Lead iOS Engineer (Open to remote work, except the following locations: SD, VT, and WV)

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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

Nike is looking for an iOS Lead Developer to join our engineering team. You'll be helping to develop and maintain the world's best activity applications on Apple iPhone and Watch. We're looking for someone with a passion for excellence and a love of sport. You will help us continue to innovate and serve our athletes by creating an engaging and reliable experience.

You will be working alongside other developers across various infrastructure layers, building new features, fixing bugs, and writing tests for your code. We're looking for someone with a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products. Our ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of Apple's iOS SDK and the Swift language.

Combined with this technical knowledge, we're looking for someone who can take direction and run with it, provide leadership to a group of other engineers, and complete feature development with quality, on schedule, and according to specification.
Responsibilities

• Develop high quality features on iOS and watchOS
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with team to define, design, and ship new features
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve application performance and code stability
• Help maintain code quality and organization
• Embrace and evangelize best practices across the organization
• Mentor other engineers on the team
• Assist with Sprint planning and organization

Skills
Must demonstrate high proficiency in:

• The Swift language
• Object-oriented programming
• Memory Management
• Multi-threading
• Databases and other system data stores
• Designing mobile apps to consume server-based REST APIs
• Code versioning tools, especially Git
• Objective-C language
• The iOS runtime, both pre and post-ARC
• Xcode IDE and OS X development tool-chain
• Computer science data structures and algorithms
• Excellent analytical skills, and written and oral communication

Should also have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, Information Systems, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• A good sense of UI design and a user-oriented focus
• Experience with automated testing and unit tests
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Understanding of Apple's design principles and interface guidelines
• Experience publishing production apps to the Apple App Store
• Working knowledge agile practices

Open to remote work, except cannot work in South Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia. These candidates will be required to relocate.

For employees based in Colorado, this position starts at $145,000.00 per year. Information about benefits can be found here .

Nike requires all applicants for this position to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire, unless otherwise required by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Nike will make accommodations to individuals who cannot be vaccinated in accordance with applicable law.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.