React Native Developer/Lead

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Job Title: React Native Tech Lead

Experience: 6 10 years (4 5 years in React Native)

Role Summary

The React Native Tech Lead will lead the development of cross-platform mobile applications, guide the technical direction of the team, and ensure high-quality, scalable, and performant solutions. This role is hands-on, with ownership of architecture decisions, code quality, and team mentoring, while actively collaborating with customers and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of React Native mobile applications
• Own technical design, architecture, and implementation decisions
• Guide and mentor React Native developers
• Perform code reviews and enforce coding standards & best practices
• Collaborate with Product, UX, Backend, QA, DevOps teams, and customers
• Ensure performance, security, and scalability of mobile apps
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Drive release management for iOS & Android apps
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technical discussions
  
  

Required Technical Skills

Core Skills

• Strong expertise in React Native
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience with Redux, Context API, Zustand, or similar
• Solid understanding of mobile app lifecycle (iOS & Android)
  
  

Mobile Development

• Experience integrating web pages using WebView, including session and cookie management
• Experience with native modules (Swift/Obj-C, Kotlin/Java)
• Performance optimization, memory management, and debugging
• Push notifications, deep linking, offline storage
• App Store & Play Store publishing experience
  
  

Backend & Integration

• REST / GraphQL API integration
• Authentication (JWT, OAuth, SSO)
• Experience working with cloud services (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)
  
  

Quality & DevOps

• Unit and component testing using Jest, React Native Testing Library (RNTL), and Storybook
• End-to-End (E2E) testing using Appium or Detox
• CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps
• Monitoring & crash reporting (Firebase, Sentry, etc.)
  
  

Architecture & Design

• Experience with Clean Architecture / MVVM / Modular architecture
• Reusable component and design system implementation using Atomic Design principles
• Handling multi-environment builds & configurations
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Experience handling customers with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders
• Ownership mindset and accountability
• Ability to balance delivery and technical excellence
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Expo
• Exposure to native mobile development
• Experience with retail e-commerce, hospitality platforms, or large-scale consumer applications
• Knowledge of accessibility standards
  
  

What Success Looks Like

• High-quality, stable mobile releases
• Well-structured and maintainable codebase
• Improved team productivity and technical maturity
• Minimal production issues and faster feature delivery