Software Engineer (iOS) Full-time Job

We have a full-time opportunity for an iOS Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team.

As part of the Engineering team, you will work on an award-winning digital platform, and work across various stages of the software development cycle on a wide range of development projects. You will use your proven experience in iOS development practices and the platform to heighten our current and future projects. You will help shape the culture and success of our Engineering department.

In this role, you will:

• Design and build core logic and UI elements for PressReader app
• Deliver quality code by applying development practices, leveraging test driven development methodology and supporting test automation
• Participate in estimating project efforts and delivery timelines
• Participate in peer design and code reviews
• Identify technical, schedule, and other project risks and provide relevant feedback
• Proactively collaborate with teammates and communicate with project stakeholders to ensure project efforts proceed efficiently and with predictability
• Document your solutions
• Use feedback analysis
• Provide technical input into product roadmaps, negotiating compromises between business and technical constraints

You are a great fit if you have:

• 3-5 years of real iOS apps in App Store
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Worked with third-party libraries and APIs
• Apple’s Development certificate and provisioning profile management
• iTunes Connect and Test Flight App Management and Submission
• Collaborative approach and enjoy being part of and contributing to a team
• Strong attention to detail and you are well organized
• Good communication skills and can collaborate with cross-functional teams

Here are our Coding requirements:

• Swift; knowledge of Objective-C with and without ARC
• Complex Xcode solutions and projects including use of static libraries and loadable modules, advanced project properties and localizable resources, use of bundles
• iOS UI dev components: Navigation, Alert and Popups, Table, Collection and Stack Views, Split views
• Advanced UI technics: Auto Layout, Size classes, customizing look and feel of standard UI elements like navigation and status bar, toolbar buttons
• Networking components: NSURLSession and AFNetworking, JSON an XML serialisation

We thank everyone who is interested in our role. Only qualified candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be directly contacted for this position.

PressReader offers a hybrid work environment to balance the flexibility of working from home and being together to collaborate, celebrate, and connect. All employees come into the Richmond, BC office once a week on Tuesdays, and where operationally required, more frequently throughout the week. Our office also remains open 24/7 and we encourage everyone to use the space to best suit their needs. When not in the office, employees have the opportunity to work remotely.

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed for this job, we still encourage you to apply. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive and diverse company and we welcome applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, sexual identification, and life experiences. If you require accommodation in completing any pre-employment assessments or applications, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please email people [at] pressreader.com.

Sometimes emergencies happen and you may need to reschedule an interview. We understand. Please let us know without worrying about losing the opportunity or your credibility.

PressReader offers a compensation package which includes extended health care, dental, vision and accidental death insurance paid by the company; 15 paid vacation days to start, sick and bereavement days; reimbursements for professional training and membership in professional associations; fitness subsidy and more, along with a chance to be working with amazing people.

To apply, please submit your resume, and a cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this role.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate.

We can’t wait to meet you!

PressReader is a rapidly growing technology company that partners with the worlds leading publishers to deliver content to millions of users in over 160 countries. Our progressive approach to digital distribution has allowed publishers such as The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, The Globe and Mail, and Vogue to find new audiences through business partnerships, including airlines, hotels, cruise ships, libraries, and thousands of other companies worldwide.
Our technology also powers Branded Editions (BE) - a white-label solution that enables publishers to deliver their digital content in interactive ways. BE allows them to build a customizable platform that supports a wide range of revenue opportunities.