Job Description

As our next Native mobile application Developer (internally known as Web Developer/Designer), you’ll design & code usable and accessible mobile experiences with native technologies. You’ll join a likeminded team in our Leeds based Digital & Strategy function (currently working remotely).

What You'll Do

• Build and deploy mobile applications to accommodate all changes required by the business.
• Provide best practice advice on native pattern & development into the user-led design workshops and end to end journeys.
• Liaise with business to identify, specify and document development requirements. Recommend solutions that meet customer needs and ensure business users understand.
• Help define the software architecture of new features for existing apps, future apps.
• Create effective information architecture models; defining the relationship between the mobile app navigation, device functionality and services the app integrates with, ensuring this matches customer journeys to drive agreed digital outcomes.
• Design and code innovative & engaging digital mobile experiences to support corporate sales targets, KPI’s and other business requirements, from taking an initial brief through to final implementation of the site.
• Code engaging user interfaces using native technologies to improve customer experience.
• Responsible for a full CI/CD pipeline with both unit and UI testing strategies to ensure a robust product is released.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Strong understanding of iOS/Android SDK with strong proficiency in (Swift/iOS) (Kotlin/Android). Familiarity with best practice mobile design/UX patterns (HIGS - Human Interface guidelines for iOS and Material for android). Past experience of releasing a mobile app to the relevant store and iterating on its development. Have a quality led development focus, utilizing version control, testing and CI. Understanding of RESTful APIs to connect to mobile applications to back-end services.