UBX iOS Developer

Company Overview: UBX is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unionbank of the Philippines. UnionBank is a top 10 universal bank in the Philippines by assets, with annual revenues of over PHP 25 Billion. UnionBank is a leader in digital financial services and has been recognized as the top digital bank in the Philippines by Asiamoney and IDC. UnionBank has established UBX to build on its leadership in digital: UBX facilitates UnionBank’s exploration and creation of new, digital and potentially non-banking business models. UBX’s mission includes investments in financial technology (fintech) companies and other ventures whose capabilities complement UBX’s platform development. UBX is developing platforms that embed financial services into customer and business experiences. This results in financial services that are accessible to a broader community– physically, logically and economically. UBX invests to positively and materially impact financial inclusion. Truly innovative financial technology should make banking perfectly transparent in the lives of consumers and businesses. When we talk about banking today, we still talk about accounts, lines of credit and cash management services. Banking still distracts and interrupts. Our ultimate goal: banking that becomes invisible, banking vanishes into our lives and businesses. This is why we are particularly focused on ecosystems: can we participate in and build the platforms where we can seamlessly embed banking in the context of experiences for consumers and businesses. Our Customers: Ecosystems are built on platforms that support multi-participant markets and multi-point transactions. Therefore, from an ecosystem development perspective, our customers are the participants in these ecosystems. This can be made clearer by way of example. For the financial services platform, the resulting ecosystem has the following participants: ● Financial institutions such as rural bank and non-bank financial institutions (coops, lenders etc.) ● Customers of these financial institutions ● Financial service providers that leverage the platform such as lenders and insurers ● Technology providers that build solutions on top of the platform The iOS Developer will primarily be doing enhancements of existing features and/or creation of new features for UB Online App. He/she will be playing key role on UI development working with UX team, implementing the user stories; with various UI flows manufactured using challenging views that takes product to a next level. Responsibilities: - Translate user stories into functional applications - Design & develop comprehensive & rich user experience understanding product goals and requirements - Collaborate with design teams and other engineers for web and mobile to deliver engaging user interfaces - Produce high quality code on aggressive deadlines - Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications - Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems - Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation - Conduct unit testing on written codes to ensure program perform per design at the unit level - Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments Qualifications: - Possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology, Engineering (Computer/Telecommunication), Science & Technology or equivalent - Must have experience in using Xcode, Swift and XCTest - Experience in developing high-performance, highly scalable and rich UI mobile applications - Understand mobile performance, latency, and security issues - Experience in Agile/Scrum process, language, and ceremonies - Knowledge and experience in using Firebase, Fastlane, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools. - Solid understanding of API, microservice, and integration concepts and technologies, such as REST, JSON, XML. - Excellent analytical, technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills - Solid history of always improving your knowledge and skills and improving processes for your organization - Ability to communicate ideas clearly and respond in a timely manner - Self-starter - with ability to independently acquire the knowledge required to succeed in their job Preferred Requirements: - Has a background on backend and web application development - Experience working with advanced UI concepts - Experience in Cloud Native Infrastructure, DevSecOps, and Microservice Architecture