experience with AWS or Serverless is highly desirable
• A keen interest in sharing your knowledge and skills with junior developers

Key Competencies:

• Proficient with Objective-C or Swift, and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is a plus
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {{such as Git, Mercurial or SVN}}
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Comfortable working in a *nix terminal (BSD, GNU/Linux, and/or macOS) a plus
• Familiarity with version control best practices and workflows, particularly git and bitbucket
• Familiarity with Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with agile methodology