Senior iOS Developer

The position will be responsible for supporting the Head of iOS to work on the iOS application, in a team of 11 developers. You will be involved in the whole life cycle from suggesting new features to releasing the application to more than 1 million users in the UK.

What you’ll do

• Drive the design of the architecture of the iOS application. Lead large scale improvements to the design of the application.
• Develop new features and maintain the Moneybox iOS application.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Lead development and take ownership for streams of work that enable customers to reach their financial goals.
• Mentor and support members of the iOS team.
• Help to suggest new features for the application that will make the app experience better for users, and that will make the application more reliable.
• Collaborate with the wider team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and fix bottlenecks and bugs.
• Help to maintain the quality and organisation of the codebase
• Be responsible for releasing the app to the store and monitor the app post-release.

Who you are

• Someone who is excited about making an application you would use personally that helps make saving and investing easier and more accessible.
• Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Interested in all areas of the business and enjoys hearing about what other team members are working on.
• Genuine interest in financial technology.
• Constantly looking to improve all areas that you can affect.
• Excited about learning and experiencing new ways of thinking.
• Keen on managing 1 or 2 developers in the team.

Experience and skills – essential

• 5 years of professional experience in developing native iOS apps.
• Highly proficient in Swift and iOS frameworks.
• Comfortable with complex and large applications. Can lead and define technical advancements and internal iOS processes.
• Exposure to all aspects of software development from gathering requirements to releasing, with the ability to take ownership of these aspects.
• Applied knowledge of design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Advocates well-designed, clean and tested code, in an enthusiastic way.
• Experience and desire about mentoring and supporting other developers, encourages their professional development and provides active guidance to help them achieve their goals.
• Experience in designing RESTful APIs together with backend developers.
• Experience in developing complex user interfaces with auto-layout and collaborating with UX/UI designers.
• Extensive knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architecture, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Experience with modern architecture such as MVP, MVVM, VIPER etc.
• Proficient understanding of Git.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.

Experience and skills – desirable

• 8 years of professional experience in iOS.
• Computer science or related degree.
• Use of CoreData, or other data persistence frameworks.
• Experience with Security and Cryptography.
• Experience on implementing custom native animations.
• Proficient with continuous integration.