Senior Mobile Application Developer

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. 

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a Senior Mobile Application Developer at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will be involved in designing, developing and improving software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

To be successful as a Senior Mobile Application Developer you should have:

• Development and enhancement of native iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI and Combine, delivering high-quality and scalable solutions.

• Well versed on dependency manager tools like Cocopod or Swift Package Manager.

• Ensure a smooth, intuitive, and visually engaging user experience by adhering to Apple’s design principles and standards.

• Deliver code which is testable, following clean architecture and SOLID principles.

• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and advancements in iOS development, design, and mobile technologies.

• Experience with unit testing using XCTest framework using custom Mocks and Stubs along with understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong knowledge of iOS design principles, Auto Layout, and creating visually rich and user-friendly UIs.

• Strong familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows.

• Skils - OOPs, JAVA, Kotlin, REST, SOAP webservice implementation.

• Android Framework, Jetpack components, Jetpack compose, Android components (Activity, Service, Content Provider), SQlite ROOM Database.

• Unit Test Testing with MOCK, MOCKK and Mockito, UI Testing Robolectric, Espresso Test your app on Android.

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and React fundamentals.

• Familiarity with state management libraries (Redux, MobX, Zustand).

• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Detox, Appium, Stryker).

• Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and responsive design.

• Proficiency with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines.

• Develop and maintain React Native applications with clean, efficient code.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.

• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.

• A portfolio of Android apps in the Play Store is a plus.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based in Pune location.