Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.
We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.
Role: Software Engineer (iOS)
Location: Soho Square, London Office / Hybrid
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
The Role
We are on a mission to be "the app you can’t move without". Since launching Rightmove in 2000 with a will to make home-hunting happy, we are now the biggest property app and website in the UK with over 2.5 million iOS users a month.
We are seeking a product-focused iOS Engineer to join our Native Apps team. In this role you will design, build and maintain high quality features in the Rightmove iOS app, working in a cross-discipline team of Product Managers, QA, Back-end engineers, Product Designers and Analytics specialists. You will contribute to the full lifecycle of feature delivery, from technical discovery and solution design through to release and monitoring. You will write clean, testable Swift code, collaborate closely with peers through pairing and reviews, and help us continuously improve user experience, performance and reliability.
Responsibilities will include:
- Product Collaboration: Work with Product Managers, Designers and Analytics from the early stages of discovery to refine problems, estimate work and shape solutions that align with product goals.
- Feature Delivery: Implement new features and enhancements end to end, integrating with APIs, feature flags, and analytics, and supporting releases through our CI/CD pipelines.
- Technical Implementation: Build robust, maintainable code using Swift, SwiftUI and UIKit, following agreed patterns such as MVVM and Clean Architecture.
- User-Focused Solutions: Ensure features are intuitive, performant and accessible, using platform best practices and native patterns.
- Quality Focus: Contribute unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, and help maintain high standards of reliability and crash-free sessions.
- Data-Driven Iteration: Instrument features with analytics and work with Product and Data to understand usage and iterate on user experience.
Continuous Improvement: Help evolve our shared components, design system and developer tooling to improve the speed and quality of delivery.
We are looking for someone who:
- Experience: Has commercial experience in iOS development, shipping and supporting consumer-facing applications.
- Product Mindset: Understands how their work impacts key user journeys and product outcomes and can contribute to discovery and refinement.
- Technical Skills: Proficient with Swift, UIKit and ideally SwiftUI, with experience of common architectural patterns such as MVVM.
- Collaborative Skills: Has experience working in cross discipline teams with Product Managers, Designers, QA and Back-end engineers.
- Quality Orientation: Writes testable code, uses code reviews effectively and cares about maintainability, reliability and performance.
- Data Awareness: Is comfortable working with analytics events and using data to inform decisions and prioritisation.
- Growth Mindset: Actively looks for feedback, is keen to learn from others and to share knowledge with the team.
Bonus points for:
- Experience with Firebase, GA4 or similar mobile analytics platforms.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design on iOS.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tooling such as Bitrise and automated testing strategies.
Our approach to AI:
At Rightmove, we expect everyone to actively explore and use AI tools to improve their productivity, creativity, and impact. We believe that software and product are ultimately people problems, and everything we build is aimed at improving the lives of others. Our view is that thoughtful use of AI can free up more time for the human parts of our work, understanding real problems, listening carefully, and making sure we are solving the right things in the right way. If you are not curious about how to use AI to work smarter, this is unlikely to be the right environment for you.
Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.
We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.
Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:
- We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
- We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
- We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
- We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
- We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!
If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making......
- Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
- Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
- 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
- Contributory stakeholder pension.
- Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
- Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
- Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
- Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.
- We offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. For our roles, such as Field or Home-based positions, different working arrangements apply - full details will be shared during the recruitment process.
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.By applying, you confirm that you are aged at least 18 or over and that you’ve read and understood our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle and protect your personal information during the recruitment process.
Skills Required
- Commercial experience in iOS development
- Proficient with Swift, UIKit, and ideally SwiftUI
- Experience working in cross discipline teams
- Ability to write testable code and participate in code reviews
- Comfortable working with analytics events and data
What We Do
Since launching in March 2000, we have remained the market leader and the go to place for people looking for their next home to buy or place to rent. To make all those home hunters happy we’ve invested in our tech and our website, we’re constantly looking to try new things with an aim to help make home moving easier. Home movers across the UK spend more than a billion minutes on Rightmove each month. Our website and apps receive over 150M views per month, making us one of the most top visited sites in the UK! Helping our customers to market to the largest possible audience and to win more business is at the heart of everything we do. We offer dedicated memberships and specialist teams to support property professionals across the residential and commercial property markets, in the UK and Overseas. Want to work with us? Keep an eye out for career opportunities!
