Macos Applications Engineer

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Job Title: macOS Applications Engineer

Location: London, (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 6 months contract initially

Pay Rate: £372 per day on PAYE

Summary:

• Positioned at the intersection of design, entertainment and technology, our team is comprised of many different backgrounds, experiences and interests.
• We are a small, hands-on group building tools that streamline processes across multiple lines of business, where creative production meets software engineering.
• We care as much about craft as we do about shipping reliably.

Scope of the Assignment:

• You will build and improve a suite of native macOS applications used in design production.
• Work is scoped at the start and wraps up with a shipped build, checked through the team's usual build, signing, release, and testing steps.
• You will also work on maintenance, defect resolution, refactoring, and rebuilds required in the life cycle of the projects.
• Your work spans native macOS tooling, Adobe design software, and Python file-processing scripts.
• You will prototype new approaches within this stack as they emerge, testing each one against a real production need rather than exploring it in the abstract.
• You will also build automation and integrations from production requirements gathered from content design stakeholders, turning what's needed into tools that hold up in daily use.
• Each piece of work is scoped and delivered on its own, with revisions folded into the work cycle.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong Swift experience building and shipping native macOS applications.
• Experience with the Xcode build and release life cycle.
• Experience processing, exporting, or otherwise manipulating video or images programmatically (eg AVFoundation, Core Image).
• Experience with SwiftUI and modern Swift concurrency (async/await).
• An innovative, open-minded approach to problem-solving - genuine curiosity about new technology and how it can reshape existing workflows, and comfort bringing new tools into daily practice as they emerge.
• Expertise with Git for version control and collaborative development.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work directly with non-engineering creative stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including automating them.
• Familiarity with Python for broader automation and file processing.
• Experience with macOS auto-update frameworks.
• Familiarity with Client's Human Interface Guidelines for macOS.
• Experience building tools for a creative, media, or design production team.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.