Sr. Developer, IT Mobile Apps

About the position

This position is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of Tractor Supply Company consumer facing mobile applications. This requires working closely with the E-Commerce and Mobility teams to lead the creation of industry leading apps for iOS and Android platforms. The position is also responsible for estimation, planning, execution, and delivery of eCommerce applications for mobile. Additional responsibilities include mentoring other junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Works with technical leads, architects, and vendor partners to determine project scope and vision, set system goals, identify and resolve system issues, ensure the system is implemented as designed and in adherence to the implementation guidelines
• Partners with the business analysts to review and refine business requirements into core system capabilities
• Assists developers, analysts, and designers in conceptualizing and validating solutions that meet business requirements
• Prototypes new requirements for the purpose of enhancing technical functionalities and information process flow
• Develops and/or configures, builds, reviews and unit tests software/solutions
• Mentors team members on new technologies in area of expertise
• Works with Enterprise teams to ensure changes are properly documented, communicated, audited, and deployed in compliance with established procedures
• Participates in 24x7 on call rotations
• May perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 6-9 years of experience in design, development, maintenance, and support of Mobile applications on iOS, Android and Microsoft
• Experience with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality is required
• Experience with E-Commerce or Retail is preferred
• Experience in migrating applications and pipelines to GitHub Enterprise Cloud using GitHub Actions
• Experience with back-end technologies such as GraphQL or Node.js
• Bachelor's degree or 4-year equivalent required
• College degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Strong knowledge of React Native, ReactJS, REST, Swift, Java/kotlin, Angular, and Node JS
• Strong knowledge of UI/UX, web front-end design, Javascript, CSS and HTML
• Strong knowledge of publishing and supporting apps in Apple Store and Google Play
• Strong knowledge of mobile application security
• Strong knowledge of profiling tools, memory management, load testing and performance tuning
• Strong familiarity with Git, Gitlab/Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, Visual Studio App Center and Jenkins/Bamboo
• Experience working in an agile environment a huge plus
• Ability to work independently, work in a fast-paced environment, and manage workload prioritization to deliver high quality work products on time with minimal direction is preferred
• Demonstrated collaboration skills with the ability to handle conflict and to work with a distributed team
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to use proven problem-solving approaches to most solutions