Senior iOS Developer (Fixed Term - Onsite)

Job Title: Senior iOS Developer Reports to: MD DVT UK ROLE OVERVIEW The successful individual would be responsible for the development, debugging and support of new and existing mobile applications, related services and databases. Knowledge and Skills Interaction design and user experience guidelines iOS – Objective C and Swift Design patterns Parsing and consuming XML and JSON Working with RESTful services Unit testing, integration and functional testing Using version control systems – Git, SVN, TFS Solutions design and implementation Improving the design of existing code Keep up to date with technology System design and analysis Ability to conceptualise and simplify complex problems Ability to read/write specifications Awareness of environment INIMUM REQUIREMENTS Minimum Required Experience 5+ years’ experience in mobile software development Preferably in a banking, insurance or telecoms industry Experience in SDLC methodologies such AGILE (SCRUM) Fundamental Competencies Strong written and oral communication skills Creative eye for details Positive attitude Able to multitask effectively Display excellent time management, task planning and prioritisation skills Able to adapt quickly to changing client requirements Able to work effectively with minimal supervision Work under pressure Enthusiastic and committed Work in a team environment Delivery focused Professional Motivated Show initiative MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Core Competencies Developing, maintaining and debugging of software applications Testing of independent modules and complete applications making use of automated and manual testing techniques Working with project managers, technical leads and customers to provide task estimates, report on progress and discuss implementation details Following and contributing to the improvement of software architecture, coding standards and practices being observed within the team environment Designing of solutions that are maintainable, efficient, performant and secure Refactoring source code to improve system design Resolving software defects in collaboration with software test analysts Conducting peer reviews of project code Consume and create technical documentation such as specification documents, UML diagrams, user stories, wireframes etc. Using a version control system to manage code changes Configure, optimise and deploy applications for public release Managing the submission of applications to online repositories and app stores MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education Bachelor Degree in Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering or other related qualification To be successful in this role, you will need: Tackle hard problems in iOS such as Graphics, Performance issues, Security, Bash scripting and build script issues Able to approach problems with BDD and TDD Being able to take on POC work in quick stints with vital feedback Knowledge of App Store connect and releasing of applications Being able to create Linting rules on top of the basic rules, Swift Lint Good understanding of DevOps in iOS Ability to modularise iOS applications with Cocoapods Carthage knowledge Knowledge of Swift package manager KeyChain management SSL pinning Instruments for profiling iOS Apps Scheme and build configuration management