iOS Developers at Softcom are responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of Apple devices including iPhones, iPad, and Apple watches. Your primary focus will be the development of iOS applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other developers on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products are essential.
As an iOS Developer, your job responsibilities will include the following;
- Designing and building advanced, complex applications for iPhones and iPads.
- Collaborating with teams around you and help in development processes early on.
- Enriching our team with your knowledge and your innovative ideas.
- Working effectively in agile product development and managing the complete mobile development cycle including testing, integration as well as publishing and maintenance of mobile apps.
- Collaborating with testers, product managers, designers, and engineers to build user-friendly, scalable, and innovative mobile experiences.
- Working with third-party data sources and API’s.
- Writing clear and maintainable code for our iOS apps.
- Unit-test coding for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
- Bug fixes and application performance enhancement.
- Continuously discovering, evaluating, and implementing new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
- Maintaining code quality, organization, and automatization.
- Ensuring the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
Requirements
- A B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, other relevant fields, or equivalent experience, with a keen interest in technology.
- A minimum of 5 years' of experience in a similar role.
- A deep understanding of Swift. Solid Swift experience is a plus.
- A decent knowledge and understanding of CocoaPods, Cocoa Touch, iOS frameworks, UIKit, Core Animation, CoreData, GCD amp; Networking, and other common libraries available for common tasks.
- Deep understanding of design patterns and API design for building iOS SDKs.
- Strong knowledge of iOS Framework and how to deal with different screen sizes.
- Familiarity with Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines and App Store Review Guidelines.
- Familiarity with REST-ful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
- Write efficient UI code as well as work with complex data structures and algorithms. Having an eye for great UI amp; UX is a plus.
- Passion for writing clean code with clean architecture and easily-testable code.
- A proficiency for understanding code versioning tools, such as Git.
- The ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
- The ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as being creative and curious.
- A drive to learn fast and share your knowledge, to help increase the team's productivity with each sprint.
- Superb communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems and projects to all teams.
- Eagerness to improve systems, processes, and yourself.