iOS Developer

• Excellent mobile app development experience
• Strong CS fundamentals OOPS concepts, algorithms data structures Core Java
• Deep knowledge of basic React Native components and Android Studio
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Java and Javascript code
• In-Depth knowledge of building tools like XCode, and Android Studio
• Knowledge of Android Studio and React Native Lifecycle and publishing cycles on Google and Apple app stores.
• Experience with Git and ES6
• Experience in the kotlin  and flutter  

🏆 Benefits

• Remote Possible - Work from anywhere in India though we promote Work From Office like revered Narayan Murthy is appealing. https://trak.in/tags/business/2022/03/14/infosys-founder-narayan-murthy-wants-all-employees-back-to-office-says-work-from-home-is-bad-for-productivity/">Read it
• Flexible work hours
• Annual Appraisal Cycles
• Healthcare plans are on the way
• Free e-learning courses and external training plus certifications
• Fewer deductions so In Hand, Salary is more
• Special Guidance on Financial Investment planning to help you save more
• Healthcare sessions with our Doctors
• We promote employees to take timely leaves and take care of family

Our Engineering Team 

Keka Engineering Team follows modern engineering practices and works with latest stack. Refactoring is central to our philosophy to evolve the design, maintain code consistency and adapt to dynamic business needs. We believe in DevOps practices, there is no fixed release cycle; our CI/CD pipeline, deployment automation, blue-green deployment and other related practices gives us flexibility to deploy multiple times a day (if required). Our Engineering team is made up of small cohesive teams embracing Agile; working on focus areas to deliver awesome experiences to our Customers. Keka Engineering Team works on complex technical challenges, learns & adapts and most importantly; we have fun along the way.  

As a Mobile developer you are required to work with a team of architects, and developers to create mobile applications.

·       Design and build applications for the iOS platform

·       Ensure the performance, quality, and knowledge of best practices

·       Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features

·       Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

·       Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.

·       Working knowledge of the general mobile orientation, architecture, trends, and emerging technologies.

·       Solid understanding of the full mobile application development life cycle.

·       Must have good analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

·       Self-starter having the ability to independently acquire the knowledge required in succeeding his job.

·       Good communication skills. Should be able to discuss requirement for stake holders like, Product Owner and other Business stakeholders

·       Proficient with Swift 5 & above

·       Strong understanding of MVVM Architecture and should be able to demonstrate working experience

·       Strong knowledge of Design patterns

·       Strong with Auto layout and Storyboard for proficient user interface creation

·       Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.

·       Experience with Online/Offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

·       Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services

·       Knowledge of UX standards

·       Should have experience with Unit Testing

·       Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines.

·       Review code, follow best practices for coding guidelines

·       Proficient with writing reusable code

·       Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications, social media integration, and integration of analytics

·       Knack for benchmarking and optimization

·       Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git / SVN, Swift Package Manager, Cocoa Pods)

·       Familiarity with continuous integration

·       Knowledge of Appstore Deployment process/norms

·       Good knowledge of Certificate and Profile creations

·       Good knowledge of distribution builds for testing over TestFlight or similar distribution tools.

We are B2B Travel Tech startup that is reshaping the way travel agents sell and deliver exceptional travel experiences worldwide. We enable travel agents to book flights, hotels & holidays conveniently and we provide comprehensive end-to-end on-ground travel services. We do over INR 1000 crore+ GMV (sales) and are growing rapidly.

Our strong business model and focus on delivering excellent customer experience has facilitated our sustainable growth funded by internal cashflows. To fuel innovation and growth, we have raised USD 5.5mn+ funds from marquee global investors!

Profile Overview:

iOS Developer at TravClan is a key role which ensures delivering the best experience to our customers on iOS. The engineers in the iOS team will be part of the Mobile Team. The team has built highly rated Android and iOS app and is used by thousands of Travel Entrepreneurs in India. This role will involve immense learning of Travel Technology and Ecommerce concepts providing amazing growth opportunities while working with some of the best engineers in the industry. Some of the Product capabilities include Flight bookings, Holiday Bookings, Hotel Bookings, Visa, Wallet, SaaS Website Builder, Marketing Material Builder, News.

