iOS Developer

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. Majority of Indians won't be able to afford a 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 a group insurance. The platform enables realtime insurance design & pricing to enable companies to buy insurance in 3-clicks. And offers employees a 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 Android 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 Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes. 
• Experience with local databases, offline storage, threading, and performance tuningExperience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose is desirable.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as camera, 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

iOS Developer responsibilities include: 
Designing and building advanced applications for the iOS platform Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. Job brief We are looking for an iOS developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits and will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

Responsibilities

Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. Work on bug fixing and improving application performance. Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

Requirements 
MCA / BE /B.Tech Computer Science / IT Proven working experience in software development Working experience in iOS development. Have published one or more iOS apps in the app store A deep familiarity with Objective-C, Swift and Cocoa Touch Experience working git.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and build applications for the iOS platform
• Implement new features while maintaining overall quality of software
• Contribute to a culture of learning by documenting and sharing technical knowledge as a developer on an agile squad
• Participate in developer communities of practice by following best practices, participating in code reviews, and sharing knowledge
• Remain current on relevant technology trends
• Participate in researching and resolving customer issues
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Proficient in native development with Swift and Objective-C
• Experience building interface components and experiences using Swift UI and WebKit and understanding their limitations
• Knowledge and experience working with the MVVM design pattern
• Prior experience with knowledge of Git and GitHub
• Knowledge of iOS back-end services
• Knowledge of Apple’s design principles and application interface guideline
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with security best practices for software development

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code for TV, tablets and mobile
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Kotlin 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

Android Developer Requirements:

• Proven experience as an app developer (2 - 4 years).
• 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 Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

• Responsible for the design, build, deployment, debug & maintenance of iOS applications for app store
• Worked with the UI team to design the appropriate icon and display for the screens.
• Developed the database wrapper functions for data staging and modeled the data objects relevant to the mobile application.
• Tested the application on multiple iOS targets and debugged the issues that were found.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Successfully deployed the app on the App Store and supported the app for different releases of iOS.
• Experience with DevOps development methodologies would be a plus

Are you an experienced app Developer with a growth mindset and looking to explore your skills in the ed-tech domain? Then read on.

What you need to have:

Experience: 2 to 6 years

Annual CTC: Rupees 8,00,000 to 15,00,000

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK. 

• Experience with Android Studio and Gradle Build System. 

• 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.

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

• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.

• Experience working in Git, Jira and other productivity tools. 

• Familiarity with Kotlin is helpful.