Senior Mobile App Developer

we are recruiting a senior mobile app developer who will lead the design, development and maintenance of one or more of our Android and iPhone apps. The developer will lead the entire app lifecycle right from concept stage until delivery and post launch support. Apps will be mainly content based and integrated closely with the web sites. In addition to delivering the product the successful candidate will be heavily involved in driving the mobile strategy globally.

Working relationships

• Product Development Managers – Internal Customer and product owners

• Back end Developers – working very closely with dev teams responsible for the web

• Project Managers – working very closely with project managers effectively working across multiple projects and delivering to deadlines.#

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Acting as lead Android developer. Depending on the skills set can be lead on one platform and play a supporting role across the other

• Working closely with another mobile app developer leading the other platform development

• Deliver across the entire app life cycle –concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support

• Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualise, build, test and realise products Gather requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects

• Working along the web developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps

• Working with the front end developers to build the interface with focus on usability features

• Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences

• Standardising the platform and in some cases apps to deliver across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort Optimising performance for the apps

• Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies

• Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven commercial software development experience – desktop and mobile

• Published examples of mobile applications on the App store or the Android market

• Excellent knowledge in information architecture, human computer interaction and usability design principles

• A track record of delivering successful consumer and or business products

• Ability to use analytic data and user testing to inform design decision

• A passion for new consumer technology and the emerging media landscape

• Ability to multi task and good time management skills

• Ability to work on their own and as a part of the team

• Excellent scoping and estimation skills

• Excellent testing/ QA skills

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to liaise with various departments locally and internationally

• Strong OO design and programming skills in Objective-C

• Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc)

General Skills (non-technical)

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills

• Excellent relationship/stakeholder management skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability to manage people

• Ability to make decisions and be accountable for decisions and actions

• Strong attention to detail

• Effective planning and organisation skills

• Copes well under pressure and with uncertainty

• Flexible and adaptable in the face of changing priorities or circumstances

• Drives for results

• Problem solving ability

Experience Required

• At least 4 years of experience in mobile development with Android (the number of years of experience can be compensated if we see that you have given presentations at conferences, published or contributed to open source projects, the critical role you play within the current company in terms of driving the mobile roadmap)

• Java and Kotlin

• Android SDK, Android Jetpack, RESTful APIs to integrate mobile applications to server-side systems, Unit tests, UI Tests

• Experience with Dependency injection

• Android architecture components, LiveData, Room