iOS Developer

Job Opportunity: iOS Developer at FrontM

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 3–6 years

Education: B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science or related field

Salary: Above market standards

Career growth: Long-term opportunity with potential to evolve into lead mobile architect roles

About FrontM

FrontM builds software solutions for frontline workforces, with a strong focus on the maritime industry. Our platform supports mobile, web and specialised onboard use cases, including communication, collaboration, welfare, learning, healthcare and operational tools.

The platform is used in remote and bandwidth-constrained environments, so our mobile applications must be reliable, lightweight and carefully optimised.

Role Summary

As an iOS Developer, you will build and maintain core features of the onship iOS application.

You will work on scalable iOS architecture, real-time communication features, messaging, notifications, media experiences and performance optimisation for environments with limited connectivity.

This role requires strong iOS fundamentals, hands-on experience with Swift and Objective-C and the ability to build reliable applications for iPhone and iPad users.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development — 60%

• Develop and maintain iOS applications using Swift and Objective-C
• Build responsive, clean and reliable iOS user interfaces
• Implement messaging, notifications, calling, video calling and media-related features
• Integrate REST APIs, WebSockets and real-time communication services
• Optimise app behaviour for low bandwidth and intermittent connectivity
• Maintain compatibility across supported iOS and iPadOS versions
• Work with product, design and backend teams to deliver stable features

Platform & Architecture Development — 25%

• Design and maintain reusable iOS components
• Implement modular architecture for scalable feature development
• Work with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, SwiftUI, Foundation, AVFoundation and Core Data
• Integrate third-party SDKs where required
• Improve application performance, memory usage and startup time
• Support secure authentication, token handling and local storage
• Contribute to build, release and deployment processes

Reliability, Performance & Quality — 15%

• Write unit tests and UI tests
• Perform code reviews and maintain code quality standards
• Diagnose crashes, memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
• Use profiling and debugging tools such as Instruments, Xcode Debugger and Console
• Support App Store and enterprise distribution releases
• Maintain clear technical documentation where required

Required Technical Skills

iOS Development

• Strong experience with Swift
• Working knowledge of Objective-C
• Strong understanding of iOS SDK and Apple development ecosystem
• Experience with UIKit and/or SwiftUI
• Good knowledge of iOS app lifecycle, background modes and permissions
• Experience with push notifications and deep linking

Networking & APIs

• REST API integration
• WebSocket-based communication
• JSON parsing and API error handling
• Offline handling, retry logic and network state management
• Secure handling of authentication tokens and local data

Communication & Media Features

• Experience with audio/video calling features
• Familiarity with VoIP push notifications
• Experience with CallKit is a plus
• Experience with AVFoundation or WebRTC is a plus
• Experience with messaging, chat or real-time communication apps is preferred

Performance & Platform Knowledge

• iOS lifecycle and memory management
• App performance profiling using Instruments
• Debugging crashes and production issues
• App optimisation for low bandwidth environments
• Experience deploying apps through App Store Connect and enterprise distribution

Tools & Development Practices

• Xcode
• Git
• CocoaPods and/or Swift Package Manager
• CI/CD pipelines for iOS builds
• Firebase, Crashlytics or similar crash reporting tools
• Agile development practices

Personal Attributes

• Strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail in UI behaviour and performance
• Ability to work independently and ship reliable code
• Clear communication and collaborative mindset
• Comfortable working in fast-moving engineering teams
• Willingness to work on real-world operational use cases

Why join FrontM?

Long-Term Career Growth

Opportunity to work on complex mobile platforms used across global operations, with scope to grow into senior engineering or mobile architecture roles.

Engineering Challenges That Matter

Build mobile applications that need to work reliably in remote environments, limited connectivity and demanding operational conditions.

Meaningful Impact

Your work will directly support frontline professionals by improving access to communication, information and operational tools.

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Join a team focused on building reliable software for real-world use cases and contribute to technology used across the global maritime workforce.

We are looking out for an iOS Developer to join the Mobile team to take end to end ownership of our iOS Consumer App. We are looking out for someone who speaks fluent Swift and loves shipping and building beautiful, maintainable and scalable apps.

