iOS Developer

About the Role

We are looking to hire a talented iOS developer to design, build, and maintain the next generation of iOS applications. Your primary focus will be developing high-end iOS applications for the latest Apple mobile devices. Your duties may include collaborating with the product team and Tech team for new application features, identifying and fixing application bottlenecks, maintaining the core code, and updating applications published on the App Store.

To ensure success as an iOS developer, you should have a strong working knowledge of iOS Frameworks, be proficient in Swift, and be able to work as part of a team. Ultimately, an outstanding iOS developer should be able to create functional, attractive applications that perfectly meet the needs of the user.

Job Responsibilities

• Proficient in Swift, and Objective-C
• Design and implement new features, improvements, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and a seamless user experience
• Providing implementation detail of feature and documentation
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, SwiftUI
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and networking libraries
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Identifying potential problems and resolving application bottlenecks.
• Maintain and enhance the existing codebase while adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Developing and implementing architecture to support user interface concepts.
• familiarity with App Approval and Submission procedure
• Knowledge of Push notifications 
• Implement secure coding practices to ensure data protection and user privacy

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in iOS development.
• Proficient in Objective-C, SwiftUI, 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.

As a Flutter Developer, you will be in charge of reviewing the software specifications and UI mockups, developing a cross-browser mobile application from scratch, and leading the application testing effort. You'll work alongside a backend Developer, as well as a UI designer to ensure you create high-performing applications with a smooth user experience.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and deploying software in the Flutter framework and Dart language.

2. Developing user interface components and implementing them by following well-known Flutter / Dart workflows and 

  practices.

3. Communicating with product and engineering leads to implement business and project objectives.

4. Code review of team members' commits as part of CI/CD cycle.

5. Participate in testing, quality assurance and bug fixes as part of the CI/CD cycle.

Who we are

ixigo is an AI-based travel app that helps millions of users plan and book their trips every day. Launched in 2007, ixigo is proud to have built numerous industry-first AI-innovations over the last decade. With pre-emptive help from ixigo at every touch-point of their journey, 150 million Indians are now making smarter travel decisions every year. ixigo uses Artificial Intelligence for deal discovery, personalized recommendations, dynamic marketing, airfare predictions, train delay information, PNR confirmation status, infrastructure cost optimization, business intelligence and providing fully-automated customer service over chat and voice. This makes ixigo a lean, tech-intensive and capital-efficient travel business, serving millions of travelers with a team size of under 200. Founded in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo’s investors include Sequoia Capital India, Fosun RZ Capital, SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip & Micromax.

The iOS Team

Our iOS team is always keen to stay ahead of the curve by always adopting the latest tech in the valley. We were first to market with adopting iPhone X layout, implementing ARKit in 2017, and Siri Shortcuts in 2018. We have been featured across app store over a dozen times in the past 2 years in Today, Apps, and Travel section.

Compensation: Commensurate to skills & experience; comparable to the best in the industry.

Culture: ixigems enjoy a fun and rewarding work atmosphere. We do not believe in hierarchies, and we encourage communication and constructive collaboration. We believe in the personal growth of individuals, creative approaches to solve real-world problems, and questioning the status quo!

We are looking for skilled iOS developers who are passionate about solving digital payment problems for over a billion Indians.

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of experience in developing, releasing, and maintaining iOS mobile applications.
• Ability to write efficient, reusable, and maintainable code in Swift.
• Excellent expertise in iOS SDK frameworks and fundamentals.
• Amazing debugging skills with the ability to write unit test cases Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Startup friendly i.e self-starter, quick learner, hard-working, and passionate.