Senior iOS Developer (Contract)

SENIOR IOS DEVELOPER (CONTRACT)

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

My client is looking for a Senior Software iOS Engineer to design, develop and unit test a large enterprise application for large global telecommunication providers.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

- Develop iPhone and iPad handset clients
- Develop architecture and low end designs based on customer and product management requirements
- Communication of designs and other development issues to developers and managers
- Design, develop and manage automated unit and acceptance tests
- Peer review of design code and tests
- Participate in agile development program
- Bug Fixing
- Take ownership of deliverables
- Adhere to development methodologies 

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES:

- Excellent knowledge of Objective-C and the iOS SDK.
- Proficiency in Xcode, Interface Builder and Instruments.
- Appreciation for the limitations of handset development, especially networking related issues
- Attention to detail and subtleties of UI design and implementation
- Understanding of design patterns
- Ability to design for scalability and resilience
- Strong application process flow and problem solving techniques
- Strong focus on refactoring and code quality
- Understanding of software configuration management and release management
- High levels of software engineering literacy and communication skills
- Friendly and professional manner
- Minimum 5 - 7 years C, C++ or Objective-C development
- Third Level Qualifications in computing, mathematics or science
- Experience developing Universal apps across iOS6 and iOS7

DESIRED SKILLS:

- Experience of working in an agile (XP) environment
- Familiarity with libraries such as AFNetworking and RestKit
- Experience of other mobile platforms a plus (Android, Windows Phone/Mobile, BB10)
- Product development and life cycle experience
- Experience of unit testing and Test-Driven Development
- Scripting (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Shell, etc.)
- Knowledge of build systems such as Maven 
- RESTful development
- XML, JSON, HTTP, SyncML, HTML 5, CSS, Groovy, UML
- Windows and Unix development
- Experience leading development teams or performing customer facing duties are an advantage
- Experience of writing documentation