Growth Prospects:    

• Annual CTC - ₹8 to 15 LPA
• ESOPs + promotions + aggressive growth prospects (read further) !
• Fast Appraisal -  Despite Covid, we had appraisals in 6 months in Jan & July 2020 
• Aggressive Hikes - In May'21 & Jan'22, Average Hike was 35% & 30% respectively  

What’s on Offer:

• Work on Best Tech Stack - iOS and Swift, Android, Java, Python/Django, NodeJS, Flutter
• Learn from Best Mentors with Cumulative 50+ years of experience in Tech who previously worked in 4 unicorns.
• Fast Career Growth with fast appraisals and fast salary increase.
• Super passionate team with deep conviction which has stayed together during covid.
• Build world class tech products and leverage technology to drive growth globally!
• Very high ownership role in a fast paced environment.
• Great Culture -> No hierarchy / politics nonsense guaranteed!

Our founding team: 

The founding & engineering team has worked in senior leadership roles at successful internet startups in India and Overseas

• Arun - Cofounder, leads Product & Growth Ex Cars24, TravelTriangle, TripFactory, IIM Bangalore
• Chirag - Cofounder, leads Business Operations Ex Oyo, TravelTriangle, IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Roorkee
• Ashish - Cofounder, leads Technology Ex CTO Cars24, CTO FabFurnish, Gaadi, Ex-Entrepreneur
• Shrawan: VP Engineering, 20+ yrs Tech exp, Ex CTO Millenium Entertainment, One Kosmos
• Akshat: Director Engineering, 16+ yrs Tech exp, Ex Cars24, L&T, Samsung US, Motorola US.
• Rajesh:Director Engineering, 15+ yrs Tech exp, Ex Hike, Foodpanda

Company Profile:

• You read the detailed company profile here.
• To know more about us, have a look at a few videos on Youtube!

What do we value?  

• We are a team of believers. At the same time, we are constantly learning and growing. We are on an audacious mission and a rock-solid belief we can get there.
• We dream big, yet we start small and start quickly. We are not deterred by the extra effort needed to relentlessly execute, iterate, execute to realize our dreams.
• We are a team of differentiated and ambitious individuals, united by a common goal. We are a single team, where every member is important. 
• We believe flexibility in roles and freedom to execute ideas are the two foundation values for aggressive growth. 
• We constantly protect and evolve our culture. As a super energetic and experienced team, we want to enjoy the time we spend together. 

What we are looking for: 

Desired Candidate Profile

• 6 months to 2 years of full time experience in developing iOS apps.
• Ethical, hardworking, and 'passionate about startups' mindset
• Is a self-starter, and loves working in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent structured problem-solving ability
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• Has worked in an Agile environment and understands what building a MVP is like.

Must have technical skills

• Swift programming language (Control flows, Optionals, View Controllers etc).
• Good understanding of Interface Builder, Storyboards, Cocoa Pods and Git
• Good understanding of AutoLayouts and building responsive apps for multiple iOS devices
• Understanding of Commonly used data structures like Dictionaries etc.
• Understanding of CoreData and NS UserDefaults.
• Understanding of working with APIs using Alamofire, concepts like Pagination of Lists.
• Good knowledge of MVC for iOS, writing Modular code, creating reusable components.
• Working with Push Notifications on APNS.
• Apple developer account and certificates management

Good to have:

• Working with Firebase SDK namely Crashlytics, Remote Config, Analytics, CleverTap.
• Working with TestFlight or Firebase for Beta Testing.
• Working independently and closely with the Product team.
• Worked with Jenkins/CICD for iOS.

The Recruitment Process:

1. Aptitude Test: Every shortlisted candidate initially needs to appear for a one-hour aptitude test. The aptitude test consists of some basic math aptitude problems, descriptive questions, and some technical questions. 

