IOS Developer

Job Description
We are looking for a skilled macOS Engineer to join our MAC Desktop team. If you want to contribute your expertise to the development of a global product with an impressive client base, do reach out!

Egnyte is a product-focused company, not a software outsourcing business. We build and maintain our flagship software: a secure content platform called Egnyte, used by companies like Red Bull and Yamaha. By joining our team you will cooperate directly with SW developers, QA engineers, Product Owner as well as UI/UX designers.  We work according to the agile methodology, and we consider reliability and performance as the main focus areas to deliver business value to our customers around the globe.

Your job will be to make meaningful contributions to Egnyte. On one hand, you’ll work on a global product used by 16k+ companies and over 200k active users, on the other hand, you’ll join a close-knit team where everyone is eager to help you out and share their expertise. 

Your day-to-day at Egnyte:

• Designing and developing new features for our macOS Desktop App
• Owning, improving and enhancing code of a Desktop client application with a native look and feel for MAC, one of the primary access points for users to Egnyte’s cloud-based solution
• Collaborating with other developers, product owners and QA in bringing releases in a SaaS delivery model
• Validating and deploying code changes in production
• Developing system components throughout all phases of the product life cycle

About you:

• Experience in software development for macOS platform 
• Solid grasp of Swift programming language
• Experience with unit testing
• Familiar with Object Oriented Programming concepts
• Openness to new ideas connected with software development
• Good understanding of macOS development environment and SDKs  (Xcode, etc.) 
• Experience in using git
• Good English skills

Nice to Have:

• Experience in desktop application development (Windows, Linux)
• Understanding of CI/CD process
• Experience in developing multithreaded applications, application profiling for performance, and debugging
• Knowledge of client-server architecture

About the Role

We are looking to hire a talented iOS developer to design, build, and maintain the next generation of iOS applications. Your primary focus will be developing high-end iOS applications for the latest Apple mobile devices. Your duties may include collaborating with the product team and Tech team for new application features, identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the App Store.

To ensure success as an iOS developer, you should have a strong working knowledge of iOS Frameworks, be proficient in Swift, and be able to work as part of a team. Ultimately, an outstanding iOS developer should be able to create functional, attractive applications that perfectly meet the needs of the user.

Job Responsibilities

• Proficient in Swift, and Objective-C
• Design and implement new features, improvements, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and a seamless user experience
• Providing implementation detail of feature and documentation
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, SwiftUI
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and networking libraries
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Identifying potential problems and resolving application bottlenecks.
• Maintain and enhance the existing codebase while adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Developing and implementing architecture to support user interface concepts.
• familiarity with App Approval and Submission procedure
• Knowledge of Push notifications 
• Implement secure coding practices to ensure data protection and user privacy

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in iOS development.
• Proficient in Objective-C, SwiftUI, and Cocoa Touch.
• Extensive experience with iOS Frameworks such as Core Data and Core Animation.
• Knowledge of iOS back-end services.
• Knowledge of Apple’s design principles and application interface guidelines.
• Proficient in code versioning tools including Mercurial, Git, and SVN.
• Knowledge of C-based libraries.
• Familiarity with push notifications, APIs, and cloud messaging.
• Experience with continuous integration.

JD:
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, organisation, and automatisation

Skills

• Proficient with Objective-C, 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 preferred
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for benchmarking and optimisation
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools like Git, SVN.
• Familiarity with continuous integration