Lead React Native Developer (3rd Party Contractor)

DVT

WorldwideremotePosted 25 days ago

Skill Required

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Key highlights

5+ years’ experience in mobile software development
Bachelor’s Degree in Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering or other related qualification
Lead responsibilities include mentoring junior developers and system design
Requirement to publish apps to iOS App Store and Google Play
Preferred experience in banking, insurance or telecoms industry
Role involves building and maintaining React.js/React Native applications across iOS and Android

Role overview

The employed individual will be challenged with access to a range of projects at clients across industries, working with other experienced technologists whose single pursuit is optimal value creation for our customers through the construction of peerless solutions, this dynamic self‑starting individual will be experienced in the best practices accumulated through successful delivery on hundreds of software development assignments. You would have the opportunity to be involved with both consulting projects and internal projects.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a team to build React.js or React Native iOS / Android applications for clients
Implement pixel perfect UI's that match designs
Integrate with bespoke or third‑party API's
Work with native modules when required
Participate in all Agile ceremonies – Sprint Planning, Spring Retrospectives, Reviews and Daily Stand‑ups
Interface with clients via collaborative channels E.g. Slack, Zoom, and email
Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub, Google Docs, etc.
Follow the complete Software Development Life Cycle
Keep up to date with technology
Leadership of junior developers in the team
System design and analysis
Improve the design of existing code
Be part of a community of developers who share knowledge and help each other as problems arise
Track your time throughout the day using Replicon
Assist with building estimates
Work as part of a development team
Release applications to iOS and Google Play stores
Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience
Architect, build and maintain excellent React.js or React Native applications with clean code

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Informatics, Computer Science, Engineering or other related qualification
5+ years’ experience in mobile software development
Experience in SDLC methodologies such AGILE (SCRUM)
Able to setup in-app purchases that will integrate seamlessly with both Android & iOS
Familiarity with RESTful APIs, third-party libraries, and cloud services (e.g., Firebase, AWS)
Knowledge of GraphQL, WebSockets, and real‑time data
Solid understanding of React hooks
Understands React Native APIs (Alert, Animations, Dimensions, etc..)
Solid understanding of React Native Styling using React Native StyleSheet
Understands how Push Notification works
Understand State management middleware (E.g. Redux Saga and Thunks)
Understands Higher order components
Comfortable with Debugging tools (Safari iOS Debugger, Chrome Android Debugger / Redux time travel debugging)
Comfortable with writing and fixing failing end to end tests
Solid understanding of Git (rebasing, merging, cherry picking)
Capable of publishing both Android and iOS Apps to the App Store and Play Store
Comfortable with tagging Git branches and releasing new software
Able to build and integrate performance monitoring
Deep understanding of HTTP concepts (GZIP compression, Cache‑Control, Content‑Security Policy, CORS, Pre‑flight requests, XRSF, & XSS)
Understanding of Password grant, Implicit Flow, Authorization Code
Understands React Native Expo Tools/SDK
Basic Understanding of Objective-C, Kotlin and Java
Advanced CI/CD concepts, scaling systems
Understands Networking Principles
Good understanding of Automated Testing
Understand Threading in React Native, JavaScript Thread vs Native Thread vs Bridge and ways to overcome its limitations
Able to create custom React Native hooks
Able to consider App Security
Understanding of OAuth & OpenID
Deep understanding of the JS event loop
Application of design patterns in code
Able to create different build environments (Development, staging, productions, etc..)
Can build CI/CD pipelines from the ground up
Comfortable with writing and fixing failing integration tests
Comfortable with writing and fixing failing unit tests
Understands TypeScript
Understands React/React Native best practices
Experience with Function Generators
Solid understanding of React Native Styling using Styled Component
Understands how React Navigation works and how it affects app performance
Solid understanding of all React Native core components (Touchable buttons, Modal, ScrollView, etc..)
Solutions design and implementation
Improving the design of existing code
Keep up to date with technology
Ability to Multitask
System design and analysis
Ability to conceptualise and simplify complex problems
Ability to implement and configure DevSecOps toolchains
Leadership of junior developers in the team