IOS Developer

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Job Summary

The ideal candidate is passionate about building high-quality, user-focused iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI as the primary development technologies. You'll work on both new enterprise-level initiatives and enhancing existing codebases, collaborating closely with crossfunctional teams to deliver robust, maintainable, and intuitive mobile.

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds advanced applications for the iOS platform using Swift and SwiftUI, ensuring robust, responsive, and user-friendly designs.
• Implements and maintains scalable app architecture using MVI or MVVM patterns with clean architecture principles.
• Writes comprehensive unit tests using XCTest and UI tests using XCUITest, maintaining high code coverage standards.
• Implements secure authentication flows, token management, biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID), and data encryption for enterprise applications.
• Implements offline-first data strategies with SwiftData/Core Data and synchronization logic for unreliable network conditions.
• Instruments app with analytics events to track user behavior, feature adoption, and conversion funnels.
• Monitors and resolves memory leaks and performance issues using Instruments, MetricKit, and Xcode Organizer.
• Works closely with project teams, designers, Android developers, and backend teams to define, design, and deploy new features and functionality.
• Participates in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and enforcing coding standards
• Collaborates with QA to troubleshoot and debug iOS applications, approaching issues from both a developer's and end-user's perspective
• Contributes to technical documentation, architecture decision records (ADRs), and coding standards.
• Maintains and modifies existing applications independently as well as under direction from senior staff members.

Competencies

• Able to work effectively within cross-functional teams that include Android, web, backend, QA, and design roles
• Comprehensive understanding of iOS development best practices, including architecture, performance, accessibility, and security
• Can translate product and UX requirements into performant, maintainable iOS code with minimal supervision
• Skilled at reviewing, refactoring, and optimizing existing codebases for performance and readability
• Proactive in identifying potential performance bottlenecks or architectural flaws early in development
• Uses analytics data, crash reports, and user feedback to prioritize bug fixes and feature improvements
• Approaches development with security-first thinking, proactively identifying potential vulnerabilities
• Accurately estimates development effort, identifies technical risks, and communicates blockers early
• Demonstrates ownership mentality, taking initiative beyond assigned tasks when necessary
• Stays current with the iOS ecosystem and Apple's platform updates, regularly evaluating new tools, frameworks, and practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/computer engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in iOS application development with Swift.
• Strong proficiency in Swift, including advanced features such as async/await, actors, protocol-oriented programming, and property wrappers.
• Proven experience as an iOS developer with a portfolio of released applications in the App Store.
• Deep knowledge of iOS SDK, Xcode, and core iOS development best practices.
• Experience implementing MVI and/or MVVM architecture with SwiftUI and Combine framework.
• Strong understanding of clean architecture principles and modular app design for enterprise-scale applications.
• Practical experience with dependency injection patterns and frameworks to improve modularity, testability, and scalability.
• Proficiency in Swift Concurrency (async/await, actors, TaskGroups) and Combine for asynchronous and reactive programming.
• Familiarity with Apple frameworks including Foundation, SwiftUI, SwiftData/Core Data, Core Location, and MapKit.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and integrating iOS apps with backend services using URLSession or Alamofire.
• Experience with efficient image loading and caching strategies (native AsyncImage, Kingfisher, or SDWebImage).
• Experience with secure coding practices including OAuth 2.0/OIDC, biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID), Keychain storage, and certificate pinning.
• Experience working with Firebase (push notifications via FCM, analytics, crash reporting via Crashlytics, remote config) and APNs.
• Skilled in unit testing with XCTest, UI testing with XCUITest, snapshot testing, and debugging with Instruments and LLDB.
• Understanding of iOS privacy requirements including App Tracking Transparency, privacy nutrition labels, and App Privacy Report.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Bitrise, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, or similar tools.
• Proficiency with Git and version control best practices including trunk-based development and feature branching.
• Experience with Xcode configurations and schemes for managing multiple environments (dev, staging, production).
• Comfortable working in Agile development environments, using tools like JIRA, Xray, and Bitbucket.
• Experience with OpenAPI specifications and Postman for API development and testing.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Contributions to open source or active maintenance of GitHub repositories is a plus

This is a hybrid role (Remote: Mondays and Fridays, Onsite: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays)

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