Mobile iOS and Java Developers - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 24-07-2014 3:50:01 PM
21-08-2014 3:50:01 PM
• The iOS Developer will work in a professional and comfortable work environment where the core focus is on learning, growth, knowledge sharing, teamwork and collaboration.
• The iOS Developer must work in a team with other iOS and developers within boundaries of strict project deadlines.
• The iOS Developer will be exposed to all major Apple technologies and excellent training opportunities both internally and externally.
• This exposure also occurs through the different engagement models being project-based development, placements, outsourced teams and support and enhancement engagements.
• The iOS Developer will either be based at the Head Office or at a customer site.
• The iOS Developer must also be willing to do business travel to customer sites as per business requirements.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1. Ability to adapt to new languages and technologies.
2. Customer Relations.
3. Documentation skills, i.e. the standard and quality of documents.
4. iOS Framework, Cocoa Touch, Swift.
5. The ability to solve problems.
6. Solid proficiency with iOS and other Apple platforms, products and tools.
7. Demonstrated history of delivering completed projects.
8. Billable hours.
9. Microsoft Exams.
10. 360 review.
11. Communication skills, both written and verbal.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required (not-negotiable):
• Grade 12 Senior Certificate (Matric)
Advantageous (nice to have):
• A relevant university computer science degree or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE
Required (not-negotiable):
• Knowledge of iOS (Cocoa Touch), Objective C and Swift
• Knowledge of MVC
• Knowledge of Web Services, SOAP and JSon
• Knowledge of XCode.
• Knowledge of iOS Graphics and animations.
• Knowledge of the application of technology in solving business problems.

EXPERIENCE
Required (not-negotiable):
Intermediate Developer:
• A minimum of 24 months iOS experience.
• A minimum of 24 months relational database design implementation and memory management.
• A minimum of 24 months XCode experience.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience developing code in Objective C.

Senior Developer:
• Intermediate Developer requirements.
• 5 years experience of leading a development team.
• Proficiency in technical architecture and high-level design, as well as test framework design and implementation.
• 4 years’ experience developing in Objective C.
Senior Developers must be able to perform as a Tech-Lead developers with the following tasks:
• Technical lead for development, design and implementation of iOS based solutions as part of the projects team.
• Collaborate with Developers, Account Managers and Project Managers.
• Estimate development tasks and execute well on project schedules.
• Interact with clients to create requirement specifications for projects.
• Innovate new solutions and keep up with new emerging technologies.
• Mentoring of other developers.
• Contribute to Pre-Sale activities.

Advantageous (nice-to-have):
• 3 years computer science degree or equivalent.
• Experience in mobile development relating to iPhone / Android / Blackberry
• Exposure to the Windows Phone eco system including Silverlight and Xaml
• Swift Experience

SKILLS
Required (not-negotiable):
• Be able to give accurate technical estimates.
• Be able to delegate.
• Be able to work in a team environment.
• Be able to interact well with management and colleagues.
• Be able to successfully adapt to changing demands and conditions.

ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES
Required:
• Presentable.
• Pragmatic.
• Diligent.
• Perseverant.
• Proactive.
• Leadership.
• Planning and organising.
• Knowledge Specialisation.
• Must be individually driven and motivated.
• Must be reliable and responsible.
• Must be enthusiastic and very willing to learn