iOS Developer

• 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.
• Transition existing React web apps to React Native

We are looking for an experienced iOS Engineer who will continue to improve our mobile application including but not limited to performance, UI and UX. You’ll be responsible for building new and supporting existing product features.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to prioritize well, communicate clearly, have a consistent track record of delivery and have excellent software engineering skills. Creative engineering is balanced with high quality and a customer focus. Must be able to work across multiple facets of the project and juggle multiple product features at the same time. Strong analytic capability and the ability to create innovative solutions. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is looking to grow their career in a fast-paced environment.

• Design and build applications for iOS platforms
• Ensure performance and quality of the application
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to define and design the app
• Perform checks on the correct functionality of the app
• Integrate the application with backend tools such as cloud, APIs and push notifications
• Responsible to help maintain code quality, organization and automation
• Responsible for providing prototypes and proofs of concepts
• Use encryption tools to safeguard content
• Research, evaluate and adopt next-generation technologies 

• IT Certification, required
• Expert in Objective-C and Swift programming
• UI and UX experience
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D graphics frameworks
• Experience with iOS frameworks
• Adept with benchmarking and modification
• Familiar with Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficiency with offline storage, threading and performance tuning
• Knowledgeable of cloud message API and push notifications_
• Experience working in an agile environment that follows Scrum or other agile methodologies 
• Experience developing software for Enterprise clients is preferred 
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and commitment to high-quality/error-free deliverables
• Great communication and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and a critical thinker 
• A team player and leader but can work independently. 
• Experience with Github and tools like Bugsnag or Sentry is a plus 

About you

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or Computer Engineering  
• 4+ years of iOS development experience 
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Demonstrated experience with multi-tier applications

Our Culture

We help companies manage their biggest asset, their people. We are disrupting the corporate wellness market to help companies large and small to support employee and workplace wellbeing. If you’re ready to join our growing team and have the opportunity to be a part of a company that is focused on Woliba (Work-Life-Balance) then we’d love to hear from you. 

Job responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high availability and performance
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores, and support.
• Diagnose performance issues, fix bugs (including crashes and ANRs) to increase the functionality of the application
• Write well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Collaborate with team members (product managers, developers, designers) to brainstorm about new features and functionalities.

• Knowledge and experience in Flutter Framework and DART programming
• Hands-on experience in using RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing micro-services architecture and containers
• Object-oriented analysis, UML, and design using common design patterns.
• Hands-on experience in the development IDE Android Studio, Android SDK, Firebase Test Lab
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with push notifications
• Familiarity with IOS integration with Flutter
• Experience using GitHub or a similar environment
• Experience with Agile development is a plus
• Experience with Material Design and Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Good knowledge of adding third-party libraries
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• A track record of delivering successful complex consumer product apps (finance apps, e-commerce apps)
• Critical thinker
• Knoweldge on Adobe XD/ Figma/ Sketch
• knowledge on GetX will be plus

• Should have programming experience on the iOS native platform.
• Adept in Swift language.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
• Strong coding, data structures and algorithms.
• Should have a working knowledge on various libraries available for iOS.
• Familiarity with XCode and other Developer tools.
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Object Oriented Analysis.
• Obsession with quality and customer experience.
• Understanding of design and architecture is an added advantage.

About us:

Zapit aims to be a multi-platform single app solution for universal payments using blockchain technology. Our goal is to spread economic freedom by pushing the boundaries of p2p payments by introducing non-custodial decentralised financial services.

We are looking to build smart contracts that can be deployed for real world use cases such as insurances, loans and other useful decentralised financial products. We are also working towards building an economy where concepts like company shares, gift cards, discount coupons, loyalty points and more can be tokenised including NFTs in the form of art, music, gaming items, event tickets, design concepts and more.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with designers to develop a visually appealing, responsive & optimised app for mobile, web & desktop platforms.
• Use Flutter framework to develop great user experiences with effective workflows.
• Build reusable code and robust libraries of UI components.
• Write clean, maintainable and documented code with solid test coverage.
• Participate in the product roadmap discussions.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, scale and improve code base.
• Implement methods to understand user interaction and engagement on the product through metrics.

Requirements:

• Minimum experience of 1.5 years in Dart/Flutter development with a good knowledge of native Android & iOS development.
• Good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Passionate and opinionated about beautiful design with an eye for detail.
• Should be updated with latest front end technologies and trends.
• Proficient knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues and handle graceful degradation.
• Should have delivered multiple products.
• Interest in building things from scratch.
• Willingness and affinity to learn.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated, work well independently or as part of the team.

Our Stack:

We tend to work with Javascript, Typescript, Dart, Flutter, gRPC, Express.js, Heroku, NodeJS, MongoDB, AWS, Solidity, Bitcoin Script.

Good-to-Have:

• Open Source contributions.
• Interest in Cryptocurrency/Payments space.
• Familiar with Git and GitHub/GitLab

Incentives:

• Equity in the company
• Get to work in a distributed team.
• Handsome pay. (Competitive)
• Fast opportunities for personal and professional learning and growth, tons of autonomy and responsibility, results-driven environment, international team, exposure to a wide array of ecosystems and trailblazing technology, flexible work hours.

Please include something beautiful you’ve implemented in the past if possible!

If you have examples of a project where you iterated after learning new things from potential users, please talk about that!

• Strong experience in Flutter development for Android & iOS app
• Expertise in 3rd Party API implementation
• Experience in using GMAPS, FIREBASE other 3rd Party plugins