Native App Engineer - iOS

0124 KnownOrigin Labs Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global ecommerce leader in Manchester seeks a skilled native mobile developer to join their innovative team. You will be responsible for creating clean, efficient code and leading cross-functional collaborations. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of experience in mobile development and a strong understanding of iOS design principles. This role offers flexible working arrangements and a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunity for remote work

Qualifications

• 6+ years professional experience in native mobile development.
• Advanced understanding of iOS design paradigms.
• Experience with testing iOS applications using platform tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements to software design and create crash-free code.
• Take full responsibility for the entire software life cycle.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to develop solutions.

Skills

native mobile development

iOS design paradigms

testing iOS applications

app performance monitoring

advanced Swift features

dependency management tools

Job description

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the role & team

Every day, millions of users sell and ship their wares using eBay. Our team supports this diverse community by integrating connected products into the eBay platform, helping individual sellers and small businesses to meet the growing expectations of online buyers. We are an agile team who adapt quickly and stay curious. Join us to make an impact on one of the world’s largest e-commerce websites.

What you'll accomplish

Translate requirements to software design and create clean, efficient, extensible, maintainable crash‑free code that’s aligned with native platform guidelines.

Responsible for subsystems within a large domain, possessing in-depth knowledge and expertise. Taking full responsibility for the entire software life cycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, observability, and monitoring.

Serve as a key player in influencing and guiding others towards the right technical decisions.

Identifying areas of features likely to change and integrating flexibility in the design for these areas improving engineering velocity.

Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional partners to develop innovative solutions that adhere to development goals and principles.

Manage project features, break into sub‑tasks, identify and resolve issues for efficient execution.

Provide technical guidance, code review for immediate team and other teams, coaching, and mentorship to individual team members.

Identify gaps and issues across systems and functional areas, propose solutions, build the engineering roadmap, and drive resolution.

Lead and improve E2E testing quality and increase delivery velocity across features.

What you bring

• 6+ years professional experience in native mobile development
• Advanced understanding of iOS design paradigms (HIG) and networking skills (ie. migration between stacks, GraphQL, protobuff, streaming protocols, pub‑sub, etc.)
• Understanding of testing iOS applications using platform tools
• Experience with production monitoring and improving app performance, and designing, implementing, maintaining shared code
• Understanding of advanced Swift features such as generics / concurrency management
• Experience with dependency management tools in iOS - SPM / CocoaPods / Carthage, etc.

Familiarity with CI / CD tools

Strong sense of ownership and interpersonal skills to work effectively across teams.

Experience in creating and driving technical strategy and roadmap across multiple domains. Balanced trade‑offs to ship scalable solutions supporting long‑term goals.

What we bring

Exciting Product Mission with Impactful Technical Challenges - Dive into the heart of eCommerce innovation at Buyer Experiences, where we’re transforming eBay’s shopping journey. By focusing on simplification, personalization, and modernization, we aim to build world‑class buyer and seller experiences on eBay marketplaces with creativity and passion. Utilizing cutting‑edge technologies like Generative AI, you’ll tackle complex challenges that directly improve the shopping experience for millions of eBay users every day.

Vibrant Culture - At Buyer Experiences, our strength lies in our diversity, transparency, and collaborative spirit. Our open culture ensures every voice is valued and heard. We celebrate our successes together and approach each challenge as an opportunity for collective growth.

Flexible Working - Enjoy exceptional support for remote work, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly.

Competitive Compensation and Benefit - No matter where you are in the world, eBay supports your health and wellbeing with benefits as unique as you. Explore the benefits that help you be your best self.

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.