Software Engineer – Mobile iOS Native

Role Overview

• Take on responsibility for implementing high-quality functionality for well-defined functional or technical areas of the iOS platform
• Design, build, and maintain native iOS applications that serve millions of customers across Africa
• Work within an agile, functionally-aligned team across a broad range of technical platforms and frameworks
• Participate in the full range of product development and product-maintenance activities including design, support, code review and training

Requirements

• 1 to 5 years of continuous working experience developing native iOS applications using Swift (and/or Objective-C)
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of the iOS SDK, Xcode, Interface Builder, and the broader Apple development ecosystem
• Solid grasp of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, Auto Layout, adaptive layouts for multiple device sizes, and platform best practices
• Hands-on experience with modern iOS architectural patterns (MVVM, MVC, VIPER, Clean Architecture) and frameworks like Combine and Swift Concurrency (async/await)
• Proficiency with SwiftUI and/or UIKit for building rich, performant user interfaces
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs using URLSession/Alamofire and handling asynchronous workflows
• Familiarity with dependency management tools (Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, Carthage)
• Experience with local data persistence (Core Data, SQLite, Realm, UserDefaults, Keychain)
• Understanding of mobile security best practices on iOS, including secure storage in Keychain, certificate pinning, biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID), and App Transport Security
• Familiarity with the Apple App Store submission process, code signing, provisioning profiles, TestFlight beta distribution, and App Store Connect
• Experience integrating push notifications (APNs/Firebase Cloud Messaging), analytics, crash reporting (Firebase Crashlytics/Sentry) and remote config
• Working knowledge of version control with Git, CI/CD pipelines (Xcode Cloud, Bitrise, Fastlane, GitHub Actions) and automated testing on iOS (XCTest, XCUITest)
• Knowledge of Java/J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot and other backend Java frameworks will be considered an added advantage
• Experience working with team development tools and agile organization structures

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Firebase
• iOS
• J2EE
• Java
• Objective-C
• Realm
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• SpringBoot
• SQLite
• Swift

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements