IOS Developer

Technical Skills & Qualifications:

• 1. Native iOS and Android Development: Strong experience in native development for both platforms, ideally with prior experience in developing open-source SDKs.
• 2. Android Skills: Proficiency in Kotlin and Java, with solid experience in Android Views and Jetpack Compose. Familiarity with Gradle for Android builds and dependency management is essential.
• 3. iOS Skills: Proficiency in Swift, with hands-on experience in both UlKit and SwiftUl. Familiarity with CocoaPods and Swift Package Manager (SPM) for iOS dependency management is required.
• 4. Cl/CD Experience: A strong understanding of Cl/CD pipelines, with practical experience in automating builds and deployments.

Additionally, experience with Flutter SDK development would be a plus. We would ideally prefer a candidate with stronger iOS experience to support our current needs.

Required Skills and Expertise:

● Experience with native Mobile app development in Flutter.

● Working knowledge on MVVM/MVP architecture

● Strong knowledge on mobile app development cycle and design principles

● Good understanding of Android/iOS design guidelines

● Experienced in building mobile applications that utilizes web services (REST/JSON)

● Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git/Bitbucket

● Capability to work independently and in a team environment

● Capability to work in a fast-paced environment

Competitive Skills:

● Prior experience on Flutter/dart app development

● Prior experience on Flutter plugin development

● Working experience on GetX / BLoC

● Excellent problem solving skills

Role and Responsibilities:

● Design & implement new apps based on the product requirements using Flutter framework

● Maintain existing codebases

● Build reusable code and libraries for future use

● Integrate user interfaces elements developed by other developers

● Build user interfaces designed by UI/UX designers

● Integrate various SDKs and APIs from third parties

● Debug existing apps components, fix issues and avoid regressions

● Collaborate closely with the teams of UI/UX designers, PMs, QAs, and other developers

● Participate in software architecture, design discussions and code reviews

● Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

● Follow the company guidelines and best practices

● Taking ownership of your work 

Note -

Pedigree - IIT is a must

• Strong working experience in IOS application development is a must. First-hand experience of native mobile apps using Swift must.

• Experience with Swift, Swift UI, Unit test.

• Strong system design and architecture skills - specifically for IOS. Curiosity to tinker around, explore new paradigms and strongest for continuous improvement. Strong problem-solving skills.

• Understanding of network connections, Rest API's and scheduling. Strong knowledge about security standards (e.g. HTTPS) and privacy standards.

• Idea/experience of the unit and instrumentation testing in IOS. Optimizing app performance and memory consumption.

• Excellent code data knowledge, socket programming & debugging skills.

• Debugging apps using simulators and related tooling.

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform, Swift and Objective - C.

• Integrate and consume web services (JSON, XML, etc.)

• Familiar with Version control system such as GIT.

About Plum

We are making health insurance - simple, accessible and affordable. Hundreds of businesses of all sizes from startups to large corporates trust Plum for their employee's health protection.

Healthcare in India is seeing a phenomenal shift. Healthcare cost is seeing an inflation that is three times the general inflation. Treatments of diseases including Covid-19 can wipe out entire household savings. The majority of Indians won't be able to afford health insurance on their own. As many as 600mn Indians would depend on employer-sponsored insurance.

Enter Plum. Plum is re-imagining the health insurance stack and accelerating the penetration of health insurance in India to 100%. Plum has forged new underwriting and fraud detection algorithms to enable companies as small as 2 to benefit from group insurance. The platform enables realtime insurance design & pricing to enable companies to buy insurance in 3-clicks. And offers employees hassle-free claims experience through an integrated digital process.

Plum is backed by leading global investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Tanglin Ventures and Incubate Fund (read more https://www.plumhq.com/blog/plum-series-a-funding">here)

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance, reusable, and reliable Java code. 
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality components and modular code, ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Strong advocate of Google’s iOS design principles and interface guidelines
• Strong sense of ownership and integrity demonstrated through clear communication and collaboration.
• Having experience with building and maintaining an open source project or design library is a plus. 

• 3 + years of experience of iOS SDK, Swift and how to deal with different screen sizes. 
• Experience with local databases, offline storage, threading, and performance tuningFamiliarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as camera, gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasksAbility to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

• We run functional teams based on the SCRUM methodology and are a fairly Agile environment, with 2-week sprints and teams with a minimum of 2 developers (preferably 3) plus a Platform Owner.
• Sprints cannot be interrupted and work is planned out well in advance to keep stress down to a minimum.

• Line by line code reviews for every pull request on Gitlab maintains code quality, and keep everyone in the loop & learning.
• At least 2 people working together on every project (collaborating not pairing)

• Swift is strongly preferred
• Experience with clean architecture, MVVM, and other design patterns
• Master Storyboards and auto layouts
• Familiar with RESTful web service
• Experience with Static Frameworks
• Great logic and problem-solving skills
• Practical understanding of Continuous Integration and Delivery

• A resume in pdf format. Include into your resume the links to software, mobile apps, your coding samples so we can see proof of your talents.

Job Description

Your primary focus will be 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 is essential.

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 automation

Skills

· Proficient with Objective-C or Swift {depending on project requirements}, 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 preferred

· Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools {such as Instruments and Shark, depending on project needs}

· Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

· Knack for bench marking and optimization

· Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {such as Git, Mercurial or SVN}

· Familiarity with continuous integration

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Must be self-driven and motivated
• Proficient in writing quality, efficient and performant code for iOS app, using Swift
• Follow right architecture and design patterns
• Aware of the agile working environment
• Document design/technical guidelines and spread knowledge across teams
• Responsible for self/peer code reviews
• Viable suggestions with clear understanding of iOS fundamentals
  
  
  Requirements :

  (Must have skills) 

• Swift (relevant knowledge)
• iOS Fundamentals
• MVVM/VIPER (relevant knowledge and experience )
• SOLID principles
• Third party integrations likes google map, firebase, Analytics
• Know about push notification & deep linking