iOS Developer

It is one of the leading TMT bar manufacturers and exporters in India. It is a well-known group that achieves a turnover of 3000 Cr per annum. The group is setting up a construction & architecture-oriented omni channel B2B & B2C platform. Merito, a curated talent platform is responsible to identify key resources for this project.

Job Location: Kolkatta

Job Description:

• 3-9 yrs experience in developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models
• Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application
• Fixing bugs and performance problems
• Writing clean, readable, and testable code
• Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions
• Complete knowledge of Uploading app on google play store and Apple app store
• Through analytical skills to Recommend system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchasing alternatives

Requirement

• extensive knowledge of mobile app development. This includes the whole process, from the first line of code to publishing in the store(s)
• Deep knowledge of Kotlin, Flutter,Android, iOS, etc.
• Proficiency with writing automated tests. depending on the libraries you use to test
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and mobile libraries for networking
• Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns - MVP, MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture -and the ability to choose the best solution for the app
•  Familiarity with Git
• Familiarity with push notifications
• Understanding mobile app design guidelines on each platform and being aware of their differences
• Proficiency in Kotlin/Java/Swift/Flutter/Dart

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop user-friendly, robust, and scalable Flutter/Android/iOS applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend developers to understand requirements and translate them into functional applications.
• Implement clean and efficient code following best practices, coding standards, and design patterns specific to mobile development.
• Ensure high performance, responsiveness, and stability of the applications by conducting thorough testing and debugging.
• Integrate RESTful APIs to fetch and send data from/to the backend servers.
• Work with SQLite or other database technologies to implement data persistence in mobile applications.
• Implement effective UI/UX designs following Material Design guidelines to ensure a smooth and intuitive user experience.
• Collaborate with the team to identify and implement solutions to improve application performance, maintainability, and user engagement.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in mobile development and share knowledge with the team.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues reported by users or clients, providing timely and effective solutions.

Mandatory skills:

• Proficient with Objective-C and Swift depending on project requirements and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services

Secondary Skills:

• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
• Experience with Version Control System
• Experience with Bug Tracking

Added advantage if the candidate possess below skills.

• Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as Instruments and Shark, depending on project needs Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Bluetooth communication, BLE
• Performance and Security related Concepts

SKILLS :

● Strong proficiency in Android development, including Java programming and Android SDK integration.

● Experience with Manifest declarations and handling permissions in Android applications.

● Familiarity with creating custom plugin interfaces to access native features.

● Understanding of anti-reverse engineering techniques and their implementation.

● Knowledge of device identification methods for whitelisting purposes.

● Ability to troubleshoot and resolve storage-related issues on Android SDK version 30 and above.

● Experience with integrating browser interactions and passing data to the backend.

● Proficiency in crash issue handling and debugging for different target SDKs.

● Familiarity with native information access and data collection for analytics purposes.

● Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve library conflicts.

● Someone who loves coding & playing games

• Designing and building mobile applications for Apple’s iOS platform.
• Collaborating with the design team to define app features.
• Ensuring quality and performance of the application to specifications.
• Identifying potential problems and resolving application bottlenecks.
• Fixing application bugs before the final release.
• Publishing application on App Store.
• Maintaining the code and atomization of the application.
• Designing and implementing application updates.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering.
• 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.

We are looking for an iOS developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of iOS devices including mobile phones and tablet computers. Your primary focus will be development of iOS applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

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, organization, and automatization

Skills

• Proficient with Objective-C or 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 optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools 
• Familiarity with continuous integration
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Requirements

• B.Tech/BCA/MCA degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.

Key responsibilities: 

• 1-2 years experience in React-Native based app development
• 1-3 years experience in Mobile app development (React-Native + iOS)
• Hands on experience in Redux
• Knows how to embed React-Native in a native (iOS/Android) component and vice versa
• Strong hold on JS/ CSS fundamentals
• Development experience of UI (layouts, animations, etc.) 
• Experience of customizing libraries
• Good understanding of Design and Architecture Patterns 
• Strong focus on app performance

Must have:

• Experience in iOS development
• Willingness to learn and work in React Native 

Good to have:

• Experience in unit testing 

• 5+ years of industry experience in developing mobile applications, web and/or large-scale enterprise products
• Mobile Development Experience: Swift, Objective-C, and Xcode
• Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines
• Experience with standard mobile architectures (MVC, MVVM, MVP, etc)
• Ability to effectively apply software design patterns and architectural principles
• Knowledgeable in building complex user interfaces
• Skillful at writing effective unit and behavioral tests
• Experience with software development processes (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc)