The Washington Post is looking to reinvent news delivery by enhancing its flagship native iOS apps, aiming to provide millions of users with increasingly smarter mobile applications and a better news-reading experience.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with the iOS SDK required; prior experience in a similar role preferred.
- High level of proficiency in Swift with an understanding of code optimization and application performance.
- Some experience with Objective-C is a plus
- Experience working on and releasing one or more iOS apps in the Apple App Store
- Experience developing watchOS, tvOS, or macOS apps is a plus
- Familiarity with testing frameworks for iOS apps such as XCTest, XCUITest, OCMock, etc
- Solid understanding of Version Control principles, preferably using Git and Pull Requests
Responsibilities
- Design and develop advanced applications for iOS and other Apple platforms
- Build a deep understanding of our use of Apple platform technologies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API contracts, design and ship new features.
- Design high-level mobile solutions to meet product requirements and following established development methodologies and standards.
- Understand the complexities of and help integrate different third-party SDKs
- Identify, troubleshoot, and solve complex problems
- Participate in agile software development practices and peer/code reviews.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience.
- Strong analytical, evaluation and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal/written communication and collaboration skills
- We work on-site five days a week.
- This position may be eligible for a bonus or incentive program
