Lead Developer, Mobile App - Ios

Why Work for Frontier Airlines?

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it’s our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life.  Our successful business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need – saving them money along the way.

What We Stand For

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day.  Our ‘Done Right’ promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers.  To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things.  While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Work Perks

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members.  Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

Who We Are 

Frontier Airlines is committed to offering ‘Low Fares Done Right’ to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier’s hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves in delivering the company’s signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Lead Mobile App Software Developer must have extensive working knowledge in the discipline of software development and software engineering practices. In addition, must have experience collaborating with architects, project managers, and product owners to help deliver high-quality software features that exceed the expectations of our customers. Also, must be equally capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment. This developer will lead projects and have a large range of control over application design, technology stack decisions, and development.

Frontier Airlines is currently reviewing qualified candidates for a full-time Lead Mobile App Software Developer. The ideal candidate is someone with 9+ years of native Mobile App development in iOS  with experience leading Mobile App development teams across both platforms. You need to have both solid back-end programming experience and cutting-edge Mobile App responsive front-end experience. For the right candidate, Frontier Airline’s development environment provides a unique opportunity to be part of a team rebuilding the entire commercial software system (Website, Mobile App, Middleware). It will be designed and implemented in an ultra-modern cloud-first architecture where you will take the lead in one or more areas of development and be a key player.

Essential Functions

• Work within an agile team to develop, test, and maintain consumer-facing native Mobile Apps for iOS built in Swift with Microsoft technology back-ends (C#, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, Web API, etc.)
• Participate in bi-weekly sprint planning sessions, helping to provide sub-tasks and estimates for user stories for the work to be done in the upcoming sprint
• Participate and lead peer reviews of solution designs and code
• Provide expertise and leadership across the full stack of technologies
• Adhere to and set architecture standards, risk management, and security policies
• Develop technical documents to accurately represent application design and code
• Work closely with QA to triage and fix bugs
• Participate in the evolution of best practices, standards, and policies as it relates to software development
• Write code that is simple, maintainable, reusable, and conforms to team coding style and standards
• Accurately maintain code in source control system (Microsoft DevOps GIT), appropriately documenting and commenting check-in and merge activities
• Test deliverables against a user story’s acceptance criteria including the use of multiple browsers for desktop and mobile environments
• Assist, mentor, lead, and guide senior, mid-level, and junior team members
• Ensure continuous integration and build is in working order

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience as a Solution Architect leading development efforts, including technology stack decisions and putting together proof of concepts to be reviewed by other solution architects and the leadership team
• Experience in the design and implementation of Mobile and Web Architecture with domain knowledge in iOS, and Web Development platforms
• 5+ years of experience with cloud technologies Azure/AWS
• Successful track record of leading and automating deployments to both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
• Experience in UI implementation converting designs and work item requirements into native Mobile App responsive components with absolute perfection
• Proven ability to develop high quality enterprise-grade Mobile Applications with the work samples to back it up
• Experience developing and working with web services (REST/SOAP/GraphQL) and knowledge of industry standards such as OpenAPI, OAuth, SSO, etc.
• Debugging & optimizing code to enable maximum performance across mobile devices
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, and continuous deployment principles in an Agile environment
• Experience in other parts of our Stack is a plus – C#, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, microservices, Azure

Qualifications for iOS

• 6+ years of native experience in Swift/Objective-C is required with SwiftUI experience a plus
• Extensive experience in XCode and build tools like Gradle
• iOS Design Patterns (MVVM/MVC/MVP/Memory management)
• Swift Package Manager
• Dynamic framework development including integrating with SDKs
• Security framework (Cryptographic frameworks)
• Strong knowledge of Swift, Objective-C, and the iOS SDK

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert working knowledge of object-oriented design/programming, n-tier enterprise applications, XML\JSON, and relational databases
• Strong object-oriented design skills
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Detail-oriented with a meticulous focus on producing the highest quality results
• Ability to work effectively and lead in a fast-moving, multi-project team environment
• Work effectively in an Agile development process
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication as well as strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop code for testability
• Capable of learning new technologies and platforms quickly and presenting solutions to the leadership team
• Ability to work individually and in a team environment
• Self-motivated and able to handle responsibilities without consistent oversight
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy and security practices and laws, PCI, and/or SOX a plus

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including personal computers, Apple computers, various and future tablets, smartphones and wearable technology, copiers, fax machine, printer, phones, and future and upcoming technology that may not yet be publicly available

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled.

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Supervision Received

General Direction:  The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Positions Supervised

None

Salary Range

$127,280.00 - $159,100.00

Please note: this posting has a closing date of 1/15/2024, midnight MT.

Workplace Policies

At Frontier Airlines, we wholeheartedly support and have a strong commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action. Frontier is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender variance, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, martial status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military, veteran status, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Diversity is an essential part of our success. Our company flourishes because of the unique backgrounds, skills and ideas that our team members contribute every day. We salute and actively recruit veterans. Military experience is valuable and transferable to many of the positions essential to the operations of our airline.

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace. All prospective DOT safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP). Further, any DOT safety-sensitive job applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature and level of work required of the referenced position; they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position.  Please be advised that duties and expectations of this position may be subject to change.