iOS Developer

Purple Drive

Role: iOS Developer

Locations: Wilmington, DE, Jersey City, NJ– Day one onsite.

Mode of Hire: Contract

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

• Work with outside data sources and APIs.

• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.

• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

• Mentor and guide junior developers, providing technical leadership and code reviews.

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience as an iOS developer with a strong portfolio of released applications on the App Store.

• Proficient in Swift and Objective-C.

• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.

• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards.

• Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines.

• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as Instruments.

• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools