Senior macOS Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and building mobile applications for Apple’s iOS platform.
• Collaborating with the design team to define app features.
• Maintain clean coding practices
• Identifying potential problems and resolving application bottlenecks.
• Supporting product owners as required
• Providing support to the testing team during testing phases of the projects
• Contributing to solution proposals as required
• Creating work effort estimates as required
• Mentor, train on the best practices junior software associates and other team members.

Key Competencies (Functional):

• Proven experience as an app developer.
• Proficient in Objective-C, Swift, 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.

• 2+ years of experience in Front React Native development
• Experienced in using Mobile Views on iOS and Android
• Good understanding of MVC frameworks
• A knack for writing clean, readable React-Native code
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Understanding Agile Development and Scrum practices
• Familiarity with version control Git (Github or Gitlab)

Responsibilities: 

• Work with an open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks. 
• Work directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and realize products.  
• Build reusable iOS software components for the platform.  

• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.   
• Work on bug fixing to improve application performance and shipping new features as required 
   

  Requirements:  

• Experience with iOS Design patterns, memory management, REST web-services and JSON Parsing. Designing and building advanced applications for the iOS platform 
•  Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features 

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform  
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance  
• Can integrate apps with backend and 3rd party API’s. 
• Good programming skills in Objective-C/Swift and extensive knowledge of Apples SDKs and frameworks like Core Data, Core Graphics, Foundation, UIKit, etc.  
• Have published one or more applications in an iOS App Store. 

• Knowledge of iOS App Store deployment process. 

• FRONT-END iOS development in SWIFT (preferable), OBJECTIVE C using AGILE METHODOLOGY to design, develop, debug and deploy iOS Mobile applications with modern architectural practices
• Cross-functioning with our product development team wherein you’ll tackle complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible and easy-to-use UI for our customers around the world
• Follow the coding guideline standards to ensure a bug free code as per industry norms.
• Complete unit testing of the code before sending it for review
• Participate in the complete agile software delivery cycle, including development, testing, troubleshooting etc.
• Participate in process improvement program to improve the overall quality of the delivery process.
• This role offers good exposure in E-COMMERCE SEGMENT with HIGHLY SCALABLE design solutions
• Min of 3 years of relevant experience in iOS app development is a must, preferably in e-commerce vertical

• Proven knowledge of iOS SDK and development on X-CODE IDE using SWIFT (preferable), knowledge of OBJECTIVE C, JAVA will be an added advantage
• Responsive Front End Designs with adaptability to various screen sizes
• Familiarity with REST web services and RESTful APIs. Knowledge of SOAP would be an added advantage
• iOS UI design principles, patterns, and best practices, preferably MVC, MVVM & MVP
• Good knowledge of SQLite, JS/JQuery for database management
• Proficiency in code versioning tools/Source Code Repositories like GIT, SVN
• Experience with offline storage, threading (AJAX), and performance tuning
• Agile/Scrum methodology using JIRA or any agile tool
• Exposure to security protocols for code, data and system
• Knowledge of the open-source iOS ecosystem, OOPs and the libraries
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Familiarity with continuous integration

• Self-learner with passion for learning new technologies along with a creative problem-solving approach
• Strong communication skills (verbal & written)
• Should be adaptable to new ideas and have an out of box thinking approach
• Effective interpersonal communication skills in a highly collaborative team environment

• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• B.E/ B. Tech/ M. Tech in Computer Science/ Electronics Communication/ IT engineering
• M.Sc. (Computer Science or IT)/ MCA from a reputable institute
• Good communication in written and spoken English

• Design and build application for iOS platforms
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code by using the best software development practices
• Responsible for working on iOS frameworks, Xcode, Swift, Rxswift, Xcode SDK Platform tools
• Responsible to work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities 

• Responsible for design, develop, and implement new ideas and products from scratch.
• You will be interfacing with the server-side engineering team to scale out our apps across thousands of users.
• You will be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in the design, planning, development, and submission of our iOS apps.
• Manage and deliver across the entire app life cycle, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores, and support.
• Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test, and realize products/features.
• Optimizing performance for the app and keeping it up to date with the latest industry standards.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

QUALIFICATION:

• Good understanding of Swift, Cocoa framework, Core Data, AutoLayout, UIKit, Xcode & iOS applications.
• Proven hands on experience working with table views, scroll views, delegates, notifications, NS operations, GCD.
• Extensive mobile development experience with iOS Proficiency in Swift.
• More than one application developed end to end for iPhone.
• Experience in writing unit and functional tests.
• Experience in usage of Instruments to detect memory leaks and for performance optimisation.
• Solid understanding of memory management with and without ARC.
• Knowledge of iOS networking and Multithreading.
• Strong sense of good Application UI Design.
• In depth understanding of Apple recommended guidelines and best practices for coding.
• Knowledge of software development best practices including continuous integration, development of high quality code, reusable toolkits and libraries.
• Understanding of prevailing architecture/technology concept.
• Knowledge about Git.
• Able to fit in well within an informal environment.
• High energy level and untiring commitment to drive oneself & the team towards goals.