Background
HelpWear is an exciting clinical-stage startup who is pioneering a new type of heart monitoring system that will help patients who are at a high risk of suffering a massively debilitating event such as a second stroke or second syncopal episode (faint/fall due to loss of consciousness). Many of these patients only have random and sporadic cardiac abnormalities, so we are developing the first device that can be comfortably worn for months at a time if needed. After being placed on the patient's upper arm, the HeartWatch continuously records medical-grade electrocardiogram (ECG) signals that give doctors the information they need to make the best treatment decisions to protect their patients. HelpWear was founded out of (and is still based in) St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and has a second office based in the University of Calgary’s Life Science Innovation Hub. We’re currently a team of ~25 and are looking to find more talented individuals who share our passion for improving patient lives!
Key Roles
- Contributing to the development and iteration of the HelpWear Mobile App
- Providing support to the software development team at various stages of the technical stack (e.g. cloud backend, mobile app.)
- Troubleshooting software bugs with the development team
- Code review and repository management
- Working together with UX designers in building out usable and accessible UI
- Working closely on bluetooth device integration with mobile devices and applications
- Finding innovative methods to improve the overall usability of HelpWear’s system
Required Experience
- 3+ years of experience in Swift developing iOS applications (intermediate)
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Knowledge
- Background processing experiences
- Battery Optimization: Understanding of techniques for optimizing battery usage
- Previous experience working with AWS libraries such as (S3, EC2, ECS, and APIGateway)
- Understanding of APIs and restful architectures
Preferences
- Previous experience in using bluetooth within the application to communicate with peripherals
- 2+ years of experience in Flutter or React Native(junior/intermediate)
Job Description
A viable candidate will be working with the software team to develop critical features of the mobile application and ensure integration harmony with other product systems. While the mobile app will be the candidates core priority, they may on occasion be asked to support development on other parts of the technical stack (e.g. cloud servers, IoT hardware, etc.). An understanding of user interfaces and front-end to develop content/features would be a key asset. This individual must have a strong understanding of the architecture while building the application while following good coding practices and building modular code.
The iOS Mobile App Developer is responsible for the development of any mobile application features associated with HelpWear products and their integrations with other components of HelpWear’s technology stack. The candidate will also be a core member of the design and engineering team, where they will help address problems in both areas. On the job, candidates will get a chance to work with the founders, other project leads and support building out the software team.
Product Description
HelpWear builds the HeartWatch - a continuous, clinical-grade ECG monitor worn on a patient’s bicep. In addition to novel hardware, the HeartWatch has several layers of software (smartphone app, desktop software, and cloud computing). Selected candidates would be working with the mobile app software to develop new features to improve the system’s performance to meet the needs of customers. The candidate will be a core contributor in porting the application from its current android state to function on iOS.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $60,829.62-$95,835.93 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please include a link to an online portfolio of work (e.g. GitHub or other repositories).
NOTE: failure to fill out this portion of the application will result in your application not being considered for the position.
- Do you have experience in using bluetooth within the application to communicate with peripherals? (Yes/No) Please elaborate on the experience.
Experience:
- iOS development: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
