Lead Mobile Engineer

Job Description

Who were looking for We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Mobile App Developer who is an expert in IOS native app development and will be responsible for: • Advising the business and collaborate with the development teams on mobile best practice and position Schroders for future growth in mobile usage both internally and externally. • Development of mobile applications for IOS, and/or React Native. • Work effectively with client-facing groups within Schroders with a collaborative approach to gather business requirements and translate those requirements into functional solutions. • Working with our UX Design team to manage and maintain the creative design; look and feel of our mobile products. • Having a passion for keeping up to date with the latest industry trends in mobile technologies, demonstrating thought leadership and coaching to other team members. • Experienced in articulating technical solutions to non-technical and business stakeholders is an advantage. • Collaborating with IT infrastructure to create and maintain a robust framework to support apps. • Responsible for development tasks, including design, build, test, which contribute to the delivery of working software required by the Product owners. • Responsible for contributing to agile planning, including sizing stories, parsing user stories into tasks etc. • Responsible for collaboration with business stakeholders and agile analysts to effectively deliver features and user stories into working software that is fit for purpose • Working with colleagues from other agile teams and shared service teams to both communicate and accept dependencies • Responsible for writing unit tests, build and deployment scripts to support Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. • Ensuring continued improvement through conducting regular retrospective reviews and executing high priority actions that emerge The role requires a structured creative individual who can govern our growing demand for mobile app development on a global level. It is a senior development position; strong technical skills are desired as you are expected to build applications as well as liaise with agencies undertaking mobile development. About Schroders Were a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And weve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesnt change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper. Technology at Schroders Theres a huge amount of change going on at Schroders. Technologys shaping our business more and more, so there are many opportunities waiting to be grabbed. And because were a big financial player, we can put hefty backing behind good ideas. Were a serious business - we have enormous responsibilities to our clients and shareholders. But just because were suited and booted, that doesnt make us stuffy; our tech teams are friendlier and more informal than you might expect. The base We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. Were close to our clients, in the heart of the UKs financial centre. Face to face interaction remains a key aspect of our culture and the office is valuable for many of us. Flexible working is a key element of our working practices and as a general principle, we have decided that there will be no Group-wide mandated requirements to be in the office for a certain number of days. Its about choice and empowering you to work in the ways that are most productive for you, your team and the business. The team You will work in an Agile development team within Schroders Digital Department, part of the Global Technology function. Gathering, understanding and providing technology solutions across the wider Schroders business in an iterative and fast moving environment. The team is currently working with both the Asset Management and Wealth business developing mobile apps for sharing thought leadership content and providing portfolio management capabilities to clients. For these apps we are using a combination of IOS Native and React Native for Android in a modern technology stack. The Global Technology vision is to ensure a stable operating environment that can leverage Agile to effectively deliver enhanced business benefits focused on value delivered to our external and internal customers. With a culture of excellence through collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, Global Technology will enable Schroders to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need • Excellent software design principles and patterns, designing code for readability and re-usability, scalability, and maintainability • Understanding the entire application life cycle for IOS - concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and ongoing support. • Experience developing mobile applications with React Native • Ability to translate business requirements into functional specification, delivering a tested functioning solution • Demonstrable background in stakeholder and relationship-management in order to successfully manage a broad, diverse network of relationships, both internal and external. • Strong understanding and experience applying Agile principles • Good DevOps experience including continuous integration and automated deployment. Knowledge of certain tooling is a plus; such as Azure DevOps, Git, Fastlane, Confluence. • Experience working with global colleagues and stakeholders understanding cultural differences, time zones etc. • Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help • Experience and interest in Android development • Experience and interest in other cross platform development technologies • Experience and knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) What youll be like • Team leader who is capable to drive the team, leads by example, supports and mentors the team members, and engages with the other team leads to align on dependencies and cross teams challenges • Team player who values clean code and the continuous learning culture • Passionate about what you do, detail-orientated, always striving for excellence and proactively seeking for areas to improve • Capable of remaining positive when under pressure • Able to prioritize work and limit work in progress in order to achieve optimal flow; must be able to manage stakeholder expectations and commitments. • Friendly, approachable and collaborative team player who enjoys working with people from across the