iOS Developer

Qualifications:

· Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

· Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in iOS development with a strong portfolio of released applications that can be shared for review.

· Technical Skills:

o Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C.

o Solid understanding of object-oriented programming

o Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading

o Experience with embedded databases and other system data stores

o Strong understanding of iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Core Data, Core Animation, and Core Graphics.

o Good  knowledge of performance limits and characteristics

o Good sense of UI design execution principles

o Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, and third-party libraries to connect to backend services.

o Knowledge of mobile app architecture patterns such as MVC, MVVM, and VIPER.

o Experience with version control systems, preferably Git.

o Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

o Implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests, benchmarking and optimization 

o Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines.

As a senior mobile engineer, you will primarily focus on shaping our ios mobile experience while demonstrating strong engineering skills across the board. You will architect, develop, and optimize our mobile applications using react native, with a significant emphasis on iOS performance, scalability, and seamless user interactions. beyond coding, you'll provide technical leadership, set best practices, and mentor junior engineers, significantly elevating shoppin's mobile development ecosystem.

Your work will directly influence user engagement with our AI-powered fashion discovery platform, driving innovation in mobile ux, animations, and real-time interactions.

What we’re looking for:

• 2-5 years of experience in mobile development, with significant expertise in react native, especially focused on iOS.
• proven track record of shipping high-quality, pixel-perfect consumer mobile apps, with a priority on iOS platforms.
• strong understanding of mobile architectures (mvvm, redux), with deep knowledge of iOS/swift, xcode, and related development environments.
• hands-on experience with iOS-specific animations, gestures, transitions, and complex ui components.
• expertise in performance optimization, debugging, and enhancing app speed, specifically for iOS devices.
• deep knowledge of api integrations, caching strategies, and platform-specific optimizations, primarily targeting iOS.
• ability to mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and uphold high engineering standards.
• familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, iOS app store deployment processes, and mobile security best practices.
• strong problem-solving skills with a passion for crafting delightful user experiences.

What we offer:

• competitive salary, esops, and hacker house living: live and collaborate with a passionate Gen-Z team in a 7bhk house on MG Road, Gurgaon.
• hands-on experience shipping world-class consumer products, professional growth opportunities, flexible work hours, and a vibrant, collaborative culture.

Join us in revolutionizing the future of online shopping!

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

Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
Reach out to the open-source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes - React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

4+ years of experience in web technologies & React Native.

Mandatory: Problem solving, Team player, Target & Result oriented Passionate about sports.

Functional: JavaScript, JavaScript Object Model, React Native, Native Build Tools, XCode and Android Studio, React Native workflows (such as Context or Redux and Redux Thunk Middleware), Maintaining Reusable Components and Libraries, Animations and Transitions, Integrate Third-Party APIs, GIT & JIRA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coding and debugging pure JavaScript, polyglot and multi-lingual applications.
• Working closely with Technical Lead/Project Manager to ensure development timelines are met.
• Contribute with ideas to improve system design or streamline product delivery.
• Working with challenging applications involving Real-Time Data.
• Working on different platforms including the usage of the Native SDKs provided on JavaScript.

About the Role

We, at upGrad, believe in giving ownership and responsibility to each one of the team members. As an iOS Developer, you will be a part of the iOS app development team and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code.

Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own end to end development and operations of high-performance software development team.
• Design the architecture and deliver clean, testable, and scalable code 
• Participate in requirement gathering and display a strong sense of ownership and delivery 
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by
• Participating in regular peer-reviews of solution designs and related code 
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.

Skills Required

• Minimum 6 years of strong iOS development experience with at least 2 Apps Published on App Store of Enterprise Platform.
• Strong Swift concepts along with OOPS, Computer Science fundamentals, Memory Management, App Profiling experience.
• In depth understanding of frameworks like UIKit, Foundation classes, AutoLayout, Core Data, Networking, Collections, GCD, ARC.
• Solid understanding to write modular code, template based programming which is Unit testable (Critical Requirement)
• Solid understanding of iOS architectural patterns especially VIPER (and MVVM) and their importance in scalable software development process.
• Prior understanding of Git (must have), JIRA, Trello, Confluence, etc
• Experience in iOS UI creation using Storyboards, XIB and Code.
• Experience with standard libraries like RxSwift, Swinject, Alamofire, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams to work on different phases of the project.
• Knowledge about App Store, publishing an app and the common rejection reasons.

• Strong working experience in IOS application development is a must. First-hand experience of native mobile apps using Swift must.
• Experience with Swift, RxSwift, Swift UI, Unit test.
• Strong system design and architecture skills - specifically for IOS. Curiosity to tinker around, explore new paradigms and strongest for continuous improvement. Strong problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of network connections, Rest API'sand scheduling. Strong knowledge about security standards (e.g. HTTPS) and privacy standards.
• Idea/experience of the unit and instrumentation testing in IOS. Optimizing app performance and memory consumption.
• Leveraging community libraries to efficiently complete development tasks.
• Debugging apps using simulators and related tooling.
• Persisting data for offline-first apps using databases such as Realm.
• Localizing apps to support multiple languages and regions, vernacular libraries and fonts.
• Familiar with Version control system such as GIT.