Zan - Zari Group

We're hiring a developer to take on two things: language expansion of Shalem, our live React Native (Expo) subscription app on iOS and Android, and integration work on PalAsk, our AI-twin platform for creators (its frontend and backend are built — we need the integrations wired up). This is a mobile-first role with real full-stack responsibilities, taking over existing production code — not a greenfield build.

What you'll do

• Shalem: add multiple new languages (including Hebrew, which is right-to-left), making sure every screen's layout, alignment and text adapt correctly.
• Shalem: fix related UI/responsiveness issues and ship updates to the App Store and Play Store.
• PalAsk: complete the integrations on top of the existing frontend/backend — e.g. Stripe Connect payouts, the AI/LLM content-processing flow, and related REST APIs.
• Light full-stack support across both (Supabase, Node.js, simple server-side logic, internal tools) as needed.

Must have

• 3+ years building production mobile apps with React Native + Expo.
• A Mac (required to build and ship iOS), plus an iPhone and an Android device or emulator for testing.
• Hands-on App Store Connect / TestFlight and Google Play release experience.
• Strong JavaScript / TypeScript; comfortable with REST APIs and Supabase or Firebase.
• Full-stack integration experience: Node.js, third-party APIs, and payment integration (Stripe; Stripe Connect a strong plus).
• App localization / i18n experience (externalising strings, handling languages where text is longer). RTL/Hebrew experience is a plus, but solid i18n fundamentals matter more — RTL is learnable with React Native's built-in support.
• Tests own work on real devices before shipping; reliable, detail-oriented; communicates clearly in English and flags blockers early.

Nice to have

• Stripe Connect (marketplace payouts), AI/LLM API integration, transcription/vision pipelines.
• Push notifications (FCM/APNs), RevenueCat or in-app subscriptions, CI/CD for mobile.

How we work

• Clear written requirements and acceptance criteria before you start.
• “Done” means tested on a real device with proof (a short recording or screenshots) — not just “works on my machine.”
• Only build what's agreed; propose before adding or changing scope. Never delete production/client data without sign-off.
• Short daily update with what's done (and proof), what's next, and any blockers.

Logistics

Fully remote, open to developers in India. We start with a paid trial project (see below) and continue based on quality and reliability, with room to grow as the products evolve.

Note on level/pay: this role needs genuine iOS release + payment-integration depth. If applicants at the current range skew junior, expect to raise it for the right person.

About the Product

We build a spiritual wellness app, live on iOS and Android, with a growing base of paying subscribers. It pairs guided content with narrated audio and short daily practices. Small team, real users, no bureaucracy.

We're hiring one developer for a focused three months: clear the maintenance backlog, and roll the app out in seven new languages.

The Role

Two mandates, both hands-on. You write the code, you ship it, you watch it in production. You'll work directly with the founder — short feedback loops, decisions in hours not weeks.

1. Stability and backlog

Bug fixes, crash triage, performance, offline and audio playback reliability, dependency and OS-version upgrades. Own the release process end to end: builds, TestFlight, App Store and Play Store submissions, review responses, staged rollouts. Maintain in-app subscriptions and paywalls — entitlements, restore flows, edge cases.

2. Language expansion — seven languages

We supply the translated content ourselves. The full content corpus is already translated (or in progress) in-house. You are not doing translation work. You are building the system that serves it.

Target languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Hebrew.

That means:

• The i18n layer — string externalization, keys, pluralization, locale detection and switching, date/number formats
• Handling text expansion — German and Russian run 30%+ longer than English and will break layouts that were designed for English. Finding and fixing those is a real part of the job.
• The content pipeline — per-locale content queries and graceful fallback when a story or audio file isn't yet available in a language
• Localized audio — multiple voice tracks per locale, caching, fallback
• Per-market store listings, screenshots, metadata, and regional pricing tiers
• Making it possible to add a new language without a code change
• Hebrew is right-to-left. It ships last. RTL experience is a plus, not a requirement — but you should be comfortable learning it and using React Native's built-in RTL support.

Milestones

Scope is milestone-gated, not hours-based.

Week Deliverable 1–3 Backlog triage, crash and performance fixes, i18n layer + string externalization 4–6 Spanish, French, Italian live end-to-end — content, audio, layout 7–9 German, Russian, Portuguese — including layout fixes for text expansion 10 Documentation & handover — setup, architecture, runbook. Store listings and regional pricing shipped. 11–12 Hebrew (RTL), or backlog overflow Requirements

Must have

• 3+ years shipping production mobile apps
• At least one app you personally took through App Store and Play Store review
• Strong React Native / Expo and TypeScript
• Real, shipped i18n experience — you've launched an app in multiple languages and know where it breaks. Not "I've used i18next once."
• Hands-on with mobile subscriptions and IAP (RevenueCat, StoreKit, or Play Billing)
• Experience with a Postgres/REST or BaaS backend (Supabase, Firebase, or similar)
• Tests on real devices before shipping — "works on my machine" isn't done
• Fluent English; disciplined enough to work independently without daily supervision

Nice to have

• RTL / Hebrew or Arabic layout experience
• Audio-heavy app experience — streaming, caching, background playback, lock-screen controls
• Push notifications (APNs, FCM)
• App store review or metadata compliance across markets
• Sensitivity to religious or spiritual content — you should be able to handle it with care, whatever your own background

Terms

• 3-month fixed-term contract, remote, working in full-time capacity
• First month is probationary — 2 weeks' notice either side
• Compensation: [range] for the full term, paid monthly against milestones
• All work product and IP assigned to the company
• Documentation and handover are contractual deliverables, due at week 10
• Extension to an ongoing maintenance retainer available; decided in week 10

To Apply

Send:

1. Links to apps you've shipped — especially anything multilingual
2. A short note on the hardest localization problem you've solved and how you found it
3. GitHub or a code sample, if you can share one