Senior MacOS Developer

As a Senior MacOS Developer at Point Wild, you’ll focus on developing our macOS security SDK, particularly for real-time malware scanning and advanced security functionalities. You'll collaborate with various teams to define requirements and implement secure coding practices while ensuring the SDK complies with Apple’s security guidelines.

Candidates for the Senior MacOS Developer position at Point Wild should possess at least 5 years of experience in macOS development, specifically at the system or kernel-extension level. Expertise in Objective-C, Swift, and low-level C/C++ programming is essential, along with familiarity with macOS frameworks and security mechanisms.

A Senior MacOS Developer at Point Wild should be proficient in Objective-C, Swift, and low-level C/C++. These languages will be critical in developing and enhancing our macOS SDK and ensuring optimal performance and security.

In the role of Senior MacOS Developer, you'll implement security best practices, including adhering to Apple’s security guidelines and leveraging security mechanisms such as System Integrity Protection. This ensures that our SDK is robust against threats and compliant with industry standards.

Point Wild offers a dynamic remote work environment where Senior MacOS Developers can thrive through collaboration with talented professionals. The company promotes continuous learning, supports meaningful impacts, and values individual contributions, making it an ideal place for career growth.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you have developed system or kernel-level components. Highlight your familiarity with macOS frameworks and your problem-solving tactics to overcome challenges in system-level programming.

Discuss techniques like profiling with Xcode Instruments, focusing on CPU usage, memory management, and latency. Provide examples of how you’ve successfully implemented these strategies in past projects.

Explain your understanding of security best practices as they apply to macOS development, mentioning specific compliance measures such as adhering to Apple's guidelines, implementing secure coding standards, and conducting thorough testing.

Detail your knowledge of the Endpoint Security Framework, including any direct experience you have had utilizing it for real-time monitoring and threat detection within macOS applications.

Share your preferred debugging tools like LLDB or Xcode’s debugging features, and walking through a specific instance of a complex bug you resolved, demonstrating your troubleshooting process.

Provide an example of a project that required collaboration with product managers, QA, or security teams. Explain your role and how effective communication helped bridge gaps between different functions

Talk about your strategies for maintaining clear, comprehensive documentation, such as inline comments, readme files, and external documentation that is helpful for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Discuss how you've integrated secure coding principles in your past development projects, including specific techniques or practices you follow to ensure security is baked into your code from the start.

Explain how you identify and address performance bottlenecks in applications, perhaps referencing tools and methodologies you've used to enhance the performance of applications under high load.

Provide a clear overview of an SDK project you led, detailing the objectives, the technologies used, challenges faced, and the ultimate success metrics, specifically how it met users' security needs.