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iOS Developer (12 month contract) at Rakuten Kobo Inc.

iOS Developer (12 month contract)

Rakuten Kobo Inc. · CA

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iOS Developer (12 month contract)

Rakuten Kobo Inc. · CA

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About the Role

As an iOS Developer on a 12-month contract, you will be a critical contributor to the entire Kobo iOS app, taking ownership of key features from inception to completion. You will collaborate in a dynamic environment, influencing future product direction and features within the Global Apps group. The team has recently rewritten the iOS app in pure Swift/SwiftUI, integrating some legacy React Native components.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute new features to the Kobo App
  • Fix issues and maintain the quality of the codebase
  • Take complete ownership of features and tasks
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Backend, and QA to clarify requirements, break down work, and ship iteratively

Requirements

  • 5+ years building production iOS apps with Swift, including meaningful ownership of shipped features
  • Strong proficiency with SwiftUI, with experience building complex UI
  • Solid grasp of Swift concurrency (async/await, structured concurrency, cancellation, thread-safety)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Skills

  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Swift concurrency
  • async/await
  • structured concurrency
  • cancellation
  • thread-safety
  • React Native
  • The Composable Architecture (TCA)
  • functional programming
  • UIKit
  • Objective-C
  • Swift Package Manager

Location

  • hybrid remote

Work Type

  • contract
  • hybrid remote

Experience Level

  • 5+ years

Benefits

  • Flexible hours
  • hybrid remote working environment
  • Weekly Kobo Spark sessions

About the Company

  • Rakuten Kobo Inc. is the world’s digital bookseller created by and for booklovers.
  • Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten Group, Inc. and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo’s millions of worldwide users can read anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
  • With a mission to make reading lives better for all, Rakuten Kobo connects readers to stories using thoughtful and personalized curation of eBooks and audiobooks, and the best dedicated eReaders and apps for reading.
  • With the singular focus of making reading lives the best they can be, Kobo’s open platform allows people to fit reading into more moments in their busy lives.
  • To learn more about Rakuten Kobo, visit www.kobo.com.

Equal Opportunity

  • Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request.
  • Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.