IOS Architect

an Architect you are responsible for research, design, test, implement, and maintain iOS applications to meet client
needs. You are expected to be Subject Matter Experts on iOS application architecture.
You are also expected to demonstrate value to the organization by mentoring other team members as they learn and
grow, take ownership and responsibility not only for your deliverables, but for the entire application and its use, and
to find a balance between achieving software excellence and delivering working code.
How you will help:
• Involved with all phases of mobile app development from initial concepts, through design, development,
testing and deployment
• You will help guide multiple Agile teams with open communication channels, regular releases, and a focus on
continuous improvement.
• Guide and mentor a team of IOS developers and work closely with Quality Engineers
• Establish best practices and processes that ensure quality within the team
• Champion our best practices and mentor team on use and results of these best practices
• Responsibility for product both pre and post launch to ensure application is meeting customer needs and
achieving continued revenue goals
• Architect, Lead, implement and review new features for android phones and tablets.
• Interactive communication of designs and other development topics to Leadership, Product Owners, Scrum
Master and other Agile Team members.
• Lead code reviews to ensure code quality and shared knowledge.
• Research and analyze the existing code base to identify issues and improve application performance and
maintenance.
• Take ownership and sense of responsibility of all deliverables.
• Adhere to Agile scaled methodologies.
• Develop and architect iOS applications across multiple releases (Objective-C, Swift).
• Work within SCRUM agile process with other stakeholders (Product Owners, XD design, Quality Engineers) as
well as across organization to balance creative objectives with business needs and technical requirements.
Who we have in mind:
• 10+ years of experience in developing native iOS application(s). Objective C, Swift is a must.
• Understanding of Hybrid application development is a plus.
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Expert in multi-threading concepts to create highly responsive data intensive applications
• Extensive knowledge of CoreData framework, esp. in multi-threading environments
• Good knowledge on other iOS frameworks, especially for handling Contacts and Media
• Good knowledge with web service architecture, protocols, security and data formats (Ex. REST, OAuth, JSON,
etc.) and implementation patterns on iOS platform including both Apple and 3rd party tools/frameworks
• Deep understanding of ARC memory management practices, especially when using blocks
• Experience Architect/creating/maintaining unit tests including mock objects and unit tests for asynchronous
code (test expectations)
• Expert in iOS UI guidelines.
• Expert in XCode profiling tools
• Experience working with SCRUM and/or Agile development environments
• Experience working in cross-functional teams
• Expert in creating design and maintain architecture documentation, class diagrams, technical flow documents
etc
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ability to multi-task, establish priorities and meet tight
deadlines
• Test Driven development
• Excellent conceptual, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Additional plus: C++ intermediate to advanced experience
• Experience working with other technologies such as React in use for progressive web apps