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.
We are looking for a Lead Developer to join our 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.
What You'll Take On:
- Help establish architectural foundations: Draw on your experience to influence best practice for setting up new, 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.
- 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.
What You'll Bring:
We are looking for skilled individuals with:
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrable experience in building robust iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI ((experience with Swift 6 language. iOS 18 and above) with familiarity with the Apple ecosystem.
- 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.
Nice to have:
- Experience with complex deeplinking
- Integrating webview Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Apps handling multiple languages
#LI-LE1 #LI-Hybrid
About UsYou know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! About the Team- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience building iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI (Swift 6, targeting iOS 18+).
- Proven experience designing and implementing adaptive Phone and Tablet user interfaces.
- Experience implementing Unit Testing and UI Tests using Swift Testing frameworks and XCUITest.
- Solid experience with CI/CD and Azure DevOps / Azure build pipelines.
- Hands-on experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend connectivity (deeplinking awareness).
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
- Technical leadership and mentorship experience (mentoring 1-2 iOS development squads).
- Troubleshooting and performance optimisation skills for mobile apps.
- Experience with complex deeplinking.
- Experience integrating WebView accessibility and broader accessibility best practices.
- Experience building apps supporting multiple languages (internationalisation/localisation).
What We Do
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.
