iOS Developer

$145,600 - $176,800/Yr

Pinnacle Group - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Worth, TX

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The iOS Developer position at American Airlines is a contract role within the Pilot Technology Team of the Information Technology Division. The developer will leverage cutting-edge technology to solve business problems by participating in all phases of the software development process, advocating for agile methodologies and test-driven development. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to understand business needs and develop solutions, while maintaining and enhancing existing applications and services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with leaders, business analysts, project managers, IT architects, technical leads, and other developers to understand needs and develop solutions according to business requirements.
• Maintains and enhances existing enterprise services applications and platforms using domain-driven design and test-driven development.
• Troubleshoots and debugs complex issues, identifying and implementing solutions.
• Creates detailed project specifications, requirements, and estimates.
• Researches and implements new technologies to enhance current processes, security, and performance.
• Supports the development of coding standards and adheres to best practices and security guidelines.
• Works closely with software architects and technical leads to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise growth needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, CIS/MIS Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
• 5 years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience using ITIL, Agile, XP, or similar methodologies.
• Proficiency in Swift and its design patterns.
• Deep understanding of UIKit and Cocoa design patterns.
• Deep understanding of iOS memory management.
• Deep understanding of Grand Central Dispatch and threading.
• Experience with advanced UI and Auto Layout, animations, and transitions using UIKit, Core Graphics, and Core Animation.
• Experience working with and consuming JSON and REST data contracts.
• Understanding of software design patterns (SOLID and clean architecture).
• Understanding of functional and object-oriented programming patterns.
• General backend system knowledge of HTTP APIs, databases, microservices, etc.
• Experience integrating third-party SDKs either manually or using Cocoa Pods.
• Deep understanding of Core Data and offline storage.
• Deep understanding of unit testing using XCTest.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN).
• Familiarity with CI/CD best practices and tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, CIS/MIS Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
• 3 years of full stack development experience.
• Airline industry experience including business systems and technology.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401K contributions
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Sick leave
• Other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities.