Mobile Developer

Job Summary

The Mobile Developer utilizes Java, Kotlin, and Swift to develop secure enterprise applications for Android and iOS. This role will design, build, and extend core capabilities for Mobile experiences. The Mobile Developer is part of a multidisciplinary agile team delivering end-to-end solutions based upon requirements and business needs, from concept to production ready software.

This role is responsible for the full process cycle of application development, including defining requirements, application development and deployment, implementing best-practices, supporting testing efforts, and providing documentation while working with business units. The Mobile Developer proactively provides project task and status updates.

The Mobile Developer reports to the Manager, Member Systems.

About UFCU

Our Credit Union was founded in 1936 and has grown to serve members throughout Texas and beyond. At UFCU, we are more than just a financial institution, and our people are more than just employees. We are dedicated to our purpose of empowering our Members to achieve financial success and build brighter futures.

In pursuit of our aspiration that UFCU is loved by millions of Members and built to thrive for generations, we are guided by our values:

Purposefully Member-Obsessed

We are driven by a profound sense of empathy to deeply understand our Members’ needs and

preferences, what brighter futures means to them, and the obstacles in their way. We act in our

Members’ best interests, forever seeking to empower their financial success.

Possibilities Reimagined

We are inspired to courageously experiment, learn, and iterate in pursuit of positive impact for our Members, UFCU, and coworkers. We challenge assumptions, embrace diverse perspectives, and make use of data and insights.

Performance Excellence Rooted in Unwavering Integrity

We do the right thing, always. We champion teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and celebrate successful outcomes of others, fostering an inclusive environment of excellence and collaboration.

Essential Functions

Application Oversight

• Develop applications: seamless third-party integration; secure coding practices, performance analysis, streamlining applications
• Maintain applications: debugging, troubleshooting and log monitoring including legacy applications, resolution of critical production bugs
• Contribute to creation of Application road maps
• Participate/Lead in peer reviews

Analysis, Design and Testing

• Conduct analysis and modeling: development deliverables such as data flow diagrams, class diagrams etc.
• Conduct unit testing: domain driven testing, contribute to test plan development, installation and execution
• Architecture: interface/application design, and optimum performance
• Direct developer tool selection

Collaboration

• Create and communicate documentation, conduct unit testing follow-up, and participate in change management
• Contribute to setting the development standards through documentation, test automation, build and deployment process

Other

• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes
• Complete required regulatory training as assigned
• Maintain strict adherence to and compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and internal controls specific to the role, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and Fair Lending regulations

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of agile software development practices and methodologies
• Strong knowledge of UI/UX design principles and best practices
• Familiarity with cloud services, such as Azure, and APIs

Skills

• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational, process management, and time management skills, with the ability to proactively and consistently meet deadlines without supervision
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, collaborative, and active listening communication skills

Abilities

• Strong ability to effectively communicate with both IT and business partners
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and inspire teams
• Ability to deliver high-quality, well-designed code that is clean and easy for others to maintain
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to engage in problem-solving skills to help identify and resolve issues

Competencies

• Demonstrating Member Obsession

• Puts themselves in the Member’s shoes
• Looks for friction points
• Makes it personalized and easy

• Demonstrating Performance Excellence

• Sets standards for elevating excellence
• Ensures elevated quality
• Takes responsibility
• Conducts continuous improvement

• Demonstrating Innovation

• Challenges current thinking
• Approaches change with a positive mindset

Experience

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum three (3) years of Android and iOS development experience
• Experience with architecture patterns such as MVVM, VIPER or MVP
• Experience with Swift, Java, Kotlin and Angular
• Experience with Jenkins and Groovy pipelines
• Experience working with GIT for source control

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. Years of experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• Experience working for a financial institution
• Familiarity with .Net Core
• Familiarity with front end or full stack development

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Will make extensive use of the telephone and virtual communications requiring the ability to explain complex information effectively and accurately.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• This position is available to work from home for 80% of the time. This schedule may change at UFCU’s discretion as business needs dictate.
• This position may involve periodic stressful conditions.
• May occasionally require an adjusted work schedule, overtime, and evening/weekend hours.
• Frequent computer use at a workstation up to two hours at a time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)