iOS Developer - Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative

at  Specialisterne

Specialisterne is Recruiting!
Specialisterne connects qualified neurodivergent candidates to employment opportunities in numerous industries and sectors in Canada and the US.

To be eligible to apply, you must have experienced barriers getting and/ or maintaining meaningful employment and you identify with one of the following:

• Autism (including Asperger’s and PDD-NOS)
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Learning Disability (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)
• Intellectual Disability
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Tourette Syndrome

Employees hired through Specialisterne will be supported by a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job.
Specialisterne is proud to partner with TD on a Neurodiversity Hiring Initiative.
TD is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. They are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of their customers and communities in which they live and serve.
Applications must be submitted in full no later than December 1st
Summary:
Title: iOS Developer
Employment Type: Full-Time
Hours: Standard working hours (9-5)
Location: Toronto (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)
Salary: $65,000-$85,000
Target Start Date: January, 2025

Essential Tasks - In this job, you will:

• Work with the iOS team in an Agile environment
• Develop iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUl.
• Work with team members of 3 in an Agile pod environment and collaborate with other teams such as: Product, QA, Android, etc.
• Participate in Sprint review demos to showcase work in front of other team members and/or stakeholders
• Participate in refinements of feature stories by asking questions, reviewing gaps and coming up with solutions

General Skills and Abilities - You are:

• Able to work collaboratively and positively with your teammates to achieve shared goals
• Able to communicate clearly (verbally and written) with peers, supervisors and stakeholders

Digital/Technical Skills & Tools - You are:

• Intermediate skill level with Swift
• Basic to Intermediate skill level with SwiftUI
• Basic to Intermediate skill level with Concurrency (Async/Await)
• Basic to Intermediate skill level with Git
• Basic to intermediate skill level with Networking (URL Session)

Required skill level*

• Basic - e.g., I can do this in simple situations with close or extensive guidance
• Basic to Intermediate
• Intermediate - e.g., I can do this in most situations, with occasional guidance
• Intermediate to expert
• Expert - e.g., I can do this in exceptionally difficult situations with no guidance and I can be a key resource for others.

Education/Knowledge - You:

• College diploma OR Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• Have an understanding of multithreaded applications.
• Have an understanding of IT Standards, UX Design, Accessibility and Agile Methodologies
• Have knowledge of collective code ownership and pair programming
• Familiarity developing applications using Xcode (IDE)
• Ability to write unit tests (XCTest)

Experience (Professional, Academic, Personal) - You:

• Have at least one year of hands on experience (academic, professional, or personal) in building iOS apps using Swift, SwiftUI , Async/Await and Unit Testing.
• Familiarity with architectural patterns e.g MVVM
• Nice to have (but not required):
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and scripts
• Experience working with Combine framework.
• Experience working with Accessibility/Voiceover, Dynamic type and Dark mode

Additional Information:

Here’s how frequently the following types of communication and interaction are required to perform the job:

• Oral communication: Daily
• Email communication: Daily
• Instant messaging: Daily
• Telephone Communication: N/A
• Video communication: Daily
• Interacting with supervisors: As needed
• Interacting with peers: Daily
• Interacting with customers: N/A
• Selling or influencing others: N/A
• Training or teaching others: N/A

Here’s what can employees find stressful about this job:

• Working in an agile environment

Here’s what employees tend to find motivating/rewarding about this job:

• Build new applications and gain satisfaction from customers using and having positive interactions with the applications

Workplace Support:

• Specialisterne and our employer partners are committed to providing inclusive onboarding experiences and supporting new employees as they learn on the job
• All new hires continue to liaise with a Specialisterne Workplace Support Specialist for their first twelve weeks on the job

• Work with the iOS team in an Agile environment
• Develop iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUl.
• Work with team members of 3 in an Agile pod environment and collaborate with other teams such as: Product, QA, Android, etc.
• Participate in Sprint review demos to showcase work in front of other team members and/or stakeholders
• Participate in refinements of feature stories by asking questions, reviewing gaps and coming up with solution