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Job: iPhone Developer

By Lauren Friedman
October 15, 2009

Location:  San Francisco, CA

ABOUT CONTEXT OPTIONAL

Context Optional is a leading provider of social marketing software enabling businesses to market more effectively across the social web.  Our extensive suite of web-based products is designed for building, managing, monitoring, and advertising brand presence to meet marketers’ acquisition, engagement, and retention goals.  By combining industry expertise, a leading technology platform, and comprehensive data and analytics into an integrated approach, Context Optional offers the most effective social CRM and marketing solutions for Fortune 1000 brands and agencies.  Headquartered in San Francisco, Context Optional is trusted by leading brands such as Disney, Electronic Arts, General Mills, JPMorgan Chase, Live Nation, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Safeway, Target, and Toys”R”Us.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Use your ObjC skills to build compelling iPhone/Cocoa Touch apps for large brands.  Help us turn our proven architecture for building viral applications on social networks into an iPhone platform. Work directly with clients to design features, build prototypes, and rapidly iterate on launch quality mobile applications.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2+ yrs experience with ObjC/Cocoa development
  • Have built and launched an iPhone app currently in the app store
  • Experience building and delivering production quality client applications
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to successfully interact with external clients
  • CS degree

HIGHLY DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

  • Experience with 2D and 3D graphics coding
  • Experience interacting with JSON-based web services

Context Optional offers an attractive and competitive compensation package including base salary, pre-IPO stock options, health/vision/dental insurance, Fidelity 401(k), pre-tax commuter deductions, and a casual office environment. This position is located in Context’s headquarters in downtown San Francisco, near the Montgomery BART stop.

If you are interested in this position, please send us your cover letter and current resume with “iPhone Developer” in the subject line to jobs@contextoptional.com.  Each application will be personally considered.  Thank you for your interest.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Context Optional, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Our company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, physical handicap, disability, medical condition or ancestry, sexual orientation or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful.