iOS Developer (Middle) Kyivstar TV

A joint project of the two leaders in the telecommunications industry 1+1 media and Kyivstar is currently looking for an iOS Developer (middle) who wants to become part of our team.

Kyivstar TV is a joint project of 1+1 Media and Kyivstar, launched on December 11, 2019. It is a film and television platform that provides users access to hundreds of thousands of hours of Ukrainian and world content and live programs. It also regularly offers exclusive projects for viewing. The platform has over 410 TV channels and a VOD library of 20,000 movies, series, cartoons, and shows. Its advantage is connecting up to 5 personalized profiles on different devices: smartphone, tablet, laptop, Smart TV, or set-top box. The multi-profile feature lets you easily switch between adult and children’s profiles. Kyivstar TV is available for all mobile operators in Ukraine and all Internet providers.

Required skills:

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject, or equivalent practical experience;
• Proven working experience in iOS app development (2+ years), with a strong focus on Swift and understanding of SwiftUI;
• Have published one or more iOS apps in the app store showcasing your abilities;
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Core Animation, Combine, etc., as well as offline storage, threading, and performance tuning;
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines;
• Experience with performance and memory tuning tools;
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services;
• Experience with version control — Git;
• Strong problem solving and communication skills;
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices is a plus.

Essential Tech Stack and Skills:

• Knowledge of modern iOS architectural patterns and development best practices;
• Proficient in Swift/UIKit, with a good understanding of SwiftUI;
• Experience with MVVM+C and clean architecture principles;
• Familiarity with diffable data sources and dependency injection patterns;
• Experience with Combine framework;
• Concurrency — async/await. GCD;
• Ability to work with Swift Package Manager (SPM);
• Experience in managing remote and local notifications;
• Proficiency in using Xcode, including profiling tools, for app development and optimization;
• Solid understanding of Git branching, and merging strategies;
• Basic knowledge of networking, interfacing with REST services;
• Experience with AVFoundation and overall understanding of HLS Live Streaming is a plus.

Will be a plus:

• Experience with tvOS app development;
• AppStore Connect and XCode Cloud;
• Knowledge of video streaming technologies (e.g., HLS) and experience with AVFoundation or similar frameworks;
• CoreData;
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process;
• Improving the product with own ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS/tvOS platform in Swift and SwiftUI;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features;
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications;
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs;
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization;
• Stay up-to-date with new technology trends, applications, and protocols in the OTT and streaming media landscape.

We offer:

• hybrid work model (at the office and/or remotely);
• paid vacation (24 calendar days) and sick leaves;
• necessary equipment for work and mobile communication;
• corporate training;
• the corporate culture that motivates and charges you with positive energy;
• work in a socially responsible company that keeps track of trends, values ​employees’ ideas and evolves with them.