iOS Mobile Engineer  

As a Mobile iOS Engineer you will be leading a team of Developers, designing, developing and maintaining code/modules for Mobile Applications and Platform. You will also be working in an Agile environment, delivering code, providing technical direction, and leading technical projects. In this senior level capacity, the Lead iOS Engineer is expected to be able to act autonomously for day-to-day activities.

Other responsibilities are as follows:

• Understand architectural vision and how it helps meet business objectives.
• Analyze users' stories and participating in sprint planning, scrums, demos, and retrospectives.
• Be accountable for:
  • Uptime and high-availability for all solutions.
  • Performance and usability in all solutions.
• Coordinate with Architecture group on new designs and foundational / infrastructural application changes.
• Integrate mobile application code with back-end services.
• Understand the need for optimized or customized mobile service responses and/or payloads.
• Develop back-end services, as needed.
• Negotiate and adjust requirements by collaborating with internal business partners.
• Learn new technologies when required.
• Perform peer code reviews for immediate and related teams.
• Understand continuous integration and delivery concepts.
• Provide architectural direction on behalf of the architecture team.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any equivalent experience in the software development field.
• At least 5 years of software development experience with a minimum of 4-5 years of iOS development experience.
• Experienced in reviewing and updating requirements and/or user stories.
• Experienced in writing technical documentation.
• Understanding of agile software development.

Non-negotiable / required

• Strong iOS mobile application development skills with a proven record of creating commercial quality Apps.
• Disciplined approach to software development.
  • Includes defining and enforcing engineering best practices.
• Expert level knowledge: Object Oriented Programming Objective C and/or Swift (preferred) .
• Understanding of Computer Science Fundamentals.
• Strong knowledge of unit testing, behavioral testing, and continuous integration.
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Strong application performance / tuning skills.
• Understanding of importance of maintainable / sustainable product solutions.
• Experience with:
  • Developing mobile applications that interface with RESTful services.
  • Developing applications that run on multiple mobile devices.
  • Content management systems is a plus.
  • Experience with analytics tools is also a plus.
• Strong understanding of caching as it relates to mobile devices and application performance.
• Understanding of PCI, PII, and mobile application security.
• Understanding of mobile application accessibility.

Nice-to-have / advantage

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • The position requires frequent communication with colleagues and partners in several different geographic locations and time zones
• Proven ability to work with all members of an extended and diverse project team.
• Detail-oriented, self-organized, committed to quality, and be capable of tracking multiple issues simultaneously.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Confidence and ability to perform effectively and make decisions with minimal management oversight.
• Ability and desire to effectively mentor others and contribute to a collaborative team environment.