iOS Developer

Job Title : iOS Developer (SDE-1)

Experience : 2+ Years

Location : Bangalore

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days Preferred

Working Days : 5 Days a Week

About the Role :

We are looking for a passionate and highly motivated iOS Developer (SDE-1) to join our engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to building and enhancing high-quality iOS applications that deliver seamless user experiences to millions of users. You will work closely with experienced developers, product managers, designers, and backend teams in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Mandatory Skills :

Swift, SwiftUI, iOS SDK, REST APIs, UIKit, Git, Mobile App Development, API Integration, Debugging & Performance Optimization.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain high-quality iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI.
• Collaborate with the iOS development team to understand and contribute to the app architecture, codebase, and overall functionality.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy new features and enhancements for the iOS application.
• Integrate RESTful APIs and ensure seamless communication between mobile applications and backend services.
• Participate in code reviews and follow best coding practices to maintain high code quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance to ensure a smooth user experience.
• Stay updated with the latest iOS development trends, frameworks, and technologies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, QA, and Backend Engineering teams.
• Contribute innovative ideas to improve application performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Support maintenance and enhancement of existing features and functionalities.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in iOS application development.
• Strong proficiency in Swift and SwiftUI.
• Good understanding of iOS SDK, UIKit, and mobile application architecture patterns.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON parsing, and third-party library integration.
• Knowledge of version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with app performance optimization and debugging tools.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience working on scalable consumer-facing mobile applications.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications.
• Knowledge of App Store deployment and release processes.
• Exposure to unit testing and automation testing frameworks is a plus.

Interview Process :

• 1 Internal Interview Round
• 2 Client Interview Rounds

Rupayya (www.rupayya.com) is looking for a passionate and skilled iOS Developer with 2–4 years of experience in building high-quality mobile applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Swift, a good understanding of iOS frameworks, and the ability to deliver scalable and performant applications.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced applications for the iOS platform using Swift / Objective-C
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product managers
• Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party libraries/services
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Identify and fix bugs, optimize performance, and improve code quality
• Participate in code reviews and follow best coding practices
• Maintain code versioning using tools like Git
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in iOS development

💡 Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on experience in iOS development
• Strong proficiency in Swift (preferred) and/or Objective-C
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Core Data, Core Animation
• Familiarity with MVVM / MVC architecture patterns
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON parsing
• Knowledge of Auto Layout, Storyboards, and SwiftUI (preferred)
• Understanding of app lifecycle, memory management, and multithreading
• Experience with version control systems like Git

⭐ Good to Have

• Experience with SwiftUI and modern iOS development practices
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks (XCTest)
• Experience with Firebase, push notifications, and analytics tools
• Exposure to App Store deployment and guidelines

🎯 Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Attention to detail and performance optimization
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work in an agile environment

🎁 What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge mobile technologies
• Flexible work environment
• Learning and growth opportunities
• ESOPs

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!

Job Description:

1. Strong Object Oriented designing and programming skills in Java
2. Solid understanding of the Android App Components lifecycle
3. Experience in Google Cloud APIs and Firebase APIs
4. Experience in Flutter
5. Experience in SQLite database
6. Knowledge of important libraries like RxJava, Retrofit, Okhttp
7. Knowledge of MVVM architecture, GPS location tracking
8. Knowledge of source code management tools like Git
9. Have published at least one app on Google play store
10. Experience in working with remote data via REST and JSON
11. Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications.
12. Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
13. Experience with Android SDK and multiple versions of Android.
14. Experience with Android framework, as well as offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
15. Experience with Android UI principles and best practices.

Good to have skills:

1. Having experience in Kotlin, Dagger, Jetpack, Room database
2. Having experience in Flutter, React-Native.