Skills Required to be a Freelance Mobile Programmer
To be successful as a freelance mobile programmer, you need to have these skills.- Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc).
- Familiar with xcode
- Familiar with the Android SDK
- Strong object-oriented design and Java programming skills (J2EE / J2ME)
- Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system
- Familiar with Eclipse
- Strong object-oriented design and programming skills in Objective-C
- Software development
- Software debugging
- Software testing
- Software documentation
- Skills to solve problems
- Able to work remotely
- Perseverance
- Independence
Job Duties as a Freelance Mobile Programmer
- Working remotely and closely monitoring other mobile application developers
- Acting as the main iOS or Android developer. Depending on the skills, the team can lead on one platform and play a supporting role on the other, serve as a liaison with the development teams.
- Get in touch directly with the developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and make products
- Deliver throughout the life cycle of the application -concept, design, construction, implementation, testing, launch to application stores and support
- Build prototypes at the stage of technological reach of projects
- Meet the functionality requirements and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
- Link with the front-end developers to build the interface with focus on usability functions
- Optimize application performance
- Working together with other developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support applications
- Standardize the platform and, in some cases, the applications to deliver in multiple brands with a minimum duplication of effort
- Create attractive interfaces and user experiences specific to the device
- Stay up to date on the latest industry trends in mobile technologies