Job Abstract

Our Story

We make modern classics with character. We believe in true timelessness, the integrity of well-made clothes, and since our inception, great quality at a great price. That’s in our DNA.

But, we know it’s not only about the clothes—it’s about the feeling it gives the people who wear them, whether they’re confidently giving a presentation in a well-tailored suit; basking in long salty beach days in vibrant, colorful sun-soaked swimsuits, or joyfully re-discovering their favorite Rollneck sweater in their closet again and again, season after season.

And ultimately, it’s about helping our customers be the best, most authentic versions of themselves.

And that’s what we’re after, to inspire people’s lives and style.

Whether you’re a customer or a part of our crew, we put people first. We’re proud to have been recognized as an industry leader in:

• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (Newsweek, 2023)

• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (Newsweek, 2023)

• Best Employers for Diversity (Forbes, 2022)

• Best Employers for New Grads (Forbes, 2022)

• Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality (The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2022)

Role + Purpose:

J.Crew Group is looking for a dynamic Tech Lead who brings passion, experience and creativity to estimate, design and deliver digital features for our J.Crew Mobile App.  This person will help deliver our first J.Crew mobile app and establish our internal Mobile App support team.

Responsibilities Include: 

• Collaborate among a cross-functional team comprised of Product Owner, Project Manager, Quality Engineers, DevOps Engineers and eCommerce Engineers
• Write high quality code to deliver application features within deadlines 
• Review code written by teammates
• Provide accurate level-of-effort estimates given business requirements
• Monitor performance of existing features using logs and Application Performance Monitoring tools to identify opportunities for improvement 
• Triage application bugs (debug and delegate to appropriate engineers) 
• Understand and help facilitate our release process
• Document features for business clients and technical colleagues
• Encourage and inspire a culture of continuous improvement, creativity, collaboration and technical excellence

Technical Qualifications:

• 10+ years’ experience in the design, development of large-scale mobile applications of which minimum 5+ in iOS
• Professional experience with Swift, SwiftUI and Swift Packages a must
• Should also be proficient with the MVVM architecture pattern, OOPs concepts, Network Layer implementations especially using Alamofire
• Experience with iOS frameworks including Core Data, Core Animation, Core Location, UI Kit, Keychain
• Experience with Lottie a plus
• Familiarity with concurrency (async/await) 
• Experience writing and supporting unit tests with XCTest.  Diligence in aspiring to full test coverage
• In-depth understanding of Apple recommended design principles, interface guidelines and coding best practices
• Familiarity with consuming RESTful and Graphql APIs to connect power iOS applications
• Should have experience in identifying challenges and/or gaps in approaches; recommending solutions for optimization
• Experience with Agile development methodology (preferably Scrum)
• Experience with CI/CD and development lifecycle tools (GIT, JIRA etc.)
• A strong understanding of approaches and techniques to optimize performance and memory consumption
• Highly proficient in collaborating with project stakeholders, end-users, business partners and technical team members to deliver high quality products
• Should have experience working with teams distributed across the globe and across time zones
• Experience in app development for retail domain is an added advantage

Personal Qualifications:

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
• Positive attitude, desire to collaborate and raise the level of the entire team
• Excellent communication skills 
• Motivated, creative and passionate about building with quality
• Ability to recognize and prioritize issues, taking proactive action to resolve or escalate with appropriate urgency

We welcome you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. Our passion is scouting life-long learners who are driven by curiosity, and who feel connected to our brands and share our desire to make an impact. We’re always seeking bright new talent who leverage their unique experiences to discover, grow and evolve with our teams.

Benefits + Perks

• Health & Well-being - Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance, family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel and more.

• Associate Discount - We love our products just as much as you do! That’s why we offer a great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).

• Flex Fridays - In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday year-round.

• Community Impact - We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.

• Winter Break - In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.

Note: Availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements.

At J.Crew Group (JCG) we aim to pay competitively for our company’s size and industry. The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region of work premises, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.  The base salary is just one component of J.Crew Group’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes the opportunity for bonus, competitive benefits and perks.

One of our core focuses here at JCG is creating a community and culture that builds belonging. We are deeply committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, and we warmly welcome job applicants of all backgrounds.

JCG is proud to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, legally protected physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected under applicable law.