Software Developer - Ios Mobile App

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join Costco Digital - part of the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco Digital is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation digital retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees. We are embarking on a large digital transformation and need team members like you to help us grow to the next level.

Our Digital team is transforming how we deliver solutions and interact with our members across our Mobile, Commerce and Order Management platforms. We have a culture of improvement & learning with a start up mentality and a customer centric approach for our Costco members and our employees. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and pursue bold ideas and explore growth opportunities.

Costco is looking for an experienced iOS Developer to join its mobile app development team, responsible for the public-facing Costco app. The individual in this role must be proficient in all aspects of a mobile app’s lifecycle from concept to delivery. The right candidate may be asked to play the role of development lead on projects, to ensure the delivery of high quality artifacts and to follow Costco’s SDLC.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

Develops efficient code in various development languages for enhancements and bug fixes.

Designs, develops, tests, and deploys software solutions and process flows complying with standards, guidelines, and best practices.

Adopts and adapts to newly approved technologies, programming languages, tools, and standards.

Identifies, assesses, and formulates architectural impacts and solutions from business requirements.

Collaborates to ensure application designs utilize appropriate patterns and standards.

Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints, including the ability to estimate work needed.

Assesses functional and nonfunctional requirements and creates designs to meet both business and technical needs.

Provides implementation expertise contributing to rollback, post install, data migration, and other artifacts as required, including creation of support plans.

Identifies and resolves problems, often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow; develops and evaluates options, and implements solutions.

Delivers across the entire app life cycle – concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to the App Store, and support.

Interacts directly with other developers and stakeholders to conceptualize, build, test, and release products.

Understands the “cutting edge” technology, while delivering reliable functionality to the market.

Partners with the User Experience team to build new features.

Optimizes performance for mobile applications.

Keeps up to date on the latest industry trends in iOS technology.

Explains technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Provides accurate and timely estimates and work breakdown schedules.

Creates conceptual and detailed technical design documents.

Adopts and implements standards and best practices for software development.

Provides 3rd-level application support for production installed components.

REQUIRED

4+ years’ of mobile app development experience.

Demonstrable knowledge of iOS development; proficient in Swift, Xcode, and Objective-C is a plus.

Detailed knowledge of iOS technologies including networking, data, and UI frameworks, and the application lifecycle.

Worked on apps that are published on the App Store.

Solid knowledge of mobile user interface development.

Good problem solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

Working knowledge of RESTful services.

Strong communication skills, both oral and written, including ability to work with all management levels.

High integrity, accountability, positive attitude, and willingness to do what it takes to make the team successful.

Proven ability to manage priorities and timelines.

Extremely responsive, with a strong sense of urgency.

Responsible, conscientious, organized, self-motivated, and able to work with limited supervision.

Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of the business including weekends, holidays, and 24/7 on call responsibilities on a rotational basis.

Recommended

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience is a plus.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 2 - $105,000 - $135,000

Level 3 - $125,000 - $160,000

Level 4 - $150,000 - $180,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. In some cases, applicants and employees for selected positions will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.