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Senior iOS Developer (6-12 month contract)
1 year ago
Working Location
We are a mixture of remote and hybrid working. Our primary location and only hybrid office is in London and we have remote teams across locations globally which overlap well with the GMT time zone.
Applicant requirements
- Able to overlap with the GMT UK timezone and hours of 10am - 5pm
- Our common company language is English and applicants must be able to communicate in this language fluently
- Must be able to travel to London for in person company events/workshops 2-5 times a year without a requirement of a visa or long haul travel
What we are looking for
We are looking for a Senior iOS Swift Developer to join us as contractor in supporting our IOS development team and product within our broader technology team. This role will work closely within the IOS project team, a small agile team of 6 including Design, Tech, QA and Product.
What you will do..
- Write magnificent code in a collaborative environment using proven design patterns and experiential wisdom.
- Make quick, reasonable estimates for new feature work, as well as propose alternatives to save on implementation time
- Deliver code and review PRs in a consistent manner.
- Work with your Lead and the Product Manager to deliver features which incrementally provide improvements against proven metrics.
- Participate in knowledge sharing meetings to improve the code base at various states of the development process
- Mentor team members on architecture and coding practice.
- Make time to innovate and share ideas for experimentation to support technology advancement and product development which delivers business value.
What you will bring..
- Hands on, demonstrable experience of designing solutions for feature requirements in an Agile Scrum team and translating these into high quality code
- Expert iOS development knowledge with iOS Swift
- Applied knowledge of software engineer best practice and multiple software development methodologies. e.g. Scrum, Kanban
- Knowledge of Software Architecture (e.g. VIPER, RIBS)
- Worked on apps which support iOS devices (iPhone and iPad)
- Experience collaborating on software projects with design and backend aspects
- Ability to multi-task and to adapt easily to change
- Proficient in the use of source control solutions such as GIT
- Clear understanding of CI/CD processes
- Proficient communicator including in cross-discipline conversations
- Strong team player with good interpersonal and teamwork skills
Desirable Experience & Skills..
- Good understanding of the challenges involved in maintaining, iterating and scaling a product
- Experience implementing and maintaining 3rd parties SDKs (Facebook, Firebase, etc.)
- Experience with industry-standard bug reporting software such as JIRA
- A passion for games, including mobile
What you will get in return
- A competitive salary
- Cross-team learning opportunities
- Hybrid/Remote working options
More About DREST
DREST is the world’s first interactive luxury lifestyle & styling game, combining state-of-the-art technology with a luxury fashion and beauty styling experience that has real-time content at its core.
We are an award-winning fast-growth digital platform led by industry experts from the tech, luxury fashion, gaming and e-commerce worlds.
Centered around gamification, entertainment and creativity, DREST combines state-of-the-art technology with in-game fashion discovery, styling and shopping, all inspired by a real-time content feed reflecting the daily global fashion and lifestyle zeitgeist.
Our mission is to open up the fun, fantasy and creativity of the exclusive world of fashion, lifestyle and luxury to all via social gaming. By doing this, we are creating new and meaningful communications for one of the most exciting and impactful industries in the world through the application of gaming and proprietary technology and seminal art and design.
The leader in the development of luxury, lifestyle & beauty games, DREST partners with the very best of luxury brands worldwide including Gucci, Prada, Valentino, Burberry, Cartier, Breitling, Fenty, Armani, NARS and Bang & Olufsen amongst 250 others. DREST’s e-commerce partner is Farfetch, the world’s leading luxury fashion marketplace where everything one plays with is shoppable in real life. Named by Fast Company as one of ‘The Most Innovative Gaming Companies’ in the world (2021) DREST is forging ahead in this groundbreaking gaming genre.
Our employees are spread across the globe and we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism & diversity. We hire from the exciting worlds of gaming, tech, luxury fashion & lifestyle bringing a variety of perspectives closer together with the aim of creating inclusive, dynamic, equitable & original products tailored to our audiences around the world.
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