Mobile DeveloperLocation: Chicago, ILDuration: ContractRate: DOEU.S Citizen, Green Cards and EAD preferred. No sponsorship available for this contract to hire.Job Description For iOS1. Develop:Partner with the eCommerce team and IT to prepare and program various "proof of concepts" for testingUnderstand back-end system/services to access when building out fronts for testingAbility to creatively architect and design programs to meet the goals and requirements of various projectsExcellent with Objective-C and Swift, and Cocoa TouchExcellent with IOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animations.Experience with Apple Pay, Apple Push Notifications are a positive plusExperience with offline storage, threading and performance tuningProficient with RESTful API's to connect iOS applications to back-end servicesExperience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as Instruments a plusFamiliarity with continuous integration2.
Test and Iterate:Partner with the eCommerce Innovation and IT teams to rest and iterate on developed software and programsAbility to quickly adapt to changes and learning from field testingQuickly integrate and update projects3. Hand-off:Prepare projects for hand-off and deployments as "proof concepts" move to productionJob Description For Android1. Develop:Partner with the eCommerce team and IT to prepare and program various "proof of concepts" for testingUnderstand back-end system/services to access when building out fronts for testingAbility to creatively architect and design programs to meet the goals and requirements of various projectsStrong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizesProficient with RESTful API's to connect Android applications to back-end servicesStrong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns and best practicesExperience with offline storage, threading and performance tuningKnowledge of the open source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasksFamiliarity with Cloud Message APIs and Push NotificationsUnderstanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelinesFamiliarity with continuous integration2.
Test and Iterate:Partner with the eCommerce Innovation and IT teams to rest and iterate on developed software and programsAbility to quickly adapt to changes and learning from field testingQuickly integrate and update projects3. Hand-off:Prepare projects for hand-off and deployments as "proof concepts" move to production