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A Mobile Application Developer is responsible for translating code into user-friendly applications. They collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications while working in a fast-paced environment. In addition, Mobile Application Developers build application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality while keeping up to date with terminology, concepts, and best practices for coding mobile apps.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Plans, conducts, and coordinates programming of mobile applications of considerable complexity requiring a thorough understanding of all parameters affecting and interfacing with the application.
  • Provides technical advice and consultation on complex programming applications
  • Leading architecture and development of iOS applications. Communicate technical limitations and roadblocks to the team.
  • Assisting the client support team using technical background.
  • Able to assess feasibility, difficulty and provide time estimates on implementing new features to an application.
  • Work with backend developers to integrate and consume restful APIs.
  • Recommends and develops programming and documentation standards. Prepares cost analysis and justification for programming projects

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Experience: Application Developer Skills. Identify opportunities to develop new mobile products and protocols.
  • Skills: Develop APIs to support the functionality of mobile devices. Work closely with marketing and product development to improve app design and functionality. Implement testing procedures to identify bugs
  • User Engagement: Engage with users to better understand customer needs and opportunities for improvements
  • Developer Skills: Adapt current web applications for mobile platforms. Create, maintain, and implement the source code to develop mobile apps and mobile platform programs that meet the needs and requirements of the clients using the computer programming languages

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