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About the Role:
While you’ll have heard our name, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about NEXT. Like how we create most of our systems ourselves – whether it’s a website, mobile app or an application. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.
About the team
Our eCommerce websites and apps have grown steadily over the past 10 years to become one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. We currently sell to 70 international markets, offering our 6 million active customers a personalised shopping experience and the ability to purchase from a wide range of products using multiple delivery methods and payment types.
Are you passionate about creating top-tier, enterprise level mobile applications from the ground up? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and relish the opportunity to make a significant impact? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you!
We have rewritten our customer-facing iOS apps using SwiftUI, bringing a fresh, accessible and seamless experience to our users. With our eCommerce apps driving around 50% of our online trade, this is a fantastic project to be part of.
In this role you will:
Mentor 1-2 iOS development squads
Appraise the product: consistently review and improve the iOS mobile app offering
Build a sound understanding of Next Apps: Leave no rock unturned. Know the Apple ecosystem but understand backend services/ connectivity, API integration, deeplinking variations.
Manage deployments and oversee Azure build pipelines.
Help establish architectural foundations and approach: Work closely with the architect. Draw on your experience to influence best practice for setting up and maintaining performant iOS apps.
Design and Implement Features: Create white-label mobile apps that not only offer rich functionality but also provide an inclusive and accessible experience for all users.
Build Adaptive User Interfaces: Develop intuitive Phone and Tablet interfaces that scale perfectly across various screen sizes.
Collaborate and Lead: Work with our business stakeholders (eg. Product Owners, UX, Marketing) to collate and understand requirements. Working alongside a talented team of developers within our eCommerce technology department, providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers.
We are looking for a motivated and skilled developer with:
Technical Proficiency: Demonstrable experience in building robust iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI, (experience with Swift 6 language. iOS 18 and above). .
Analytical & Problem Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot, optimise application performance, and resolve complex technical issues effectively.
Automation: Proficient in implementing Unit Testing and UI Tests using Swift Testing & XCUITest framework to ensure application reliability.
Agile Methodologies: Proven track record in agile development methodologies, including experience with Scrum.
CI/CD: Solid experience in continuous integration and delivery e.g. Azure DevOps.
RESTful APIs: Hands on experience with Restful APIs integration.
Experience with complex deeplinking
Integrating webview
Accessibility
Apps handling multiple languages
hackajob is partnering with NEXT Ltd to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.