Come join Home Trust Company as a Senior Mobile Developer in our IT Digital Services team!

Home Trust Company has developed a track record of success as Canadas leading alternative lender, employing nearly 800 people in our Toronto headquarters and branches across the country. Building on the demonstrated strength of its core residential mortgage lending business, the Company also offers complementary lending services, as well as highly competitive deposit investment products, through Oaken Financial. Our culture has been shaped by the passion and integrity of our people. Home Trust is a private company.

FIRST THING WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, passionate, and driven to execute with excellence!

WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES WELL-BEING, WHAT WE OFFER:

• Base salary, with yearly incentive performance bonus
• Three (3) weeks of vacation, an additional six (6) flex days (sick or personal) in addition to statutory holidays
• Comprehensive benefit packages, offered through Manulife
• Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) up to 8% contribution program & employer match
• $1000 Employee Referral Program
• Employee Discounts; phone plans, gym membership, Toronto Bike Share and many retailer discounts offered through WorkPerks
• Education Assistance program

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Primary responsibility of this role is to develop, maintain and provide design related guidance on native Mobile based applications that are used daily by our partners & customers. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of software development and best practices and contribute to the teams expertise.

The role involves overseeing the coordination of application design and implementation, ensuring alignment with business processes through close collaboration with business analysts. They will provide expert guidance on design and implementation and best practices to optimize processes. Additionally, the candidate will engage in creative brainstorming with business stakeholders and dedicate time to mentor fellow developers within the organization.

In addition:

• Lead the design of new applications, feature requests and projects, defining overall application design, and the future state
• Review projects for initial effort, impact and complexity working directly with the Project Management Office on effort estimation and scoping.
• Provide best practices on software design lifecycle (SDLC).
• Responsible for meeting expectations and deliverables on time and in high quality.
• Improve the application landscape by identifying new opportunities to simplify existing processes through technical means.
• Identify and drive the future vision of the applications, ensuring high quality, efficiency and best practices are driving the future.
• Peer review Mobile app related code as part of the peer review process.
• Provide a thorough understanding of internet security threats and risk management, and advice on application development in regard to the OWASP standards.
• Together with the support team, ensure the stabilization of current applications and the introduction of new modules as appropriate.
• Provide second level support that meets the defined IT service levels and standards, and to meet or surpass business and customer expectations.
• Operates with high standards in regards to consumer and employee privacy of information, and industry compliance requirement.
• Support the information systems operate according to internal standards, external accrediting agency standards and legal requirements.
• Ensures the integrity of IT assets.
• Explore new technologies for future planning and potential implementation.
• Identify key areas for improvement in current applications, processes and drive the future vision.
• Interface with industry on current trends in business and information technology.
• Provide feedback to the business about projects and initiatives that affect or need to be supported by the current operating environment.
• Provide a thorough understanding of internet security threats and risk management and advise on application development in regard to the OWASP standards.
• Knowledge of and implementation of standards in regard to consumer and employee privacy of information, and industry compliance requirement.

WHAT WE REQUIRE:

• Authorized to work in Canada
• Great communication skills
• Post-secondary degree or diploma, preferably in business management, finance, or related field (university an asset)
• 8+ years of experience in developing mobile applications - iOS using XCode, Swift 2.0 and higher, Android 4.0 and higher using Android Studio or Eclipse
• Experience consuming RESTful services from within a mobile app, using the appropriate methodology for the selected framework (native vs cross-platform)
• Demonstrable knowledge of front-end web technologies including HTML5, CSS/JavaScript/jQuery, AJAX, Angular, etc.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology
• Experience in Web Services (AFNetworking/alamo fire JSON)
• Possess thorough understanding of mobile application architectures and Mobile UI / UX design experience
• Experience in cross-platform development using either Objective-C, XCode, Native Android, Cordova, and Ionic

PREREQUISITE: Maintain a positive supportive attitude, help to maintain an inclusive and supportive company culture!