Description

New Work SE – for a better working life

We believe in a world of work where people can find their true self and achieve their full potential. NEW WORK SE offers a wide range of brands, products and services for a better working life. This not only makes individuals more satisfied and happier, it also makes companies more successful.

XING, a New Work SE subsidiary, is the leading online business network in German-speaking countries and supports its 16.5 million members in working in line with their way of life and individual preferences. Professionals from every industry connect with one another, look and apply for jobs, and seek inspiration about the latest trends in the world of work. Thanks to the broad news portfolio, XING members can keep their finger on the pulse and discuss the latest developments.

We currently have an opening for an iOS Engineer in Porto.

A challenging task

• You won’t just be writing code all day, you’ll play an active part in shaping our product;
• You work in close collaboration with product management, QA and designers, in an Agile context;
• You will be part of the overall XING community of iOS developers, sharing best practices, knowledge, and code.

What we are looking for

• Professional mobile and device programming experience;
• API experience with HTTP, REST and JSON, maybe even complemented by some backend experience;
• Proficient in Objective-C and also in Swift;
• Good understanding of algorithms and data structures;
• Knowledge about general software development patterns;
• You like to work in a team and you are dedicated to what you are doing;
• You are used to work with collaboration tools like Git, JIRA, Confluence, and Jenkins;
• Ideally you already published a great app, contributed to an open source project, spoke at a conference and/or published articles;
• Having experience with unit testing and/or automated testing frameworks would be a big plus;
• You are constantly evolving with the technology trends, and willing to embrace change;
• You are familiar with agile methodologies and enjoy working in teams with a focus on sharing knowledge with other experts;
• You are fluent in English.

An inspiring environment:

•  The chance to work on a large, highly distributed platform with over 16 million users.
• Varied tasks, uncomplicated interactions with your colleagues as well as many opportunities to bring in your own ideas await you.
• Innovation/hack weeks every few months where you can unleash your creativity and ideas.
• Annual conference allowances, regular trainings, meetups and brownbag lunches throughout the year, as well as the opportunity to speak at conferences - we'll support you where we can
• Health Insurance
•  An Employee Assistance Program to help you with all kinds of personal topics, to ensure you have the support for a better working life
• 25 days of vacation per year + 2 days off (Christmas eve and New Year’s eve)
• A multicultural environment with employees from all over the world, who have various technology backgrounds
• Free breakfast, fruit, drinks, snacks and much more.
•  English, German and Portuguese lessons.
• A mobile device for your private use (iPhone, iPad, Android, you choose!).
• Competitive salary.

We contribute into open source (https://github.com/xing) and let the world know what we are doing (https://devblog.xing.com) and organize public user groups and coding events. Check out our XING engineering blog at https://tech.xing.com/.

Your turn: If you think this position is right for you and that you can help us make XING big in Porto, we’d be delighted to talk to you. Simply apply at https://xing-se.jobbase.io/job/53fe8ley

Not the right job for you? Don’t worry! You’re more than welcome to send us an unsolicited application!