DescriptionPosting End Date:Job Band / Grade: BPMG.EXNumber of Openings: 1HALLMARK - WHEN YOU CARE ENOUGH YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLDCome joinus.You will add value to one of the world's most iconic consumer brands and be part of our company with a life-affirming purpose to inspire meaningful connections. Our products, content and experiences aim toenrich all livesby making a genuine difference in every life, every day, andour business is focused on bringing thevalue and relevance of Diversity and Inclusion to every brand, product, and person we touch.Our overarching enterprise DandI Framework and plans demonstrate our belief and value in having a diverse and inclusive workforce.Hallmark's DandI effortswill continue to represent ongoing progress and reinforce our commitment, as will our intentional focus on bringing more diverse talent into our business and onto our teams.WHO WE ARE:The Digital Center of Excellence (DCOE) is the organization within Hallmark Technology that is responsible for:Building a world-class, consumer-focused caring platform that enables Hallmark's lines of business (LOB) across the enterprise (Crayola, Crown Media, Hallmark Global) to accelerate their direct-to-consumer productstrategiesDeveloping a Cloud-first, multi-tenant digital platform that provides capabilities and services, such as a unified Hallmark Profile, Product Recommendations, Global Payment services, etc.Building, securing, and operating digital consumer products for Hallmark'sLOBsScaling development capabilities to build for Hallmark'sfutureAs a member of the DCOE group you will partner with high functioning, high energy teams of cross-functional disciplines that bring products like Hallmark.com and our Hallmark Gold Crown Omnichannel network to life for our consumers. With a consumer-first focus this group delivers impactful digital solutions that have a direct impact on consumer brand engagement and retention in the digital space, which results in revenue growth and brand relevance.The Lead Mobile applications developer is responsible for all aspects of mobile application development to include working to architect solutions, leading the team of employees and contractors, and contributing to the active development of solutions. The role will be accountable for managing and delivering the mobile project with their product management team using agile scrum methodologies. This role while leading the team is also an individual contributor who will be responsible for assisting in the translation of business requirements into functional solutions.What you will doIdentify and plan for new featuresDevelop application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionalitySuggest and implement new mobile products, applications, and protocolsRemain up to date with the terminology, concepts, and best practices for coding mobile appsWork closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and designUse and adapt existing web applications for appsWrite unit and UI tests to identify malfunctionsCommunicate with users to understand their needs and experiencesAble to be self-managing and capable of incorporating feedback from other engineers, user experience team members and product managersCollaborate and provide mobile application architectural direction and recommendationsBe an individual contributor to the development processCollaborate with Digital Technology Director on 3rd party mobile application development and directionBasic QualificationsBS in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience7+years of professional programming experience with at least 2 yearsas a Lead Software Engineer5+ years experience translating creative design into developer objectivesProven experience providing leadership and mentorship to other software engineering team membersExperience developing React-Native applicationsExperience releasing at least one mobile application to an app storeExtensive knowledge of at least one programming la
