Software Engineer (iOS)

SG Digital ,
Bristol, Bristol
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Company Description SG Digital leads the online gaming and sports betting industry with cutting-edge software and technologies that put the player first. Our solutions are used by some of the world's most successful operators, including William Hill , Ladbrokes , Paddy Power , Betfair and SkyBet . Our world-leading OpenSports product portfolio processes over 70% of all UK & Gibraltar regulated bets, on a system that offers unparalleled levels of performance and scalability. Our customer teams ensure that our global clients receive ongoing support and development to keep their sports betting solutions ahead rapidly evolving tech trends. With offices in the UK, North America , Australia , Greece, and Romania, over 20 customers in the online gaming industry and over 100 partners worldwide, SG Digital provides the most open gaming platform and a product suite that ensures the very best and most flexible solution available. We are passionate about the work we do and have built a reputation on the high quality of our software, our delivery and client satisfaction. Job Description The Software Engineer (iOS) role will be a key one for the SGD team. Reporting to a Development Lead, the Senior Software Engineer will be working alongside other Software Engineers, Project Managers, QA and Software Architects in order to shape and implement the technology and product deliverables that will drive forward SGD's mobile applications strategic initiative. The SGD Product Development teams are more aggressively adopting newer technologies, architectural principles and approaches to development, deployment and monitoring. Software Engineers will be critical to ensure to ensure the highest coding standards and quality of deliverables to the QA and Delivery teams and for adoption by operators. A Software Engineer will be expected to both lead and mentor less experienced developers, actively contributing to their day-to-day activities and training needs. There will be a mixture of small, but strategically significant projects, and also large scale complex programmes of work, all delivered in an Agile format with direction from Product Management, but with delivery via a tightly contained team focused on quality deliverables. A "can do" attitude and out-of-the-box thinking will be prerequisites! Key Accountabilities * Development of new features and functionality for SGD native mobile applications, including the production of unit tests as and where required * Active participant in reviews for products and services delivered across the wider SGD Product Development Organisations * Ensuring code quality is maintained for products and services delivered by the team the Software Engineer is working with * Ensuring that products and services adhere to agreed performance KPIs and are delivered in line with SGD CI / CD requirements * Ensuring that all products and services have agreed levels of test coverage, in line with SGD requirements and adhering to agreed architectural and technology (including security) standards * Review of detailed release documentation for handover to Delivery teams * Maintenance of relevant technical sections of the internal Knowledge Base * Mentorship of less experienced Software Engineers Key Responsibilities * Active understanding of solutions architecture and design, including KPI definition * Ability to input into high level estimates of software deliverables for planning purposes * Supporting the Development Lead, other Software Engineers and Delivery team leads to ensure continuous quality improvement in the development teams * Be an integral part of the design and architecture of SGD's mobile applications * Proactively identify and address areas of material improvement, notably around performance, security and usability * Where applicable, ensuring that development team processes are aligned with technical processes prevalent in the wider company * Ensure that all team members have a clear understanding of the overall system architecture and design components, in the context of meeting product requirements and also Apple's specific guidelines and requirements * Monitor and adapt to changes in the iOS Operating systems, native SDKs and build frameworks introduced by Apple * Knowledge of Agile development processes and scrum roles and responsibilities * On occasion, lead an Agile workstream Qualifications * A Bachelor's degree (1st or 2:1) from a well regarded university in a computer science or traditional science subject such as physics or mathematics, engineering, or information systems * At least 4+ years of experience developing commercial iOS Mobile applications * At least two published iOS apps in the Apple App Store * Ability to document technical solutions in a variety of formats and to constructively share knowledge with less experienced team members * Ability to learn and critique new technologies quickly * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to peer gr

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