iOS Developer

ChicMic Studios

Job Role: iOS & Native Developer

Location: Mohali, Punjab

We are looking for a skilled Native iOS Developer with 2+ years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of the iOS ecosystem, proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality, user-friendly applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and user-friendly iOS applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers and backend developers, to define and implement new features.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Perform thorough testing and debugging to ensure high performance and responsiveness.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest iOS frameworks, tools, and industry trends.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a high-quality codebase.
• Integrate third-party APIs and SDKs as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience in iOS development.
• Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C.
• Strong understanding of the iOS SDK, Xcode, and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and integration.
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git.
• Understanding of memory management, threading, and performance tuning.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs like CocoaPods, Alamofire, etc.
• Knowledge of Apple’s approval process for submitting apps to the App Store.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Familiarity with Core Data, Core Animation, and other iOS frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Should have excellent knowledge of Swift and Objective C
• Good working knowledge in Cocoa Touch
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
• Experience with memory management & caching mechanisms specific to mobile devices
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Experience working with Core Data, Realm
• Understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Experience in publishing apps to the App Store.
• Code version tool – Git, Bitbucket
• Design Pattern - MVC and MVVM, MVP

Required:

1. A minimum of 1 years of consulting and/or relevant industry experience
2. Understanding of Android Framework and Android app development.
3. Experience in developing android apps using Kotlin and latest frameworks
4. Knowledge and understanding of Design-Patterns and Data Structures.
5. Ability to develop Android applications using latest Frameworks like Retrofit, RxJava
6. Ability to write Unit test cases using the frameworks.
7. Knowledge about how to consume the REST API's
8. Understanding of Git/BitBucket or any version control system
9. Good written and verbal communication skills.
10. B.E/B.Tech/MCA/MSC/MS

Preferred:

1. Understanding and usage of latest android frameworks like JetPack, Android Architectural components
2. Experience in mentoring the new team members and also the junior folks.
3. Exposure to various mobile architectures (ex: MVC, MVP, MVVM, etc..)
4. Experience in handling the Android app deployment process.
5. Experience in working in Agile methodology

About Hive 

Hive is the leading provider of cloud-based AI solutions for content understanding, trusted by the world’s largest, fastest-growing, and most innovative organizations. The company empowers developers with a portfolio of best-in-class, pre-trained AI models, serving billions of customer API requests every month. Hive also offers turnkey software applications powered by proprietary AI models and datasets, enabling breakthrough use cases across industries. Together, Hive’s solutions are transforming content moderation, brand protection, sponsorship measurement, context-based ad targeting, and more.

Hive has raised over $120M in capital from leading investors, including General Catalyst, 8VC, Glynn Capital, Bain & Company, Visa Ventures, and others. We have over 250 employees globally in our San Francisco, Seattle, and Delhi offices. Please reach out if you are interested in joining the future of AI!

About Role 

In order to execute our vision, we need to grow our team of best-in-class engineers. The ideal candidate is an experienced iOS Developer with demonstrated leadership and technical skills. You are receptive to feedback and an open collaborator who prioritizes team success. You are constantly learning, and using new tools and technology to broaden your skill set as a developer. You care deeply about the user experience and refuse to ship a product that is mediocre for our users. 

Responsibilities 

• Maintain a clean and extensible code base 
• Take ownership of whole projects on your own, but also willing to be a contributing member of  your iOS development team as a whole 
• Work across disciplines with team members from front-end, backend, design, and product to ship  features 
• Help maintain our shared internal frameworks and create some of your own 
• Actively participate in product decisions, ensuring we set reasonable development deadlines and  create quality user experiences
• Build components the entire team can use across apps 
• Track and analyze KPIs to improve our products and processes  

Requirements 

• You have an undergraduate degree or graduate degree in computer science or a similar technical  field from a top university  
• You have 2+ years of experience as an iOS Developer or Software Engineer 
• You have mastery of Swift and Objective-C (objective-c experience is plus but not strictly  necessary) 
• You owned or were a primary contributor, to the development of at least one application on the  app store 
• You are very familiar with new technologies, open-source frameworks and commonly used  design patterns 
• You have demonstrated expertise in OO design, data structures, and problem-solving • You can write multi-threaded, asynchronous code and have a good understanding of functional  programming 
• You have experience shipping quickly and often and can debug performance bottlenecks 
• You are a team player - no job is too small, or too big! 

