Job description
At Mikaels our aim is to help our employees enhance the products of our clients with the latest and best practices of the industry. These include optimized back-end systems using PHP/Python/Go/Node.js, Front-end using JS Frameworks, and using Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence for making their products smarter and more productive. We want you to be able to be proficient in working across some of these technologies and be super-excited to learn the rest when opportunity presents.
Our challenges
We're looking for senior developers for our Pakistan office in Karachi who will help us grow the development team while making sure that we lead from the front in the technology space.
Our stack
We regularly try new tools, but the current stack is mostly PHP/Python/Go/Node.js on the back-end and HTML5, CSS3/SCSS & JS using Angular, React, Vue on the front-end. For Machine Learning, we’re currently comfortable with TensorFlow but are open to all sorts of experimentation that can outperform it. For database, we’re using MySQL, Postgresql and MongoDB.
These technologies vary from client to client, so be ready to learn and experiment :)
Your role
We try to match developers to their skills and preferences. Right now, we’re looking for a Senior ioS Developer with 4 year of experience. Candidate should have good command over:
Proficient with Objective-C or Swift and Cocoa Touch
Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools {{such as Instruments and Shark, depending on project needs}}
Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
Knack for benchmarking and optimization
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {{such as Git, Mercurial or SVN}}
Familiarity with continuous integration
Design and build applications for the iOS platform
Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
Understanding of how object oriented, functional and reactive programming is and where to use.
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
Deep knowledge of design patterns.
Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects.
Working along the web developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps.
Working with the front end developers to build the interface with focus on usability features.
Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences.
Standardizing the platform and in some cases apps to deliver across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort.
Optimizing performance for the apps Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies.
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