iOS Developer

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced iOS Developer to design, develop, and maintain high-quality mobile applications for Apple's iOS platform. You will work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, Back End developers, and QA engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and user-friendly mobile solutions.

This is a hands-on development role requiring strong technical expertise in modern iOS technologies, software engineering best practices, and the full mobile application life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development

  • Design, develop, and maintain native iOS applications using Swift.
  • Build scalable, high-performance mobile solutions that deliver an exceptional user experience.
  • Transform business and technical requirements into robust application functionality.
  • Contribute to application architecture and technical design decisions.
  • Integrate mobile applications with RESTful APIs and Back End services.

Software Engineering

  • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following industry best practices.
  • Perform code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.
  • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application defects.
  • Optimize application performance, responsiveness, and reliability.
  • Ensure applications meet security, accessibility, and compliance requirements.

Collaboration

  • Work closely with Product Owners, Designers, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
  • Collaborate with QA teams to support automated and manual testing activities.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the development life cycle.

Deployment & Support

  • Support application releases through the App Store.
  • Assist with CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automation.
  • Monitor production applications and address issues proactively.
  • Maintain technical documentation and development standards.

Required Skills & Experience

iOS Development

  • Strong commercial experience developing native iOS applications.
  • Expert knowledge of:
    • Swift
    • SwiftUI
    • UIKit
    • Xcode
  • Experience developing applications for iPhone and iPad devices.
  • Understanding of Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG).

Mobile Architecture

  • Experience implementing:
    • MVVM
    • MVC
    • Clean Architecture
  • Knowledge of dependency injection patterns.
  • Understanding of reusable component-based development.

API & Data Integration

  • Experience consuming RESTful APIs.
  • JSON parsing and data mapping.
  • Authentication mechanisms including OAuth and JWT.
  • Knowledge of asynchronous programming techniques.

Data Storage

  • Experience with:
    • Core Data
    • SQLite
    • UserDefaults
    • Cloud-based data services

Testing

  • Unit testing using XCTest.
  • UI testing and automation.
  • Test-driven development (TDD) principles.
  • Experience with application performance testing.

DevOps & Source Control

  • Git version control.
  • GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
  • Branching strategies and pull request management.
  • CI/CD pipelines using tools such as:
    • GitHub Actions
    • Bitrise
    • Jenkins
    • Azure DevOps

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Job Details

Company
Sanderson Government & Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Salary
GBP Daily
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