Lead Developer

Overview

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings joy to the modern home. With a team of more than 8,000 associates spanning 130 store and distribution locations across the U.S. and Canada, we achieve together, drive results and innovate to inspire. Drawn together by a shared passion for our customers and a spirit of fun, we deliver high-quality home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced and bring beauty and function to people's homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making-and our story is still unfolding.

We're here for it. We think you should be too. We're looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Lead Developer, iOS...

Responsibilities

The Lead Developer, iOS will work with the eCommerce team to build and maintain customer-facing mobile solutions in iOS applications for internal and external customers. This position requires strong proficiency in UI development as well as close collaboration and communication with Design / UX and product management business stakeholders and API teams, working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. The Senior iOS Developer should be very good at problem-solving, have outstanding stakeholder management skills and switch contexts frequently while working on multiple stages of multiple projects simultaneously. It is important that this position has a strong background in developing and supporting fluid, responsive, maintainable, high-quality iOS applications using native iOS frameworks.

This position can be worked remotely.

A day in the life as a Lead Devloper, iOS...

• Designing, developing, and implementing solutions on iOS platform using SwiftUI and UIKit
• Working with Brand Teams, Product teams, QE, Analytics and stakeholders to understand and communicate progress
• Conceiving and build responsive and adaptive solutions for applications
• Working on an Agile team to estimate, develop, test, deploy, and maintain, while collaborating with team members on eCom roadmap and backlog, sprint planning, execution, review, and retrospective
• Participating in technical design meetings with other developers and assist in defining the front end app architecture, code reviews, and unit testing
• Adhering to pattern-libraries, style guides, site documentation, and SDLC
• Communicating effectively and efficiently with all associates and business contacts and promote a strong sense of teamwork
• Mentoring and coaching other developers and able to collaborate with offshore teams
• Coordinating with the front-end development team to ensure adherence to best practices
• Optimizing application speed and performance

What you'll bring to the table...

• Deep hands-on knowledge of native iOS frameworks (SwiftUI, UIKit, etc), Xcode, Instruments, TestFlight
• Experience submitting apps to the App Store and dealing with different versions of app
• Ability to build responsive, highly-performant, and accessibility compliant applications (ie WCAG)
• Experience with consuming first and third-party APIs using JSON and Swift Codable
• Ability to manage and execute on multiple work streams/projects at once
• Skills in debugging issues and solving underlying technical and infrastructural problems

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• 5+ years of hands-on relevant mobile application software development
• At least one production app in the Apple app store
• Experience with JIRA preferred
• Retail experience preferred
• Prior experience in Android applications, API/web development in .NET, nice to have
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Graphic Design, or Visual Communication desired or relatable experience; Master's degree preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

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