Ios Lead Developer

Summary

Join AJ Bell as an iOS Lead Developer and contribute to our mission of simplifying investing. You will lead a team, improve our mobile platform, and translate designs into high-quality code using SwiftUI, Swift, and Objective-C. This pivotal role requires strong commercial experience in native mobile development and a deep understanding of iOS SDK components. You'll ensure application performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with other engineers. AJ Bell offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a hybrid work model.

Requirements

• Strong commercial experience in native mobile development
• Experience in developing consumer facing, high-performance iOS applications using SwiftUI, Swift and Objective-C
• Strong knowledge of iOS SDK and all of its components
• Understanding of design patterns & SOLID principles
• Strong knowledge with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of the open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Understanding of iOS design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage a strong iOS development team to push our mobile platform forward to the next level
• Support on improving our modularised/frameworks between our internal iOS development projects
• Understand and improve our CI/CD pipelines from development through to release
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code and beautiful products
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable SwiftUI, Swift and Objective-C code
• Ensure and strive for the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organisation, and automation
• Help build improved collaboration between our iOS and Android development teams
• Work collaboratively alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of infrastructure
• Ensure that all duties are carried out with the aim of protecting customers and improving customer experience
• Supporting and enabling the business to achieve its regulatory requirements, including consumer duty

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Kotlin

Benefits

• Starting salary £80,000 - £95,000k (DOE)
• Starting holiday entitlement of 26, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent management programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
• Hybrid working: At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues