Software Development Engineer III - iOS

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As a Software Development Engineer III (iOS) at Tesco Technology, you will be a key player in our technology team, contributing to the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance iOS applications. We are seeking an experienced iOS developer with a strong background in software design, programming skills, and a passion for delivering exceptional applications. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy pushing the boundaries of technology, we would like to meet you.

Responsibilities:

1. **Architectural Leadership:

   - Lead the design and implementation of customer-facing features, contributing to the overall system architecture.

   - Collaborate with product managers and backend teams to design robust and scalable software solutions.

2. **Code & Development:

   - Design, build, and maintain high-performance, reusable, and reliable code.

   - Implement new features in production, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices.

3. **Quality Assurance:

   - Write unit-test code to ensure robustness, usability, and reliability of the iOS applications.

   - Utilize debugging skills to identify and address memory leaks, performance bottlenecks, and other issues.

4. **Technology Exploration:

   - Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize the development process.

Qualifications:

- Experience in developing iOS applications. Swift experience is required and SwiftUI is a plus.

- Proficiency with common iOS libraries like UIKit, Security, CFNetwork, CoreGraphics, XCTest , COCOAPods etc.

- Strong debugging skills, including identifying memory leaks and performance bottlenecks using tools like Debugger, Instruments, etc.

- Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, different architectural patterns, and their testability.

- Excellent command over Data Structures and Algorithms.

- Understanding of design for scalability, performance, and reliability.

- Two or more published iOS apps in the App Store.

- Experience working in an agile environment and project management tools like Jira.

- Familiarity with Apple Design guidelines, common mobile UX patterns, and anti-patterns

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