iOS Software Engineer
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Minimum qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for an iOS Software Engineer at takealot.com, reporting to an Engineering Manager. The position focuses on the development and maintenance of the company's mobile e-commerce iOS application, with a mission to modernise legacy codebase and drive platform evolution. The company operates with a hybrid working model. **What you will do** * Take ownership, build, and maintain the bleeding-edge mobile e-commerce iOS application. * Modernise legacy codebase and drive platform evolution. * Design, develop, and test code written in Swift. * Apply best practices and ensure the stability and security of the applications. * Monitor and profile application performance. * Take part in daily standups, with the ability to manage time and workload effectively. * Collaborate with creative, content, and engineering teams to design and develop a world-class iOS mobile application. * Publish applications to the Apple App Store. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Strong programming fundamentals. * Experience in architecting, developing, testing, and maintaining iOS mobile applications. * Demonstrated best practices in the implementation of SwiftUI. * Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs JSON using best practices. * Full understanding of the iOS application, view-controller, and tableview life-cycles. * Appreciation of iOS-specific asynchronous processing techniques. * Knowledge and Appreciation of iOS user experience design patterns. * Experience using GIT version control. * Experience developing in an Agile team environment. * Experience using CI/CD CircleCI. * Experience using Fastlane. * Experience using Cocoapods. * Experience using Swift Package Manager. * Github Actions. * Be accountable, engaging, and inventive. * Ability to work alongside a QA engineer regarding testing and product finalisation. * Information Technology or Computer Science Degree or equivalent of 5 years relevant experience. * Minimum 3-5 years of experience for an Intermediate Software Engineer. * Minimum 5-8+ years of experience for a Senior Software Engineer coupled with tech lead experience. * Solid experience with SwiftUI. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an iOS Software Engineer with a strong foundation in programming and demonstrated experience in architecting, developing, testing, and maintaining iOS mobile applications, particularly with SwiftUI. They should have a full understanding of iOS application life-cycles, asynchronous processing, and user experience design patterns. Proficiency with GIT version control, CI/CD tools (CircleCI, Fastlane), package managers (Cocoapods, Swift Package Manager), and Github Actions is required. The role demands an individual who is accountable, engaging, inventive, and capable of collaborating in an Agile team environment, including working with QA engineers. Educational background should be an Information Technology or Computer Science Degree or equivalent relevant experience (minimum 5 years). Experience levels vary: 3-5 years for an Intermediate Software Engineer and 5-8+ years with tech lead experience for a Senior Software Engineer. Experience with Figma, Miro, Google Maps, Firebase, Braze, any Android experience, or using AI for code generation/validation are considered beneficial but not mandatory. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/ios-software-engineer-takealot-com-3 Source: myjobmag
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- At least 3 years of experience.
- Python
- Angular
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Git
- Figma
- Agile / Scrum
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