Project Lead - Mobile App

Qualifications:

· Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

· Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in iOS development with a strong portfolio of released applications that can be shared for review.

· Technical Skills:

o Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C.

o Solid understanding of object-oriented programming

o Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading

o Experience with embedded databases and other system data stores

o Strong understanding of iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Core Data, Core Animation, and Core Graphics.

o Good  knowledge of performance limits and characteristics

o Good sense of UI design execution principles

o Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, and third-party libraries to connect to backend services.

o Knowledge of mobile app architecture patterns such as MVC, MVVM, and VIPER.

o Experience with version control systems, preferably Git.

o Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

o Implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests, benchmarking and optimization 

o Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines.

Technical Experience:

-Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code

-Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

-Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

-Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

-Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

-Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes

-Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

-Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

-Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

-Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as touch

-Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers

-Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

-Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

-Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

-A knack for benchmarking and optimization

-Understanding of Googles Android design principles and interface guidelines

-Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms

● Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms

● Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native

● Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical

software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things

● Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality

Requirements:

● Firm grasp of the JavaScript / TypeScript / ClojureScript language and its nuances

● Knowledge of functional / object-oriented programming

● Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code

● Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts

● Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, IntelliJ

● Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

● Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha

• Significant experience working with React web and mobile along with tools like Flux, Flow, Redux, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, functional programming, and front-end languages
• Strong knowledge of React fundamentals such as Virtual DOM, component lifecycle, and component state
• A complete understanding of the full mobile app development lifecycle right from prototyping
• Knowledge of type checking, unit testing, typescript, prop types, and code debugging
• Experience working with REST APIs, document request models, offline storage, and third-party libraries
• Strong understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Knowledge of user interface design and responsive designs
• Well-versed in a variety of React Native software and technologies such as Jest, Enzyme, ESLint, and so on

- 2+ years of hands-on programming experience in building native iOS apps, with deep focus on usability, performance, Core Data and integration with REST APIs & services.

- Built real world apps that are published on the app store.

- Experience in OO design, design patterns & fluency in Objective-C programming (exposure to Swift or React Native would be a plus)

- Experience working with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, Core Graphics and Core Text

- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs, consuming REST Web Services

- Unit/Integration tests

- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

- Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

- Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle

- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance UI development with Interface Builder and Code, including Auto Layout