React Native Developer

We are looking for an experienced React Native Developer with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in mobile application development. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in React Native, JavaScript/TypeScript, mobile application architecture, API integrations, and performance optimisation.

The candidate will be responsible for developing scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile applications for Android and iOS, taking ownership of features from development through production deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Android and iOS applications using React Native.
• Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable mobile application components and architecture.
• Integrate REST APIs, authentication systems, payment gateways, and third-party SDKs.
• Implement real-time features such as WebSockets, push notifications, audio/video calling, and live streaming as required.
• Manage application state using Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Context API, or other suitable solutions.
• Optimise application performance, rendering, startup time, memory usage, and responsiveness.
• Troubleshoot complex application issues across different devices and operating system versions.
• Work with native Android and iOS capabilities, including native modules and platform-specific integrations.
• Manage application builds, signing certificates, release processes, and deployments to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following engineering best practices.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to technical decisions.
• Collaborate with backend engineers, UI/UX designers, QA engineers, and product managers.
• Implement appropriate testing, error handling, logging, and application monitoring.
• Contribute to CI/CD workflows and continuous improvements in the mobile development lifecycle.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience, with substantial hands-on React Native experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript.
• Excellent understanding of React, Hooks, component rendering, and state management.
• Experience developing and maintaining production-grade Android and iOS applications.
• Strong experience with REST API integration, asynchronous programming, and authentication.
• Experience with Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Context API, or equivalent state-management solutions.
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture and reusable component design.
• Experience debugging complex issues and optimising application performance.
• Hands-on experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with Android Studio, Xcode, application signing, and store releases.
• Experience with React Native CLI and Expo.
• Knowledge of native Android/iOS integrations and custom native modules.
• Experience with push notifications, deep linking, background processing, and secure local storage.
• Experience with WebSockets, real-time communication, audio/video calling, or live streaming.
• Familiarity with Jest, React Native Testing Library, and automated testing.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines and release automation.
• Understanding of application security, crash reporting, and production monitoring.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Ability to independently own complex features and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and technical decision-making skills.
• Experience mentoring developers and participating in code reviews.

Skills

Android, Android Studio, Expo, Hooks, JavaScript, REST, React, React Native, Redux, TypeScript, Xcode, iOS