This document describes a job posting for a Mid Weight Developer position at ubinow, an agency that creates immersive mobile experiences. The responsibilities of the role include understanding project briefs, delivering technical solutions on time and to specification, communicating with the project manager, and contributing to the business. The ideal candidate would have experience developing augmented reality, OpenGL, drawing applications, and audio processing. Key qualifications include strong skills in Objective-C, Java, and mobile development frameworks.

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Job
Title:
Mid
Weight
Developer
Job
Category:
Developer
Location:
London,Angel
N1
Travel
Required:
London
Reporting
to:
Director
Position
Type:
Full
Time
HR
Contact:
Stefan
Start
Date
TBC
Company
Overview
ubinow
is
an
agency
that
creates
immersive
mobile
experiences.
Our
business
was
founded
on
a
simple
core
belief:
that
the
most
successful
brands
of
the
next
decade
will
be
using
immersive
mobile
experiences
to
engage
with
their
audience.
We
have
built
an
agency
focused
purely
on
that
belief.
We
offer
a
full
mobile
service
from
concept
to
mobile
workshops,
design
and
build
of
games
and
apps
across
all
smartphone
devices
and
tablets.
We
have
a
wide
range
of
expertise
which
includes:
• Branded
games
(2D
and
3D)
• Augmented
and
Mixed
Reality
• Location
based
technology
• Image
recognition
and
manipulation
• Integration
of
mobile
ad
serving
platforms
Job
Description
Role
and
Responsibilities:
Developers
are
the
heart
of
our
organization
as
they
produce
the
external
consumer-­‐facing
ubinow
product.
The
mid
weight
developers
are
responsible
for
the
following:
1. Understanding
a
brief
The
project
manager
will
brief
you
on
a
project.
You
must
ensure
that
you
understand
the
scope
of
the
brief
and
what
is
required
from
a
technical
perspective.
If
you
are
unsure
about
any
of
the
brief
you
must
ask
prior
to
starting
work.
2. Technical
delivery
It
is
your
responsibility
to
take
the
brief
and
create
the
end
to
end
technical
solution
to
that
brief.Your
response
must
be
on
time
(sticking
to
the
project
plan
and
milestones)
and
to
spec.
It
is
your
responsibility
to
solve
technical
issues
along
the
way
with
minor
input
from
Senior
Developers
3. Communication
and
team
work
You
must
communicate
clearly
at
all
times
to
the
project
manager
if
there
are
any
delays
to
technical
delivery
so
that
they
can
manage
the
project
plan
and
the
client’s
expectations.
You
must
work
closely
and
well
with
the
designers
and
or
freelancers
4. Contribution
to
the
business
We
expect
the
mid
weight
developers
to
actively
contribute
to
the
development
of
the
business,
helping
to
introduce
new
processes,
presenting
at
company
meetings,
sharing
new
industry
developments
with
the
rest
of
the
team.
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2.
Technical
Deliverables:
• Core
Principles
o Understands
Design
Patterns
&
practicalities
of
integrating
them
into
projects
(examples).
o Writes
well-­‐structured,
documented,
and
manageable
code
(examples).
o Understands
the
limitations
and
contexts
which
devices
will
be
used
in
and
designs/develops
around
these
i.e.
saving
state
when
retrieving
an
incoming
call,
optimizing
screen
real-­‐estate,
adapting
UI
based
on
devices
orientation,
effectively
using
services
and
network.
o Understands
the
importance
of
optimizing
the
functionality/resource
usage.
• Core
language
o In-­‐depth
knowledge
of
Objective-­‐C
o In-­‐depth
knowledge
of
Java
• Experienced
using
platform
frameworks
o iPhone
(CoreLocation,
CoreData,
UIKit,
…)
o Android
(Activities,
Services,
Intents,
…)
• Canvas
Drawing
/
Gorgeous
UI
Development
o Developed
a
game
(examples).
o Developed
custom
user
interface
i.e.
application
that
has
its
own
look
and
feel/custom
components
(examples).
o Understands
the
importance
of
user
interaction
and
UI
‘appeal’
(examples).
o Optimises
the
UI
for
small
screens
and
busy
environments.
o Developed
a
UI
component
using
primitive
drawing
tools
e.g.
drawing
be-­‐spoke
interactive
component
(example).
o Has
experience
in
integrating
animation
to
enhance
the
user
experience
(example).
• Experienced
using
platform
and
management
tools
o Eclipse
o XCode
o SVN
o Basecamp
o Experienced
working
in
a
small
agile
environment
where
you
have
been
involved
in
the
whole
process
and
have
developed
in
a
prototype
fashion.
• Data
retrieval
and
management
o Experience
in
fetching
data
from
a
remote
source
and
understands
the
techniques
and
semantics
of
doing
so
e.g.
XML,
RESTful
(example).
o Experience
in
caching
data
and
efficiently
loading
data
for
use
e.g.
SQLite,
CoreData,
lazy
loading
(examples).
• Problem
Solving
and
profiling
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3.
o Experience
in
debugging
and
profiling
Ideal
Candidate
would
have
• Experience
developing
Augmented
Reality
experiences
• Experience
in
OpenGL
• Experience
in
developing
drawing/image
manipulation
applications
• Experience
in
audio
processing
KPIs:
Hitting
all
milestones
on
any
project
plans
Minimum
of
one
presentation
to
the
company
per
quarter
introducing
new
idea
or
way
of
working
Type
of
person:
Must
be
technically
exceptional
Demonstrate
a
thirst
for
learning
(new
languages
and
approaches)
to
help
develop
their
skills
Creative
problem
solving
Self
starter
but
also
a
team
player
Fun
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By:
Date:
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