Lead iOS developer

As a Lead iOS developer, you'll collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications, while working in a fast-paced environment. You may eventually be responsible for overseeing a team iOS and Android developers. This role will be primarily hands on application development, but may also include strategy, mentoring and training. This role will be responsible for the daily maintenance and delivery of mobile applications.
Essential Functions
Strategy & Planning
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Liaise with Product development team to plan new features, gather requirements and suggest solutions.
• Acquire and interpret business requirements, creates a functional specification, and determines the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Research and implement new interface development techniques.
• Submit and review technical and process improvement recommendations as a member of the technical leadership team.
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support)
• Ability to work with new technologies while showing drive, versatility, adaptability, and creative thinking.
• Establish development best practices and growth of mobile applications standards.
• Help foster a culture of innovation and out-of-the box thinking.
Acquisition & Deployment
• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies.
• Estimate hours for project tasks.
• Schedule and lead brainstorming activities surrounding interface functionality.
• Lead in building Information Architecture diagrams.
• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude of established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Communicate effectively by using natural language and by writing clear and concise code.
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have a high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Write unit tests.
• Create mobile applications on the Apple App Store and possibly in the Google Play Store.
Operational Management
• Manage and prioritize workload between project and maintenance tasks.
• Maintain and modify mobile applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Participate proactively in researching, developing and maintaining team standards, documentation, tools, and best practices
• Provide support for critical mobile application problems and issues.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the discovery and investigation of critical production problems as required.
• Train and teach other developers.
Incidental Functions
• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks.
• Train and knowledge share with other development teams.
• Mentor and coach developers and/or Professional Apprentices.
• Project and task management and reporting as necessary.
• Make presentations to management, clients, and peer groups as requested.
• Schedule and lead project and communication meetings with clients.
• Provide tier 2, on-call support for critical mobile application problems and issues.
• Analyze performance of mobile apps and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
• Provide input to manager on team evolution and growth strategy.
• Minimal travel as required
• Work outside the standard office 7.5 hour workday as required.

Formal Education & Certification
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science.
Knowledge & Experience
• 8+ years IT experience.
• 3+ years experience in iOS application programming (Focus on Swift, but practical knowledge in Objective-C, xCode) and preferably some experience in Android application programming (Java, Android SDK).
• Preferred experience with third-party frameworks such as Ionic, NativeScript, Cordova, and ReactJS.
• 2+ years experience in Swift development for iOS mobile applications.
• Experience with automated deployments of mobile apps as well as continuous integration.
• Experience with user experience and rapid prototyping.
• Knowledge of API data feeds, ingestion techniques, data mapping, data modeling, and best practices for object oriented design patterns.
• 2+ years JavaScript application development, preferred.
• Highly skilled in the use of git source code control.
• Experience in Device Management.
• Strong working knowledge of beta testing services.
• Experience working as part of an enterprise IT team, interfacing with developers, designers, web engineers, and external agencies or partners.
Personal Attributes
• Advanced analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to translate an idea or need into a completed solution or work product.

Candidate will be asked to provide a list of published applications on Apple App Store and possibly in the Google Play Store.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.