Senior Software Engineer

Up to £90 per hour (Inside IR35) | 40-hour working week

Manchester - 2 days per week in the office, remote working otherwise

Initial 6-month contract

You will play a key role in building app-wide features, improving infrastructure, solving complex technical challenges and driving technical excellence across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to iOS development, building and enhancing mobile features using Swift and/or Objective-C .
• Work across different layers of the technology stack to deliver end-to-end features and solutions.
• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, application and technical issues.
• Continuously improve services and applications to enhance performance, scalability and resource optimisation.
• Lead technical initiatives that improve development processes and contribute to business opportunities for the team's product and the wider company.
• Lead and contribute to technical and architectural discussions, helping the team reach effective and scalable solutions.
• Mentor and support colleagues in their professional development, including onboarding new team members.
• Promote a collaborative working environment and help turn individual ideas into effective technical solutions.
• Contribute to recruitment activities, including technical interviews and onboarding of new hires.

Qualifications and Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software development experience across multiple technologies and programming languages.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, development practices and building scalable applications and services.
• 5+ years of experience working with the iOS SDK , with hands‑on development experience using Swift and/or Objective-C .
• Strong knowledge of iOS development and relevant Apple frameworks.
• Comfortable moving between web/application development and mobile development as part of the same product.
• Experience with automated testing and deploying applications, including iOS apps.
• Familiarity with A/B testing in app development.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail and a focus on delivering high‑quality software.
• Self‑motivated, proactive and comfortable working collaboratively within a technical team.
• A passion for exploring new technologies and finding effective solutions to complex technical challenges.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with Apple App Store and app distribution processes .
• Having an approved application available on the Apple App Store.
• Experience with server‑driven UI frameworks .
• Experience working with modern full‑stack architectures.
• Experience working on large‑scale consumer‑facing applications.