iOS Mobile Developer-Sterling, VA

iOS Mobile Developer

Location: Sterling, VA Rate: $45/hr. on W2 Position Type: Contract Interview Process: Phone Followed by F2F US Citizen, Green Card and GC EAD

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Having enthusiasm for engineering and emerging technologies

Possessing a love of mobile products and development

Creating innovative, efficient, and scalable web/mobile based solutions

Building custom native user interfaces using the latest iOS programming techniques

Redesigning and implementing new UIs for various products

Integrating with external and internal web services and interfaces

Optimizing UI and application code for efficiency, reusability and performance

Providing and prototyping on constructive User Experience feedback

Understanding web analytics, SEO, and social integration

Focusing on UI design principles and make apps work intuitively, without compromising on simplicity and elegance.

Developing prototypes quickly

Delivering testable and quality code that can be rapidly deployed

Communicating effectively and openly within the team

Grasping the big picture

Qualifications:

B.S. / M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or alternatively at least 3+ years of mobile programming experience

Agile and XP development methodologies and working model

Building complex applications for iOS using Swift/Objective C/C++ with Cocoa and other frameworks

Multi threading, memory management and caching mechanisms specific to mobile devices

Server integration (REST endpoints)

Software development management tools such as JIRA, Pivotal Tracker, and Rally

Build and deployment engineering processes and approaches

Multiple operating systems, including Linux/UNIX, Mac OSX, and Windows

If you have a Github account that shows off your work that is a plus or if you can provide examples of your work that's an alternative to Github

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with video-heavy apps is a plus but not required

Experience with Android development is a plus but not required