Senior Software Developer (iOS)

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is looking for an experienced iOS Developer to enhance mobile banking products. You will develop high-quality code, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and maintain app architecture. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience with iOS development, specifically in Swift 5, UIKit, and RESTful APIs. The bank fosters an inclusive workplace culture and offers competitive rewards, including flexible benefits from day one.

Benefits

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship

Flexible vacation and competitive rewards

Upskilling opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of iOS development experience including Swift 5 and XCTest.
• Strong knowledge of UIKit, Auto-Layout, and programmatic interfaces.
• Familiar with design patterns and architectural design for iOS apps.
• Deep knowledge of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.
• Experience with applications that consume RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality code for the bank's flagship mobile app.
• Collaborate with product owners and developers on features and improvements.
• Maintain architecture while adhering to coding conventions.

Skills

iOS development

Swift 5

UIKit

RESTful APIs

JIRA

Confluence

Tools

Bitbucket

Job description

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Requisition ID: 244162
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high‑performing culture.

Purpose

Contributes to development of world‑class digital products and experiences on the iOS platform that touch millions of Scotiabank customers every day. Contributes to the overall success of the Digital Banking Unit in Canada, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Work with product owners and business system analysts to refine ticket requirements in JIRA and Confluence, review pull requests, and implement documented designs.
• Develop high‑quality code by reviewing work with designer and product owners and resolving any issues quality assurance testers.
• Collaborate closely with a team of iOS, Android, and backend developers to work on both new features and incremental improvements to the bank’s flagship mobile app.
• Adheres to and demonstrates good coding conventions and best practices, and helps to maintain the architecture of the project.
• Stays on top of reviewing others’ code, actively contributing suggestions and catching potential issues.
• Always works to balance user experience, performance (client and backend), and security.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• 5 or more years of iOS development (conceptualization, design, and development), including experience with Swift 5 and XCTest.
• Strong knowledge of UIKit, Auto‑Layout, and building interfaces programmatically.
• Familiarity with different software design patterns, with some experience providing hands‑on architectural design for native iOS apps.
• Deep knowledge of iOS design best practices and Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Willing and able to provide designers with constructive feedback.
• Bonus points for knowledge of and experience with Combine and SwiftUI.
• Experience building applications that consume RESTful APIs.
• Experience with tools such as: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket.
• Comfortable working on a large‑scale product as part of a large and complex enterprise, with both new technologies and building on top of legacy systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship – We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias‑free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations – We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem – Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement – No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.