At Careem, our mission is to simplify and improve the lives of
people, initially through solutions that make transportation in the
region reliable, and over time, through disruptions in payments and
logistics. In the process, we want to build an organization that
inspires and to become a world-class institution from the region.
Underpinning this ambition is the need to build strong brand equity
for the Careem of the future – and this is where you will make a
difference! We have a fundamental belief that people hold the key to our
success.
Founded in 2012 by former entrepreneurs and McKinsey alumni, Careem
is the MENA regions leading ride-hailing service and newest Tech
Unicorn. With a strong track-record of growth, we now operate in 100+
cities across 14 countries and host over 24 million users. With our
recent Series D funding success, we are positioned on the cusp of
significant scale and well on target to deliver our goal of creating one
million jobs in the region by 2018.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our iOS developers have a passion
for pushing mobile technologies to the limits. As an iOS Developer, you
work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next
generation mobile applications in a scalable manner.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build advanced, scalable applications for the iOS platform.
- Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user
requirements and use cases and translate them pragmatic and effective
technical solutions.
- Integrate with our backend services (JSON, XML, etc.) to make sure
we are delivering a great mobile user experience that is super-fast for
end users.
- Own end-to-end product modules/features from requirement to going live.
- Design and review code, troubleshoot and act as a consultant to team members on technical matters.
- Gather requirements by interacting directly with the end users and advocate delightful user experiences.
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
- Use core animation to create engaging motion effects and intuitive interfaces.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of iOS application development, with extensive use of Obj-C
(or Swift) I/O, collections, algorithms and well-known application
frameworks.
- Strong understanding of interactive application development paradigm
under iOS, memory management, file I/O, network programming,
concurrency and multithreading.
- Experience in iOS-specific application development and publishing iOS apps in the appstore.
- Good understanding of design patterns.
- Good understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures,
trends, and emerging technologies.
- Experience in working with third-party libraries and APIs.
- Strong and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions.
- Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with strong personal ownership of problem resolution.
Salary Package:
- Competitive salary and equity shares
- 30 working days annual leave
- Entrepreneurial working environment
- Flexible working arrangements
- Mentorship and career growth