Lead iOS Developer
As a Lead iOS Developer, you'll collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications, while working in a fast-paced environment. You may eventually be responsible for overseeing a team of iOS and/or Android developers. This role will include hands-on application development, mobile strategy, team mentoring, and training. This role will be responsible for the daily maintenance and delivery of mobile applications.
Essential Functions
Strategy & Planning
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Liaise with the Product development team to plan new features, gather requirements, and suggest solutions.
• Acquire and interpret business requirements, creates a functional specification, and determine the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Research and implement new interface development techniques.
• Submit and review technical and process improvement recommendations as a member of the technical leadership team.
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release, and support)
• Ability to work with new technologies while showing drive, versatility, adaptability, and creative thinking.
• Establish development best practices and growth of mobile applications standards.
• Foster a culture of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.
Acquisition & Deployment
• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies.
• Estimate hours for project tasks.
• Schedule and lead brainstorming activities surrounding interface functionality.
• Lead in building Information Architecture diagrams.
• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude for established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Communicate effectively by using natural language and by writing clear and concise code.
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Write unit tests.
Operational Management
• Manage and prioritize workload between project and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain and modify mobile applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Participate proactively in researching, developing, and maintaining team standards, documentation, tools, and best practices
• Provide support for critical mobile application problems and issues.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the discovery and investigation of critical production problems as required.
• Train and teach other developers.
Incidental Functions
Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks. Train and knowledge share with other development teams. Mentor and coach developers and/or Professional Apprentices. Project and task management and reporting as necessary. Make presentations to management, clients, and peer groups as requested. Schedule and lead project and communication meetings with clients. Provide tier 2, on-call support for critical mobile application problems and issues. Analyze the performance of mobile apps and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor. Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the work. Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensure compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy. Provide input to the manager on team evolution and growth strategy. Minimal travel is required. Work outside the standard office 7.5 hour workday may occasionally be required to resolve priority release or production crises.
Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.
Knowledge & Experience Required
• 8+ years of IT experience working on all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• 5+ years professional experience in architecting, designing, and developing highly scalable native iOS applications (Obj-C OK but at least two years of Swift) that have been released in the App Store.
• 3+ years' experience working with customers to build and formulate business requirements.
• Experience working in at least two different native iOS apps of at least medium complexity.
• Broad familiarity with iOS development platforms, such as CoreLocation, Push, CoreGraphics
• Deep understanding of pros, cons, and how-to of developing UI in Storyboards vs code.
• Deep understanding of and experience with asynchronous coding with both GCD and OperationQueues (bonus points for experience with Combine) especially as it relates to REST-ful interfaces and large & complex data sets.
• Deep understanding of complexities, design consequences, and implementation of local storage of large amounts of frequently changing web-sourced data.
• Strong expertise with CocoaPods, Carthage, and/or Swift Package Manager.
• Experience with automated deployments of mobile apps as well as continuous integration.
• Experience with user experience and rapid prototyping
• Working knowledge of API data feeds, ingestion techniques, data mapping, data modeling, and best practices for object-oriented design patterns.
• Highly skilled in the use of git source code control
• Strong working knowledge of beta testing services
• Experience collaborating with Product Managers and Product Owners to highlight both risks and opportunities with regards to features and the iOS platform.
• Experience working as part of an enterprise IT team, interfacing with developers, designers, web engineers, and external agencies or partners.
Preferred
Prior experience in a leadership role and/or a mentoring capacity. 2+ years experience working as part of an enterprise IT team. Experience with SwiftUI
Personal Attributes
Advanced analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities. Strong written and oral communication skills. Strong Interpersonal skills. Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Ability to translate an idea or need into a completed solution or work product. Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity