UST Global is a leading provider of platforms, digital innovation, artificial Intelligence and end-to-end IT & Business services and solutions for Global 1000 companies. We are transforming corporations through deep domain expertise, knowledge-based ML platforms, as well as profound anthropological efforts to understand the end customer and design products and interactions that create delight. We are deeply committed to developing a comprehensive understanding of our clients' problems and to develop platforms to address them.
Tech Lead-Mobile developer (IOS)
Philadelphia, PA (Staring remote candidate must be open to travel/relocate from July)
W2/Fulltime/Directhire with UST
Technical Skills:
Leadership experience
Expertise in Java, REST and microservices - SpringBoot and SQL
Knowledge of cloud/AWS development engineering best practices
Programming knowledge in - Server-side development (Java), Web development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS3) or iOS development (Objective- C, Swift)
Experience developing native mobile platforms (iOS with Swift, Android with Java)
Knowledge of cloud/AWS development engineering best practices
Ability to effectively design solutions to technical challenges.
Ability and interest with keeping up to date with the latest developments and being challenged.
Knowledge about agile methodologies and working within an agile environment.
Experience working with backend services (REST APIs, Client-Server architecture, etc).
Fluent in English, written and verbal.
Knowledge and basic concepts of Mobile UI/UX. Going from UI patterns like material design and iOS human interface guidelines, to working with design tools like Zeplin, Sketch, Invision, etc.
A team player who can work well in a collaborative environment.
Excellent quantitative and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities:
Provides technical leadership, develops, mentors and provides guidance, training and motivation as necessary.
Provide senior-level expertise in an initiative to build or re-platform select business services as APIs for internal and external consumption
Acts as an individual contributor and participates in design and development of applications using web technologies.
Translates technical specifications, and/or logical and physical design into code for new or enhancement projects for internal clients. Develops code that reuses subroutines or objects, is well structured, includes sufficient comments, and is easy to maintain. Writes programs, ad hoc queries, and reports.
Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments and would plan/lead/monitor major technology assignments in an Agile Scrum environment including key tasks and high impact assignments
Is highly functional on large, matrixed project teams. Interfaces with cross functional team members, including database administrator, IT security, project manager, technical writer, and clients. Communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience.
Ensures consistency of the knowledge and skills, sharing best practices and common challenges in their area and others. Maintains current knowledge of IT development methodology, architecture design, and technical standards. Mentors IT staff as new standards are instituted, ensures their usage by team members.
Participates in code reviews and sets performance and best practice standards.
Work with Infrastructure team to
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Role Proficiency:
Act creatively to develop applications by selecting appropriate technical options optimizing application development maintenance and performance by employing design patterns and reusing proven solutions. Account for others' developmental activities; assisting Project Manager in day to day project execution.
Outcomes:
Interpret the application feature and component designs to develop the same in accordance with specifications.
Code debug test document and communicate product component and feature development stages.
Validate results with user representatives integrating and commissions the overall solution.
Select and create appropriate technical options for development such as reusing improving or reconfiguration of existing components while creating own solutions for new contexts
Optimises efficiency cost and quality.
Influence and improve customer satisfaction
Influence and improve employee engagement within the project teams
Set FAST goals for self/team; provide feedback to FAST goals of team members
Measures of Outcomes:
Adherence to engineering process and standards (coding standards)
Adherence to project schedule / timelines
Number of technical issues uncovered during the execution of the project
Number of defects in the code
Number of defects post delivery
Number of non compliance issues
Percent of voluntary attrition
On time completion of mandatory compliance trainings
Outputs Expected:
Code:
Code as per the design
Define coding standards templates and checklists
Review code - for team and peers
Documentation:
Create/review templates checklists guidelines standards for design/process/development
Create/review deliverable documents. Design documentation requirements test cases and results
Configure:
Define and govern configuration management plan
Ensure compliance from the team
Test:
Review/Create unit test cases scenarios and execution
Review test plan created by testing team
Provide clarifications to the testing team
Domain relevance:
Advise software developers on design and development of features and components with deeper understanding of the business problem being addressed for the client
Learn more about the customer domain and identify opportunities to provide value addition to customers
Complete relevant domain certifications
Manage Project:
Support Project Manager with inputs for the projects
Manage delivery of modules
Manage complex user stories
Manage Defects:
Perform defect RCA and mitigation
Identify defect trends and take proactive measures to improve quality
Estimate:
Create and provide input for effort and size estimation and plan resources for projects
Manage knowledge:
Consume and contribute to project related documents share point libraries and client universities
Review the reusable documents created by the team
Release:
Execute and monitor release process
Design:
Contribute to creation of design (HLD LLD SAD)/architecture for applications features business components and data models
Interface with Customer:
Clarify requirements and provide guidance to Development Team
Present design options to customers
Conduct product demos
Work closely with customer architects for finalizing design
Manage Team:
Set FAST goals and provide feedback
Understand aspirations of the team members and provide guidance opportunities etc
Ensure team members are upskilled
Ensure team is engaged in project
Proactively identify attrition risks and work with BSE on retention measures
Certifications:
Obtain relevant domain and technology certifications
Skill Examples:
Explain and communicate the design / development to the customer
Perform and evaluate test results against product specifications
Break down complex problems into logical components
Develop user interfaces business software components
Use data models
Estimate time and effort resources required for developing / debugging features / components
Perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environments
Make quick decisions on technical/project related challenges
Manage a team mentor and handle people related issues in team
Have the ability to maintain high motivation levels and positive dynamics within the team.
Interface with other teams designers and other parallel practices
Set goals for self and team. Provide feedback for team members
Create and articulate impactful technical presentations
Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication
Drive conference calls with customers and answer customer questions
Proactively ask for and offer help
Ability to work under pressure determine dependencies risks facilitate planning handling multiple tasks.
Build confidence with customers by meeting the deliverables timely with a quality product.
Estimate time and effort of resources required for developing / debugging features / components