Posted: By:Hiring Kenya
We're looking for a highly experienced and ideal iOS Developer to join our team. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the iOS ecosystem and a proven track record of building robust, scalable, and user-friendly native iOS applications. We need someone who is proficient in the latest Apple technologies, dedicated to best practices, and passionate about creating exceptional mobile experiences with a meticulous eye for detail to ensure UI fidelity and pixel-perfect implementations.
Core Technical Expertise
Languages & Frameworks:
Swift (Expert Proficiency): Demonstrable mastery of Swift, including advanced language features, protocol-oriented programming, and error handling.
SwiftUI: Strong experience building modern, declarative user interfaces with SwiftUI, understanding its lifecycle, data flow, and integration with UIKit.
UIKit: Extensive experience with UIKit for building complex and responsive user interfaces, including custom views, animations, and view controller lifecycle management.
Xcode: Expert-level proficiency with Xcode's various tools, including debugging, profiling, interface builder, and project configuration.
Foundation Framework: Comprehensive knowledge of the Foundation framework for data manipulation, networking, concurrency, and other core system services.
Asynchronous Programming:
async/await: Proven experience implementing modern asynchronous operations using Swift's async/await for cleaner and more efficient concurrent code.
Combine: Strong understanding and practical application of the Combine framework for reactive programming, handling asynchronous events, and data streams.
Data Persistence & Management:
Core Data: In-depth experience with Core Data for local data storage, including understanding of managed object contexts, fetching, and relationships.
SQLite: Familiarity with direct SQLite usage for optimized local data storage, particularly for high-performance or custom database needs.
Keychain: Expertise in securely storing sensitive user data (e.g., tokens, credentials) using the iOS Keychain services.
Testing & Quality Assurance:
XCTest (Unit Testing): Proficiency in writing comprehensive unit tests using XCTest to ensure code quality, reliability, and maintainability.
XCUITest (UI Testing): Experience developing robust UI tests with XCUITest to automate user interaction flows and validate the application's user interface.
Architectural & Development Practices
Architectural Patterns:
MVC (Model-View-Controller): Solid understanding and practical application of the MVC pattern for structuring iOS applications.
MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel): Strong experience with the MVVM pattern, including designing ViewModels and implementing data binding to separate concerns and improve testability.
Dependency Management:
Swift Package Manager (SPM): Experience managing project dependencies and creating reusable modules using Swift Package Manager.
CocoaPods: Proficiency in using CocoaPods for third-party library integration and dependency resolution.
Version Control & CI/CD:
Git: Expert-level proficiency with Git for version control, including branching strategies, merging, and pull requests.
Fastlane: Experience automating mobile app deployment processes, including building, testing, and distributing apps using Fastlane.
API & Data Handling:
RESTful APIs: Extensive experience consuming and interacting with RESTful APIs, including understanding of HTTP methods, status codes, and authentication.
JSON: Expert proficiency in parsing, serializing, and manipulating JSON data for communication with backend services.
App Features & Deployment
Push Notifications: Proven experience implementing and managing push notifications, including understanding of APNs (Apple Push Notification service) and user permissions.
Accessibility: Strong commitment to and experience in building accessible iOS applications, adhering to Apple's accessibility guidelines to ensure usability for all users.
Localization: Experience implementing localization and internationalization to support multiple languages and regions within the application.
App Store Connect: Practical experience managing app submissions, releases, metadata, and analytics through App Store Connect.
TestFlight: Proficiency in using TestFlight for beta testing and distributing pre-release versions of applications to testers.
UI/UX Focus
UI Refinement & Pixel Perfection: Demonstrated ability to translate design mockups and specifications into highly polished, pixel-perfect user interfaces, ensuring consistent visual fidelity across various iOS devices and screen sizes.
Attention to Detail: A keen eye for visual details, ensuring subtle animations, transitions, spacing, and typography are implemented precisely as designed to create a premium user experience.