iOS Developer at Acumen Software

About the job
iOS Mobile Applications Developer

Make your mark and grow with us! Join a highly motivated, passionate and professional team at a fast-growing software development company designing and developing great looking and user-friendly mobile and web applications.

Acumen Software is currently looking for an iOS Mobile developer with 4 years+ solid experience developing highly resilient mobile applications in iOS. Acumen Software is the developers of the Forcelink Mobile Work Management SaaS solution.

Check it out at www.forcelink.net

Acumen Software has its headquarters in the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg, a regional office in Stellenbosch, and its European headquarters in London.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior Mobile Development Manager and will work from Stellenbosch Offices in Technopark. The successful candidate will focus on the development of a new iOS version of the Forcelink Mobile Field Services ERP. 

Requirements

• B.Sc in Computer Science Degree + Honours, or Science/Electrical Engineering Degree or an equivalent graduate degree from a leading University.

Must-Have Skills:

•              Experience in native iOS, SDK, Swift and XCode.
•              Experience in RESTful APIs integration, and knowledge of common 3rd party Realm on-device database.
•              Experience with iOS UI design principles, patterns, and best practices using modern design patterns
•              Experience with Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.
•              Performance tuning Experience
•              Experience of the open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
•              Experience of storage mechanisms, threading, lifecycles
•              General experience with AJAX and Web Services, and with test tools like Postman.
•              Ability to work with third-party libraries and APIs.
•              Well versed in Git and/or SVN.
•              A good understanding of storage mechanisms, threading, lifecycles.
•              Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle within an Agile environment
•              Experience with publishing to the App Store.

Optional Technical Skills:

•              Android development skills would be advantageous.
•              Specific knowledge in Mobile Work Management solutions would be advantageous.

General Skills:

•              Proven analytical skills and ability to quickly interpret and apply user/business requirements to the proposed technical specifications and solutions.
•              Inherent, methodical problem-solving and analytical skills.
•              A positive, can-do attitude is critical.
•              Ability to work within a team as a team player.
•              Able to work both from home alone or at the office with a team.
•              Ability to communicate both orally and in writing including modelling and documenting solutions and standards.

Conditions of Employment

•              Salary is Highly Negotiable between R500,000 and R750,000 per annum gross package
•              Medical insurance