iPhone Developer

eBuddy created the world’s first independent, web browser-based IM service in 2003 and extended the service to mobile in June 2007. eBuddy is available in 37 languages, and its patent-pending technology enables more than 25 million unique monthly visitors with AIM, Facebook, GoogleTalk, ICQ, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! IM accounts to chat free of charge in one interface without having to download or install any application. eBuddy offers mobile users a unique user experience with its mobile IM clients. (learn more at eBuddy Mobile Messenger and eBuddy Lite Messenger. It is one of the world’s most popular and fastest growing Mobile IM services with over 10 million unique monthly visitors. eBuddy is based in Amsterdam with additional offices in London and San Francisco, and is a privately-held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners. Learn more at www.ebuddy.com.

Description
As a Mobile Developer you will focus primarily on our iPhone product. You will be involved in all stages of development within your development team, from specification to design, development, unit and UI testing and deployment. You are a hands-on team player, working with others in an agile development team (Scrum). You have extensive experience with various mobile technologies and you are an ace in C/C++/Objective-C. You keep yourself up to date with the latest Mobile technologies.

Your role
– You will be part of a team designing and developing our iPhone application.
– Add new features and improve existing ones
– Ensuring we deliver constantly best-of-breed quality applications
– Assist in debugging the application based on customer feedback and internal QA reports
– Ensure the application works as expected on the many handsets that we support

Your skills
– Computer Science Degree or equivalent work experience
– Excellent object oriented C++ skills
– Good understanding of mobile application development
– Experienced in Objective-C
– Familiar with iPhone SDK
– Familiar with XHTML/HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, PHP and other web technologies
– 2-3 years experience in a professional development environment
– Experience with other Mobile technologies (J2ME/Android) are a plus
– Fluent in English both reading and writing
– No 9-5 mentality
– Sense of humor and excellent communication skills

We offer
– A competitive salary with an employee option plan
– Opportunity to be part of one of the fastest growing internet companies worldwide
– Fun, innovative, entrepreneurial and rewarding job environment