2. Personal Interviews: 2-3 in person/vritual interviews. Detailed discussions about the job profile, company, candidature & tech skills are discussed in these rounds.

3. Extending an offer: On successfully clearing the interview rounds, the job offer is extended to the candidate. This includes financial benefits, ESOPs and many other benefits.

Important Points:

• Office Location- Connaught Place, Delhi 
• Work Timings - 9:30 till work gets over. You are considering joining a startup. Buidling anything of value takes time. The majority of our exits happen within the first 2 months of people joining because new joiners are not able to adjust to the high pace environment. You can expect 10-12 hours of work in a day!

 Looking forward to having you on board with us!

Minimum 2 years of working experience.

Can work on live projects of international clients.

Can handle multiple projects

Error-free coding.

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Objective-C, or increasingly, the Swift 3.0 programming language

Apples Xcode IDE

Frameworks and APIs like Foundation, UIKit, and CocoaTouch

UI and UX design experience

Apple Human Interface Guidelines

2D and 3D graphics frameworks like SpriteKit and SceneKit

OpenGL or Metal, iOS graphics APIs

Familiarity with iOS 10 and newer OS versions

A Git code repository technology

Strong Objective-C skills and inside-and-out knowledge of the iOS SDK.

Experience using and creating scalable web-based Restful APIs.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 3+ years of experience developing mobile apps.  Experiencing fine tuning applications to improve performance and memory utilization.  Thorough understanding of iOS development for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices.  Experience of design and development of iOS applications, preferably in an Enterprise setting  Proficient with Xcode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Touch  Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, SQLite, MapKit, UIKit, Core Location, etc.  String knowledge in Restful, SOAP APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services  Strong knowledge of Storyboard, Autolayout, ARC.  Experience of design and development of iOS applications, preferably in an Enterprise setting  Proficient with Xcode, Objective-C, and Cocoa Touch.  experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, SQLite, MapKit, UIKit, Core Location, etc  Experience with offline storage, threading, multitasking, and performance and memory tuning with  tools  (such as Instruments).  Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines  Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred  Knowledge of Graph APIs is preferred.  Familiarity with cloud message APIs, Local and push notifications  Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, TFS or SVN)  Familiarity with continuous integration.

Candidate Required:

 Excellent communication skills  Be an effective Team Leader and should be able to handle and lead a team with effective delegation.  Proficient in mobile app UI development and best practices  Ability to understand that business needs may shift your priorities and adjust accordingly  Exceptional written and oral communication skills.  Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills.  Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.  Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

iOS Developer:

1 to 5 years of experience in iOS mobile application development

• Proficient with Swift and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, Core Location etc
• Experience in Design patterns such as POP, MVVM, CleanSwift, Facade
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Understanding of Git

• Should have programming experience on the iOS native platform.
• Adept in Swift language.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
• Strong coding, data structures and algorithms.
• Should have a working knowledge on various libraries available for iOS.
• Familiarity with XCode and other Developer tools.
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Object Oriented Analysis.
• Obsession with quality and customer experience.
• Understanding of design and architecture is an added advantage.

• Development and delivery experience in iOS, at least 2 apps should be in App Store
• Proficient in Swift 4.0 or later
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Maps, Core Location, Core Bluetooth and Core Animation etc.
• Familiarity with MVVM, Test driven development(TDD)
• Experience with third-party libraries such as Alamofire etc. and APIs Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Proficient in RESTful APIs
• Proficient in Git
• Familiarity with push notifications and cloud message APIs etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning, optimisation
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as xcode Instruments and Shark
• Experience in writing unit and functional tests
• Perform bug fix and improve application performance
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Strong UX/UI design exposure and experience in making apps work intuitively and with pixel perfect interfaces. Understanding of Apple’s design principles and human interface guidelines
• Strong CS fundamentals (with competencies in algorithms and data structures)
• Highly accountable and takes ownership, with collaborative attitude, and a lifelong learner.