SR IT DEVELOPER - Home Services Mobility (iOS)

POSITION PURPOSE -
he Home Depot is the leading retailer in home improvement across all channels - stores, online, and mobile. The Home Services business is a strategic investment area for the company and is a rapidly growing portfolio. We are looking for highly qualified technical leaders and innovators to help grow this business through mobility. As the Senior Developer you will be responsible for implementing and supporting native applications (iOS) to support the dynamic growth of Home Services applications. This role requires deep technical knowledge, strategic planning and hands-on execution towards delivering high quality native mobile apps.

- You excel at developing native apps that are highly scalable and robust.

- You have strong understanding of major iOS design & development paradigms.

- You thrive in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment which focuses extensively on delivering high quality applications at a rapid pace.

- You will be a team player who helps solve the most challenging business problems at large scale.

- You will serve as subject matter expert and be a key contributor to our rapidly growing Home Services application portfolio.

The Sr. Developer has proficient knowledge of multiple programming languages along with the ability to take business requirements and develop the total technical design for an entire application to be run in production. The Sr. Developer has the ability to lay out requirements for the project team. Ability to guide and direct work on multiple projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production. Thorough understanding of life cycle development through production implementation and post implementation. The Sr. Developer has the ability to present at the various architecture review boards. Display strategic view of applications and how they fit into the whole retail space.


MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -
Define, plan and implement solutions on assigned moderately complex projects.

Take business requirements and develop the total technical design on moderately complex projects and ensure proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production.

Conduct appropriate test reviews for assigned projects and present to architecture review boards as necessary.

Promote and follow the established processes, policies, standards and procedures to assure compliance with corporate and regulatory policies and standards.

Provide technical direction to associate developers, developers and contractors.

NATURE AND SCOPE -
Typically reports to Manager, Information Technology

Responsible for helping others and providing on-the-job training or guidance

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS -
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must pass the Drug Test.
Must successfully complete any required training or orientation courses.

EDUCATION REQUIRED -
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE - 3

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS -
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS -

3+ years’ experience with native iOS mobile applications (iPhone, iPad)

3+ years’ experience with Objective-C

5+ experience with XML, JSON and Web Services

Experience working with Subversion, SQL and Java (strongly preferred)

6+ years of software development experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Experience building complex iOS Apps that have been successfully delivered to customers

Proficient in fundamentals of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES -
Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Ability to communicate issues and recommend solutions in a timely manner to Management.

Strong decision making abilities.

Experience developing new application systems for production.