Location

• Salford

• Hybrid – 1-2 days a week in the office

• eligibility to work in the UK

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with expert knowledge of iOS mobile development to join us working with our media client. You will have the opportunity to build the next generation of their children’s educational mobile/tablet application whilst working in close collaboration with other disciplines in a highly cross functional and autonomous environment.

The successful applicant will be well versed in the Swift and Swift UI programming languages and will be part of a cross-functional product team working alongside engineers, designers and product managers to deliver valuable user experiences and robust technical solutions. We are looking for individuals who are comfortable contributing ideas, exploring technical possibilities and helping teams move quickly from insight to experiment and delivery.

We value a collaborative approach, so strong communication skills are a must to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team. We also care about code quality and so a strong understanding of modern iOS architecture patterns and state management approaches is essential

Essential Key Skills and Responsibilities

You will:

• have extensive experience developing native iOS applications using Swift and Swift UI

• have experience working directly with product and design disciplines to shape solutions, validate assumptions and deliver user outcomes

• have a strong understanding of modern iOS architecture

• have experience building and maintaining large scale mobile applications

• understand asynchronous programming and modern Swift concurrency

• possess a testing mindset including unit testing and UI testing

• have experience working with CI/CD pipelines

• have a strong collaboration skills and team working attitude

• have experience using GitHub and GitHub Actions (desired)

• have experience with App Store Connect (desired)

• have experience debugging with Charles Proxy (desired)

Tools and Technology

• iOS

• Swift

• SwiftUI

• Git/Github

• App Store Connect

• Charles Proxy

Experience

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or similar work based experience.

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer ideally with a focus on media-related projects.

• Very good working knowledge of standard software development frameworks, techniques and methodologies.

• Experience with providing coaching and mentoring

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team, contributing to the development of business scenarios.

• Knowledge of software development tools and technologies.

• You are flexible and curious in your approach

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Additional information

Duration of the contract: 3 months, with possibility of extension

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays plus birthday paid each year

• Sick leave following probation

• Pension contribution is 10% employer from qualifying earnings following auto-enrolment after 3 months' service

• Private medical insurance via Vitality after 6 months of service

• Life assurance after 6 months' service

• Access to a free Eye voucher with Specsavers and a Flu vaccination with Boots

• Access to the cycle to work scheme

• Enhanced Parental Leave