Senior Mobile Engineer Job Description
Kick is a global live-streaming platform. Our mission is to empower content creators, event organisers, and content rights holders by providing them with the tools and revenue-sharing structures they need to monetise and grow their audiences. We are quickly becoming a household name, attracting top-tier creators and expanding rapidly worldwide.
Engineering at Kick
Joining Kick at this point in our journey is a unique opportunity. We're rapidly scaling and establishing ourselves globally while innovating and pushing the limits of our industry. This means we're part scale-up, part start-up.
We're taking on the global players in the live-streaming industry and making an impact. As an engineer working at Kick, you will be given interesting and challenging engineering problems to solve. You'll have ultimate ownership of your work and be responsible for a product used by millions of people every day.
Within our engineering organisation, we foster a continuous learning environment, constantly pushing the boundaries of large-scale software design and development. Our culture revolves around fostering growth, nurturing learning, and upholding excellence in engineering, ensuring we consistently set the benchmark for engineering mastery.
Key Responsibilities
* Write maintainable, efficient, and scalable code, adhering to iOS coding standards and best practice.
* Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
* Take full ownership of assigned projects or components, proactively identifying areas for improvement and leading technical discussions to enhance solutions.
* Provide guidance to junior engineers, sharing expertise to foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
* Participate actively in architectural and design decisions, demonstrating a strong grasp of software design principles and scalability.
Requirements
* Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
* 8+ years of hands-on experience in Mobile Software Engineering, focusing on scalable architecture and development.
* Proficiency in Objective-C or Swift, developing for the iOS Platform and frameworks relevant to the role.
* Prior experience in the complete Apple Development lifecycle, from design, testing, signing, releasing, fixing and beyond.
* Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services.
* Understanding of iOS design principles and interface guidelines.
* Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, and guiding teams.
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
* Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience building large-scale Mobile applications.
* Experience in building custom components, Video Players and animations.
* Demonstrated ability to lead independent projects.
* Knowledge in continuous integration as an iOS developer.
* Experience debugging production applications and managing incidents.
* Ability to learn new technologies quickly.