Senior iOS Developer

As a Senior iOS Developer you’ll be working within cross-functional team of designers, developers and testers. Delivering across the entire app life cycle, from concept /design/ build/ deploy /test, right through to release to app stores and support. Our aim is to enable intuitive and seamless digital customer and colleague experiences through innovative technology solutions. Based in London, you will work in our Mobility Hub which encompasses Creative, Product, Commercial, Analytics, Architecture & Development and QA functions. The Mobility Hub has been set up with the remit to shape the group wide strategy and deliver world class digital products for personalised and context aware consumer service across all touch points. In 2 years, we have moved from a standing start to having a multi award winning app that has already had more than 2 million downloads, the TUI Digital Assistant (TDA), rolled out to over 8 countries across 6 different languages and being used by more than 250,000 customers every month. This is just the beginning – we are about to embark on a multi-year plan to see the evolution of our TDA from where it is today to being a feature-rich app the likes of which our industry has never seen, and that customers will never have experienced – this is where we need your help. What you will be doing As a Senior iOS Developer you will develop and extend the reach of our highly-rated existing applications, while helping to define the roadmap for future TUI apps. This will include collaborating with product owners and design colleagues to deliver inspirational travel apps, and continue to optimise their performance post release. A key part of this role will be to develop and produce functional solutions with quality designs and code in accordance to architecture design standards, code standards and environment configuration management. You will also build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects and create and maintain a robust technical framework to support the apps. Within this role you will also create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort. You will also seek continual improvements in delivery with the team to drive efficiency and productivity. What we are looking for – iOS development (iOS SDK, Xcode, ObjectiveC, Swift,) – Good understanding of iOS UX/UI guidelines/best practices and the ability to engage with the creative team to deliver pragmatic solutions, balancing design, quality and velocity – Experience with outside data sources and API’s (JSON, SOAP, Rest, XML) – A highly flexible, adaptable and resilient personality, with the ability to work in an international team environment – Flair for clean code, reusability, testability and readability (SOLID, TDD,) – Solid understanding and practical knowledge of the full mobile development and application lifecycle – Experience with mobile development issues related to performance optimisation, caching, security and native components / SDK’s – Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends and emerging technologies – Understands how a structured approach should be used – Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organisation and external 3rd parties / suppliers Working within TUI group TUI Group is the world’s number one integrated tourism group. Covering the entire touristic value chain under one roof we employ 63,000 people in over 100 countries and offer 20 million customers comprehensive services in around 180 destinations worldwide. Help make our customers smile and in return you’ll be exceptionally rewarded with competitive salary, pension scheme, additional benefits include holiday, flight and foreign exchange discounts, a childcare voucher scheme and discounted travel insurance. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with the right experience in the travel business to apply that knowledge to the cutting edge of our mobile strategy, and located within one of the world’s global mobility centres. How to apply Please click on the link below, the application process consists of answering a few questions and uploading your CV.