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The Wider Brief

Skype for iOS is a strategic for Skype and an important revenue generator. To follow the

groundbreaking developments of the platform and the possibilities it keeps providing, Skype is

committed to actively introducing new functionality and product features on the iOS platform and

devices.

The Business Specific brief

The Skype for iOS team delivers several major releases for the platform yearly. The Senior iOS

Developer role is essential in turning even more business aspirations into elegant, robust software

that will delight our customers. The position is part of a team of highly qualified peers with

significant experience and expertise reporting to the Product Engineering Manager of Skype for

iOS. The cross-functional product team delivers Skype for iOS software in an agile Scrum

development environment.

Key Responsibilities

Developing new features

•	Developing new features in tight cooperation with designers, product management

•	and quality engineers, iterating daily and contributing to maintaining a healthy build

•	Employing test driven development and unit testing

•	Demonstrating creativity in finding optimal ways to implement features

•	Demonstrating critical thinking and paying attention to corner cases

•	Making sure that software components are consistent and work well with each

•	other

•	Actively communicating with fellow developers in order to synchronize work and

•	making sure that developers understand each other's work

•	Taking responsibility and ownership in the team's work

Maintaining existing features

•	Investigating incoming bug reports

•	Troubleshooting and fixing issues, chasing issues across teams and functions as

•	necessary

•	Driving issues to conclusion

Optimizing overall performance of the application

•	Pro-actively searching for potential optimization possibilities

•	Identifying potential performance problems

•	Devising and discussing possible solutions

•	Implementing solutions

Learning new technologies

•	Continuously keeping an eye on the latest cutting edge technologies and

leveraging these in one's own and the team’s work as necessary

Candidate Profile

Expertise/Experience

•	Significant professional software development experience (8-10 years) in an organization with multiple interdependencies

•	Significant experience of working as a member of high-performing cross-functional teams

•	Meaningful iOS and/or Mac software development experience, using Objective-C language and Cocoa framework

•	Experience in multithreaded programming, asynchronous and event driven application design

Expected functional / technical skills

•	Objective-C with Cocoa (Expert level)

•	C++ (Intermediate level)

•	iOS, Mac OS X (Advanced level)

•	Great overall understanding of software development process and practices including Scrum, test driven development, unit testing and working in close

cooperation with other developers, interaction designers & quality engineers

•	Excellent interpersonal communication skills

•	Excellent working English skills, both written and spoken

Behaviours

Problem Solving Skills/Analytics:

Providing meaningful input in discussions and analysis on new features: analytical skills, technical

judgement and the ability to use data get a coherent point across

Leadership

A genuine, contagious can do attitude with capability to chase issues and dependencies between

different teams at Skype until complete resolution. A strong will to follow through on each task until

it's finalized, a drive for true excellence in coding, overall a responsible grown-up.

Interpersonal Skills

The candidate should have demonstrated skills and experience in working within / contributing to

high-performing teams. An ability to understand technical requirements and articulate them in plain

English, as well as ability to understand commercial requests and translate them into technical

requirements. Cultural sensitivity and a proven ability to work with teams and partners across

multiple geographies.

Motivation and Passion

Demonstrate passion for software development and Skype products as well as passionate

advocate of great customer experience. Demonstrate professional and personal maturity, a selfstarter

able to work well without direct supervision. Demonstrate commitment to achieving strategic,

operational and project goals.

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a comparable scientific field

Interested parties should send their resume to james.cooper-richardson(at)skype.net.