Senior Consultant, iOS Developer, Deloitte Digital

Want to shape the future of online experiences? So do we. At Deloitte Digital, we connect creativity with technology for business. Bringing empathy, ideas, and experience into digital transformation. Together with all of Deloitte, we create connections across the breadth of our people, organisation, and ecosystems to make an impact that matters to our clients and to society. We are a new type of creative digital consultancy that fuses strategy, tech and design to identify where businesses need to be, then get them there. Fast.

We are looking for experienced practitioners from a consulting, design, tech or business background who can show our clients what’s next, then work with our mixed-discipline team to make it happen. As part of our T&T practice, your career with Deloitte Digital can take multiple paths, including: customer and channel strategy, customer experience design, designing new service capabilities and operations, mobile, online and contact centre technology solutions, and related technology and operational change programmes.

We embrace the strengths of diverse talent within our team. You may have a brilliant mind, be a confident communicator or a nerd for all things digital, or you may have an impeccable business instinct, a collaborative outlook and a flair for big ideas. We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients.

Connect to your career at Deloitte. Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

We are looking for people who are natural initiative-takers who bring out the best in others, are brilliant listeners and can grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture. You will work with outstanding digital talent across disciplines to innovate and create great solutions for iconic brands.

• Develop and maintain advanced iOS applications.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on feature development.
• Implement UI/UX designs for a seamless user experience.
• Integrate third-party APIs and collaborate with backend developers.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure application quality.
• Stay updated on iOS development trends and technologies.
• Optimize application performance and resolve technical issues.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and App Store guidelines.
• Collaborate on problem-solving and contribute to team discussions.

Overall, you are an ideas person and problem solver as well as a hands-on doer. You know it takes a mix of people to do amazing work, so you love collaborating with and learning from people with different skills, backgrounds and perspectives. If you have an interesting or unusual mix of skills yourself, even better.

Extensive experience in Swift is crucial, as it’s the primary language for iOS development. Knowledge of Objective-C is also beneficial, especially for maintaining and updating legacy code. Familiarity with core iOS frameworks like UIKit, CoreData, CoreAnimation, etc., is essential. Experience with SwiftUI for modern iOS development is increasingly important.

Understanding the full lifecycle of iOS apps, from initial design and development to deployment and ongoing maintenance. Ability to integrate third-party APIs and understand networking concepts, including working with RESTful APIs and handling JSON. Knowledge of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines. Experience in creating user-friendly, accessible, and responsive interfaces.

Experience with version control systems, particularly Git, for managing changes in code across large teams and projects. Proficiency in writing and maintaining unit tests, UI tests, and debugging complex issues. Ability to optimise app performance and memory usage and understanding of multi-threading and concurrency in iOS apps.

Familiarity with Apple’s App Store, app submission process, app review guidelines, and managing app releases and updates. Ability to manage multiple aspects of app development projects, including planning, timelines, and collaboration across teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to navigate complex development challenges and implement effective solutions.

Staying updated with the latest trends and advancements in iOS development, programming languages, and emerging technologies. Strong communication skills for effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other stakeholders.

For a senior role, the ability to lead projects, mentor junior developers, and potentially manage a development team. Knowledge of advanced features such as ARKit, CoreML, or advanced SwiftUI is increasingly in demand for creating cutting-edge applications.

Having a portfolio of developed apps available on the App Store, along with a track record of solving real-world problems through application development, can further strengthen your portfolio and appeal.

Our hybrid working policy: You’ll be based in Belfast or Manchester with hybrid working. At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely.

Our commitment to you: Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution.

You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for. Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills.

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.