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Mobile role

iOS Developer

An iOS developer builds iPhone and iPad apps with Swift and SwiftUI.

2
Skill areas
1
Core areas
~176 h
From scratch
~18 weeks
At 10 h/week
What the job looks like
  • Build views in SwiftUI
  • Manage app state
  • Call APIs and store data
  • Test and ship through the App Store
What you'll build on the route
  • A SwiftUI app with navigation
  • Networking and persistence
  • A polished, accessible app

Where it leads: Senior iOS, mobile lead, or cross-platform.

Every skill, at the level the job needs

Updating… · change the level or company to see how it shifts

gi

git-github

core
110 skills · 108 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • git init
  • What is Version Control?
  • Why use Version Control?
  • git config
  • Local vs Global Config
  • Git
io

ios

core
136 skills · 135 with lessons · up to working
L3
  • Interoperability with Swift
  • Pick a Language
  • History and Why Swift?
  • Benefits over Objective-C
  • Swift Basics
  • Core OS
da

datastructures-and-algorithms

core
79 skills · 79 with lessons · up to basics
L2
  • Language Syntax
  • Control Structures
  • Pseudocode
  • Pseudocode basics
  • Functions
  • Object-oriented programming
What the levels mean
  1. L1 · Aware
    Knows what it is and when it's used
  2. L2 · Basics
    Can use it with guidance
  3. L3 · Working
    Uses it independently on the job
  4. L4 · Strong
    Handles hard cases, reviews others
  5. L5 · Expert
    Designs with it, teaches it

Interviews, by kind of company

Your route adds an interview track that matches the company you choose.

Service-based company

Large IT services firms: aptitude, fundamentals, technical and HR rounds.

Product company

Online assessment, coding rounds, a design round.

FAANG-level

Hard timed coding rounds, system design, behavioural interviews.

Questions

What does a iOS Developer need to know?

iOS Developer at a working level, plus Learn Git and GitHub. The skills section above lists every one with its level.

How long does it take to become a iOS Developer?

About 176 hours of study from scratch. At 10 hours a week that's roughly 18 weeks; anything you already know is skipped after the readiness test.

I already know some of this. Do I start from zero?

No. The optional readiness test finds what you already know and your route skips it.

Does the route change for product companies or senior roles?

Yes. Choose your level and the kind of company above: the skills and target levels adjust, for example deeper data structures and system design for product companies.

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