iOS Developer -Kansas City- # And150800

Location: Kansas City

Duration: 12+ months

MUST BE ABLE TO START WORKING IN AUG OR EARLY SEPT. CONTRACTS ARE THROUGH 2014 WITH EXTENSTIONS.

This is a great opportunity for seasoned engineers with experience in Objective-C and iOS application development to join our team as either a sub-contractor or full-time employee.  This initiative is a long-term (into 2014), multi-million dollar enterprise project working with a set of best-of-breed iOS apps.

Consultants will be joining a team of former NeXTSTEP/Objective-C experts that are providing mentoring and consulting services (senior and mid-level) to a 200+ team of full-time employees.

Location is Kansas City and travel will be paid for. 4 days a week onsite and one day of remote work. Remote work will increase in time to up to 1 week a month working remotely. MINIMUM OF 3+ YEARS WORKING WITH IOS/OBJECTIVE-C.

TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE PAID FOR BY CLIENT. RATE IS DEPENDENT UPON EXPERIENCE

up to $1,000/week in travel, lodging, car expenses - with receipts (actuals) not to exceed $1,000 $61/day per diem for each day worked on-site arriveMonday morning leave Thursday evening and work remotely on Fri. After 2 months of work, you can work 1 week remotely a month.

Senior iOS Developer

Ten or more years professional experience, with at least five years experience in Objective-C and Cocoa/Cocoa touch.

Required Skills and Experience

• ·          Expert knowledge of C and Objective-C.
• ·          Familiarity with the Objective-C runtime library.
• ·          Expert debugging and profiling skills.
• ·          Experience integrating iOS apps with RESTful web services.
• ·          Solid understanding of the iOS URL Loading System.
• ·          Experience using Grand Central Dispatch and/or NSOperation and NSOperationQueue.
• ·          Solid understanding of memory management with and without ARC.
• ·          Experience with Core Data.
• ·          Solid understanding of KVC and KVO.
• ·          Deep understanding of MVC design patterns and development best practices.
• ·          Experience working with nib files and storyboards.
• ·          Experience with Core Graphics and Core Animation.
• ·          Expertise in building reusable components.
• ·          Experience with localization and accessibility.
• ·          Familiarity with Agile software development.
• ·          Strong experience with unit test frameworks such as OCUnit and OCMock.
• ·          Familiarity with the use of version control systems such as Subversion and git.
• ·          Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• ·          Experience with Ruby and/or Python.
• ·          Experience with UIAutomation.
• ·          Expertise in iOS UI design.
• ·          Experience with the iOS 6 Auto Layout system.
• ·          Experience with OpenGL.
• ·          Familiarity with continuous integration technologies such as Jenkins.

Mid-Level iOS Developer

Seven or more years professional experience, with at least two years experience in Objective-C and Cocoa/Cocoa touch.

Skills and Experience

• ·          Solid C and Objective-C programming skills.
• ·          Experience with debugging, profiling and performance tuning.
• ·          Experience integrating iOS apps with RESTful web services.
• ·          Experience with Grand Central Dispatch and/or NSOperation and NSOperationQueue.
• ·          Solid understanding of memory management with ARC.
• ·          Knowledge of MVC design patterns and development best practices.
• ·          Experience working with nib files and storyboards.
• ·          Experience with unit test frameworks such as OCUnit.
• ·          Familiarity with the use of version control systems such as Subversion and git.
• ·          Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have

• ·          Experience with Ruby and/or Python.
• ·          Experience with Core Data.
• ·          Experience with Core Graphics and Core Animation and/or OpenGL.
• ·          Expertise in iOS UI design.
• ·          Experience with localization and/or accessibility.
• ·          Experience with UIAutomation.
• ·          Experience with the iOS 6 Auto Layout system.
• ·          Familiarity with Agile software development.
• ·          Familiarity with continuous integration technologies such as Jenkins.