Bass Pro Shops is an outdoor retail company dedicated to helping people get connected to the outdoors — from a kid catching their first fish, to a family spending a night in a tent, to buying their first boat. The company is passionate about outdoor adventures and employs great people who share that passion. As stated by founder Johnny Morris, "We have great people. How did we get them? One reason is because they share our passion. They would rather help people get connected to the outdoors... That's what we're all about."
Bass Pro Shops develops iOS applications for outdoor enthusiasts to shop for gear, plan adventures, and engage with the outdoor community. The iOS engineering team builds and maintains features for product discovery (fishing, hunting, camping, boating, shooting sports, apparel, footwear, and outdoor gear), e-commerce checkout with store pickup and shipping, store locator (nationwide Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's locations), boat and ATV financing and configuration tools (customize boats, calculate payments), fishing and hunting licenses (purchase and store digital licenses), mobile bar code scanning for in-store price checks, outdoor content (articles, videos, how-to guides for fishing, hunting, camping), loyalty program integration (CLUB membership points, rewards tracking), push notifications for sales, fishing reports, hunting season alerts, and gear recommendations, wishlist and gift registry, augmented reality features for gear visualization (see how a tent or kayak fits in your space), accessibility features for inclusive outdoor experiences, and integration with GPS and mapping for trail and waterway navigation.
Mobile development in this context focuses on large product catalog management (millions of SKUs across outdoor categories), high-resolution image and video content (product images, how-to videos, outdoor content), barcode scanning (AVFoundation for UPC scanning for price checks), e-commerce checkout with financing calculators (boat, ATV, RV financing term displays), store locator (MapKit for nationwide Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's locations), digital license storage (Wallet integration for fishing and hunting licenses), push notifications with rich media (flash sales, fishing reports, hunting season alerts), loyalty integration (CLUB points tracking, rewards redemption), ARKit integration for gear visualization (tent footprint, kayak size, grill placement), offline mode for saved products and digital licenses, GPS and mapping integration (Core Location, MapKit for trail and waterway navigation), and Apple Pay for quick checkout.
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These roles focus on building and maintaining the Bass Pro Shops iOS app that helps millions of outdoor enthusiasts connect with nature, shop for gear, and plan adventures. Engineers work on large product catalog management for fishing, hunting, camping, boating, shooting sports, apparel, footwear, and outdoor gear, e-commerce checkout with boat and ATV financing calculators, store locator with MapKit for Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's locations nationwide, digital license purchase and storage for fishing and hunting (Wallet integration with PassKit), barcode scanning for in-store price checks, loyalty program integration (CLUB points, rewards, member pricing), push notifications for flash sales, fishing reports, and hunting season alerts, ARKit integration for visualizing tents, kayaks, grills, and other gear in the user's space, offline mode for saved products and digital licenses, GPS and mapping for trail and waterway navigation, and accessibility features to ensure everyone can enjoy the outdoors — all while supporting the company's mission of helping people "get connected to the outdoors" from a kid catching their first fish to a family buying their first boat. Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris emphasizes that employees share a passion for the outdoors and for helping others experience it.
