IOS & Android Backend Developer - Manchester
Location: Manchester
Contract Duration: 12 Months
*Urgent 12-Month Contract - Role hiring now!*
This is a *Manchester* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Technology Client that is working on *building high-quality software, owning services end-to-end, and working closely with product and UX teams in a large-scale, multi-module environment.*
Our client is looking for an experienced iOS, Android & Backend Developer to join their engineering team. This role focuses on building high-quality software, owning services end-to-end, and working closely with product and UX teams in a large-scale, multi-module environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop high-quality software using Swift, Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.
* Write clean, modular, well-tested code and contribute to continuous improvement.
* Monitor, maintain, and own services end-to-end, including deployments and performance.
* Resolve production issues, complete root cause analysis, and improve system reliability.
* Participate in architectural discussions and provide technical guidance.
* Communicate effectively with peers, product owners, and other stakeholders.
* May take part in an on-call rotation.
Must-Have Skills
General
* REST APIs
* Unit Testing
* Modularisation
iOS
* Swift, SwiftUI, XCTest
Android
* Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM
Backend
* Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, Gradle
Nice-to-Have Skills
General
* Clean Architecture, DI, TDD, GraphQL, JSON-schema
* Server-Driven UI, A/B Testing
iOS
* Objective-C, UIKit, Tuist, Fastlane, GitLab CI, UI Testing
Android
* Java, Coroutines/Flow, Retrofit, OKHttp, GitLab CI, UI/Snapshot testing
Backend
* Coroutines, GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Harness, Sonar, Integration Testing
* OpenTelemetry, Grafana
Systems Experience
* iOS: Xcode, Swift (Objective-C beneficial)
* Android: Android Studio, Kotlin (Java beneficial)
* Backend: IntelliJ, Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot
What We Want to See on Your CV
* Experience with large, multi-module codebases.
* Examples showing autonomy, past project impact, and accessibility implementation.
* Data-driven decision making (experimentation, feature toggles).
* Strong stakeholder collaboration.
* Knowledge of modular architectures (Clean Architecture, dependency inversion).
* Backend experience with Spring Boot, API development, and TDD.
Please send your CV or call Toni to discuss further.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply.