iOS Developer - Objective C/SWIFT

Responsibilities

• Build efficient, testable and reusable codes.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs and designers to quickly ship new requirements.
• Take on tough design and product problems while working cross-functionally across design and engineering to polish the product experience.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Thrive in a culture of continuous improvement by optimizing web products and related components to achieve and maintain high performance of business applications.
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Requirements

• 2-3 years experience with hands on experience in both iOS  platform with an attitude to learn the other platform.
• Strong passion for Programming in general and iOS App development in specific.
• Experience in source revision control systems such as git, svn.
• Knowledgeable about MVC and MVVM architecture.
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON.
• Experience with SQL Lite and other databases.
• Experience with UI development.
• Experience with publishing apps.
• Positive attitude towards work (Dynamic) and good communication skills.

Required iOS skill

• Good knowledge of SWIFT, Xcode and iOS widgets.
• Experience with Core data.
• Experience in integrating 3rd party libraries.
• Experience in building multiple Xcode schemes.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

What you’ll do

● Working closely with both engineering and

product teams

● Write well-designed, testable, efficient code

● Develop new features and cutting-edge user

experience

● Work on bug fixing, code optimisation and

performance improvements

● Unit-test code for robustness, including edge

cases, usability, and general reliability

● Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement

new technologies to maximise development

efficiency

● Code evaluation and managing the teammates

What you’ll bring

● 2-4 years of experience in iOS development.

● Proficiency in Swift programming, Cocoa,

XCode, unit test, mobile database, and the iOS

SDK

● Knowledge of design patterns (MVVM and

MVI)

● Understanding of dependency injection

frameworks

● Understanding of RxSwift, observable pattern

● Good knowledge of memory management,

concurrency, and multi-threading

● Good knowledge of OOPS, data structure and

algorithms

● Experience and passion to build great user

experience for iOS platforms

● Previous work experience at a startup would be

a plus

Job Description:

• 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.

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.

We are looking for an iOS developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of iOS devices including mobile phones and tablet computers. Your primary focus will be development of iOS applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.

• Design and build applications for the iOS platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

• Proficient with Swift  and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools 
• Familiarity with continuous integration