Senior Engineer - Mobile
In this role, you will design, develop and ship high performance, reliable mobile apps which help us deliver awesome experiences to our end users. While our reach till now has been impressive, we are looking for individuals who will define the future architecture of our platform, providing technical and product expertise, mentor and guide developers.
The pace of our growth is incredible – if you want to tackle hard and interesting problems at scale, and create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment, join us!
Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering or a related field from a reputed institution.
- 4 to 6 years of total experience in software engineering and mobile app development
- Minimum of 2 years development experience with iOS applications
- Proficient in Swift & experienced with Objective C.
- Deep understanding of UIKit, Foundation, and other core iOS frameworks
- Contributed to at least one application on the Apple AppStore
- Extensive knowledge on unit testing, debugging & logging on mobile applications
- Good understanding of software design, MVVM architecture, object-oriented principles, and design patterns.
- Familiarity with agile development practices.
- Experience working with Git version control in a collaborative team environment, creating pull requests and performing code reviews.
- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
Preferred Qualification
- Experience in designing and developing B2B SAAS products
- Experience in working with Hybrid mobile application technologies like Flutter, React Native
- Experience in integration/working with Restful/GraphQL APIs
- Basic programming skills in any object oriented/functional programming languages like Java, Ruby, Kotlin, Golang or Python.
- Experience in AWS/GCP/Azure or any cloud services.
- Good working knowledge on at least one NoSQL and SQL database
- Understanding of server less computing, cloud first architecture and integration patterns
Responsibilities:
- Develop, test and maintain native SDKs (software development kit) and APPs on iOS mobile platforms.
- Deliver clean, well-tested code and meet project deadlines.
- Collaborate with a cross functional team of Mobile developers, UX designers, product managers and back-end engineers to release features in an agile environment
- Engage in regular code reviews with colleagues to review, analyze, improve and teach coding skills.
- Adapt to current iOS updates and latest Apple products.
- Continuously learn and grow as a software developer, keeping up to date with emerging technologies and trends.
- Lead design and development of iOS applications
- Develop new App features following industry-standard best practices for software design, development and testing
- Work on App front-end design using standard architectural principles like MVVM/BLoC
- Critical issue resolution for emergencies & production issues
- Work with backend developers to integrate and consume restful API’s
- Mentor and guide junior developers on problem solving, engineering best practices and industry trends
Who we are?
FourKites is re-shaping the logistics industry for real-time transparency and efficiency. FourKites provides comprehensive real-time tracking and supply chain visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms.
We have Fortune 100 shippers and Transporters, Top 25 Freight Brokers as our customers.
We love what we do, and we love the impact we have already driven for the clients we work with. We believe in empowering our employees to be the absolute best they can be, and we aren’t afraid to have a little fun in the process.
FourKites India Private Limited based in Chennai is a wholly owned subsidiary of FourKites, Inc. and is responsible for engineering the technology that powers FourKites logistics platform. We offer great benefits and a world of opportunity for those who excel.
Why FourKites?
Be a part of the emerging team and do something that matters.
With the first of its kind, FourKites provides comprehensive innovative real-time tracking and supply chain visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms. Using FourKites, the shipper, the broker, and the carrier can share the same, real-time truck location and shipment status information - from more than 45 onboard GPS/ELD (The electronic logging device (ELD) ) systems used by fleets to individual owner-operator smartphones and flip phones. Bypassing phone calls and EDI, FourKites saves time and money across the transportation spectrum. Best of all, nothing falls through the cracks.