Requirements:

• You have 2-6 years of experience working with Swift and Objective-C whenever you encounter the pitfalls of Swift.
• Familiarity with MVC, MVP, MVVM and VIPER architectures.
• You have worked on 2-3 production apps with MAU's in the range of 25K+.
• You love getting your hands dirty and are dealing with legacy parts of the code bases.
• You have experience building projects from scratch as well as building on top of existing code bases.
• You have handled complex views ranging from Form Heavy views to Animation Heavy views.
• You have a strong bias towards action.

Good to have:

• Experience dealing with Location Data along with Mapping interfaces like Google Maps, Map Box or MapMyIndia.
• Experience implementing CI/CD, Automated Tests and Unit Testing.
• Experience with RxSwift, Alamofire, Kingfisher, Lottie, SwiftyBeaver, Firebase SDK, Clevertap SDK and ObjectMapper.
• Implementing designs w. r. t HCI guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptualizing and formulating apps that are suitable for use on all types of Android devices.
• Implementing measures to safeguard users' data.
• Ensuring that the construction and presentation of your apps are congruent with the company's standards.
• Proofreading your code and correcting mistakes before each app is released.
• Collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.
• Liaising with the marketing department to ensure consistency in our company's 'voice' across the board.
• Monitoring app reviews to detect areas for improvement.
• Creating app updates, including bug fixes and additional features, for release.

Key Competencies (Functional):

• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or C++.
• Ability to use the Android Studio, including the Android SDK, with ease.
• 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.

Udrive is the largest car sharing platform in the Middle East. We pioneered the concept in the region and have continued to provide the best experience amongst our peers. We are in rapid expansion and are looking for a bright, successful and determined individual who has the experience to take the companies vision forwards into the next 5 years.

Our next 5 years journey not only includes regional and global aspirations; we are building the next generation of mobility services to change the way people use vehicles

We are looking for a React Native Engineer for our Mobile App. The Mobile App team is responsible for the mobile app used by our B2C users to register as well as complete their journey with Udrive cars initiation to end.

Your responsibilities:

You will be part of our new mobile team which is part of our customer journey domain and you will work together with a cross-functional team

You strive to offer the best possible experience for our customers on mobile devices

You contribute to the implementation of business requirements as well as to architectural decisions

You ensure that your code is well tested, architected, meets our coding standards, and has proper logging, monitoring, and alerting

Your goal is to provide always-accessible information in the most convenient way, to have better engagement and an overall outstanding user experience

Your profile:

You have experience building high-performance mobile React Native applications on both iOS and Android platforms

Ability to translate Figma based designs to mobile interactions with pixel perfections

You show excellent knowledge of JavaScript and its nuances, including TypeScript.

You have experience with building real-time analytics solutions and streaming platforms

You are familiar with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle and store submission processes

It is great if you have an understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage

The most important one: Willingness to learn. We are constantly learning new things and we enjoy it a lot. We don't expect to find people experienced in all of them. If you are excited about our tech-stack and you think you are a fast learner, do not hesitate to apply!

Requirements

• Development experience in React Native
• Experience in developing UI in HTML, CSS, and JS and integration with the backend using REST API.
• Experience with Object-Oriented Programming • Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to document their code.
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
• To translate storyboards and various use cases to create high-performing apps
• Write, execute, and maintain clean, reusable, and scalable code • Integrate our various data storage solutions
• Ensure the responsiveness and boost the performance of our apps
• Find and address the various bottlenecks and bug-fixes
• Help in code automatization
• Proficient in GIT

Responsibilities

• As a Hybrid Mobile App Developer, you will be responsible for creating compelling concepts for customer products and offerings as well as engage user experience across varied platforms.
• You shall be involved across all stages of the application life cycle, from requirements specification, wireframes, mockups, development, testing to deployment.
• You shall be expected to work in a team, assigning and delegating tasks and responsibilities among your co-developers.
• You will also be engaged in providing regular updates on project status & progress to non-technical stakeholders.

Hiring Process

• After getting shortlisted from here, a member of our team will contact you.
• We will schedule a interview as per mutually convenient time.