Who We Are 

We are a group of ambitious individuals who are passionate about creating a revolutionary AI company. At Hive, you will have a steep learning curve and an opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest-growing AI  start-ups in San Francisco.  The work you do here will have a noticeable and direct impact on the development of the company. 

Thank you for your interest in Hive and we hope to meet you soon!

• You will be building and Shipping Robust apps to Android / ios devices using a single codebase.
• Excellent Working Knowledge of an Object-oriented language.
• Experience using Restful APIs to integrate mobile applications to server-side systems.
• Willing to work with cross platform frameworks.
• Having good knowledge of MVVM architecture.
• Understanding Basic concepts of Design for Developing user Friendly applications.

• Basic experience in Development of Android / Ios Applications and have deployed them on Google Play/ App Store.
• Minimum 1 year of Knowledge in Mobile App Development.
• In depth understanding of Front end languages like HTML, css3, and JavaScript & Object - oriented Programming Languages like JAVA and C++
• Familiarity using Version Control tools like Git, Sub version etc. and IDEs like Android Studio, VS code etc.
• Knowledge of Dart Programming language, Rest APIs and integration of Various APIs from third Parties.

• Experience in integrating with various SDKs like Swift
• Significant experience working with react native along with tools like Flux, Flow, Redux, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, functional programming, and front-end languages
• Strong knowledge of React fundamentals such as Virtual DOM, component lifecycle, and component state
• A complete understanding of the full mobile app development lifecycle right from prototyping
• Knowledge of type checking, unit testing, typescript, prop types, and code debugging
• Experience working with REST APIs, document request models, offline storage, and third-party libraries
• Strong understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Knowledge of user interface design and responsive designs
• Well-versed in a variety of React Native software and technologies such as Jest, Enzyme, ESLint, and so on
• Understanding of React Native best principles and design aesthetics
• A positive mindset and continuous-learning attitude
• A collaborative approach to building apps and solving complex problems
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Client-focused approach to create user-centric designs
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Ability to write clean, well-documented code that follows good coding practices
• Good in Agile development process.
• Excellent English verbal and communication skills.
• Should be able to handle the customer individually as needed
• Support the customer as and when required

1. Designing and developing advanced applications for android platforms.
2. Collaborate with UI/UX designers as well as the software engineers to make sure that each app is presentable.
3. Test the applications, identify any bugs and resolve them
4. Manage tasks within Agile framework and controlled JIRA workflow.
5. Document architecture and implementation for internal and external components.

1. 1+ years of experience in Android Development .
2. Previous experience working in a fast paced start up is a plus.
3. Released at least 1 app or have a project in works that you can tell us about.
4. Experience publishing a high-quality android application to the google store.
5. Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
6. Experience working with Android SDK and Android studio.
7. Good in JAVA (j2se) and Kotlin
8. Experience with APIs (OAuth, XML, JSON, REST, etc. )
9. Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into technical requirements.

Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code.

Technical design of complex mobile applications.

Implement pixel perfect UI's that match designs.

Integrate third-party API's.

Release applications to iOS App Store and Google Play store.

Work with native modules and React Native bridges when required.

Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application.

Guiding team members for design and implementation tasks.

Co-ordinating end-to-end implementation.

Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high quality solutions.

Guide mid-level and junior developers to follow best practices of using React Native.

Good understanding of React design patterns like HOC, render props and their applications.

Good understanding of Android & iOS working principles, release processes.

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Constantly research and adopt new technologies / best practices

Strong and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions

SKILLS 

Must have: 

At least 5 - 7 years of mobile app development experience out of which 3+ years should be in React Native.

Proficiency in programming, data structures and algorithms.

Good understanding OOPS.

Must have at least 5 live applications on Play Store & App Store

Required Experience: 

B.Tech. / B.E. degree in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering

Job Description :

1. Design and build applications for the iOS platform

2. Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

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

4. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

5. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

6. Experience with socket programming

7. Must familiar with design architectures

8. Must have apps live over AppStore at least 2 apps.

9. Good knowledge of storyboards, Hibs, and constraints.

10. Experience with Swift UI will be beneficial.