iOS developer

Location: Praha, Czechia

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales in the Czech Republic employs over 400 people from 45 different nationalities. A total of 15 teams work on projects for government agencies, banking, mobile services and the Internet Of Things (IoT) technology. At the core of our business is the development of software which we configure and embed in a multitude of different devices and form factors. These include many kinds of payment cards, SIM cards, travel passes, secure eBanking devices, authentication tokens, machine identification modules (MIM), and secure ID documents including ePassports, eID and eHealth cards, as well as eDriving licenses. Because of the international environment surrounding us every day, it comes as no surprise that English is our official corporate language.

As an iOS Development Engineer in Government Platform & Services R&D, you will help deliver secure digital identity solutions for governments. You will contribute to developing a Digital Identity platform that verifies users through electronic documents and biometrics, enables secure authentication, and issues digital documents to mobile devices. You will collaborate with biometric, cryptography, and mobile security teams to ensure the highest level of security.

Our team builds key products and components used globally by governments, banks, and millions of users, with a strong focus on user experience, privacy, and simplicity. Leveraging Thales expertise in digital security, we bring trusted identity solutions to the mobile world.

A week in the life of an iOS developer:

• You will work in a small team of developers, cooperate closely with product owner on product delivery in required time frame and quality
• You will analyse the product needs and contribute to product specification
• You will design UML architecture and contribute to implementation of reusable software components
• You will work on proof-of-concepts of new technologies and innovative solutions.
• You will give support to developers from other teams who are using your source codes or binaries.
• You will contribute to user documentation of your software.
• You will technically support and develop junior team members
• You will be involved in qualification and integration of new mobile devices for the area of government services (e.g. mobile passport verification terminals).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• To succeed at this job, you must have good knowledge of iOS platform and mobile application development, since the project is about security SDK then low level programming is needed: Objective C, bridge to C/C++.
• Good to have is experience with communication with peripherals, Bluetooth LE, Secure Enclave.
• It would be preferred if you have experience with other mobile platforms and programming languages (Android, Windows Mobile, Xamarin, .NET, C++, python), experience with NFC, smart cards, cryptography, PKI, biometry.
• It would be good if you have experience with UX design and testing
• You must be fluent in English.
• We would like someone to join our team who is enthusiastic about software development, mobile technologies and computer security, who is a team-player, autonomous and creative, able to learn and has good communication skills.
• You do not need to have a university degree in computer science, but it’s surely an advantage
• We are looking for someone with at least 5 years of experience in SW development and 2 years of professional experience with development on iOS platform.

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