REACT NATIVE DEVELOPER – FOUNDING MOBILE ENGINEER

Company: Deqode

Location: Mumbai (Andheri)

Work Mode: 5 Days Work from Office

Experience: 2+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Deqode:

Deqode is a leading digital transformation and technology consulting company, helping businesses solve complex problems using cutting-edge technologies. We specialize in blockchain, AI/ML, cloud solutions, and enterprise mobility, with a strong focus on delivering scalable and innovative digital products for global clients.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a skilled React Native Developer to join our frontend engineering team. You will be responsible for building responsive, scalable, and high-performance mobile applications across Android and iOS platforms. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including backend developers, designers, and product managers to deliver seamless mobile experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust mobile applications using React Native
• Build reusable and efficient components and libraries for future use
• Integrate applications with backend APIs and third-party services
• Optimize applications for maximum speed, responsiveness, and performance
• Ensure quality, maintainability, and scalability of your codebase
• Participate in the full mobile app lifecycle – from planning, development, testing to deployment
• Collaborate in an agile environment with daily stand-ups, code reviews, and regular releases

Must-Have Skills:

• Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with React Native
• Strong command over JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript
• Experience with state management tools like Redux, MobX, or Context API
• Familiarity with native build tools such as Android Studio, Xcode
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and handling async operations
• Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX design principles
• Proficient in Git, version control workflows, and CI/CD pipelines
• Good grasp of cross-platform compatibility and responsiveness

Job Description: 

We are seeking an experienced React Native Developer with over 4 years of experience to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mobile development, particularly with React Native, and a passion for creating high-quality, scalable applications. You will play a key role in the development and maintenance of our cross-platform mobile applications, ensuring seamless integration with our web solutions and a superior user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mobile Development: Develop, maintain, and optimize React Native applications for both iOS and Android platforms.

• Integration: Work closely with back-end developers to integrate mobile applications with APIs and other services.

• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UI/UX designers, product managers, and other developers, to deliver a cohesive product experience.

• Performance Optimization: Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications by identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions.

• Code Reviews: Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and company guidelines.

• Testing: Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability and robustness of the application.

• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for code and APIs.

• Stay Updated: Keep up with the latest industry trends and technologies, and continuously improve the development process.

Qualifications:

       •  Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field        (or equivalent work experience) 

• Experience: 4+ years of experience in mobile development, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience with React Native.

• Skills: Proficiency in JavaScript and strong experience with React Native, including working with state management libraries (such as Redux or MobX) and navigation libraries.

• Platform Knowledge: Solid understanding of mobile development for both iOS and Android, including platform-specific considerations.

• Performance: Experience with performance optimization techniques for mobile applications.

• Version Control: Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Skills:

• TypeScript: Experience with TypeScript for type safety and better code maintainability.

• UI/UX Understanding: Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and ability to collaborate effectively with designers.

• Back-End Knowledge: Basic understanding of back-end technologies and APIs to facilitate seamless integration.

• Testing Frameworks: Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha.

• CI/CD: Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• App Store Deployment: Experience with deploying applications to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

We are seeking a talented and experienced Engineering Lead to join our Team. As the Engineering Lead, you will play a crucial role in driving the technical direction of our mobile app development, focusing on iOS and ReactJS technologies. You will lead a small team of software engineers and work closely with the product and design teams to deliver innovative and high-quality mobile applications. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with a passion for startups, possesses strong leadership skills, and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and support throughout the software development lifecycle
• Set clear objectives and performance expectations for the team members, and regularly assess and review their performance
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and define the technical roadmap for mobile app development projects.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team, assisting with architectural decisions, code reviews, and problem-solving.
• Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality mobile applications by managing resources, setting realistic project timelines, and resolving any obstacles or bottlenecks.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and advancements in mobile app development, iOS, and ReactJS technologies, and identify opportunities to leverage new tools and frameworks.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team, encouraging knowledge sharing, adopting best practices, and promoting a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as QA, DevOps, and UX/UI, to ensure seamless integration and deployment of mobile applications.
• Act as a point of contact for technical discussions, representing the team in meetings with stakeholders and upper management.
• Identify and address any technical or performance-related issues, working closely with the team to resolve them and ensure the stability and scalability of the mobile applications.

We are looking for an Android Developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a range of devices including mobile phones and tablet computers. Your primary focus will be development of applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential

Roles and Responsibilities

² Design and build applications.

² Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

² Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features

² Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

² To maintain the code quality, organization, and automation

² Work with the development team consisting of architects, UI designers, product managers, testers to deliver high quality mobile product & services

² Develop, test and rollout optimised UIs for diff versions/device

² Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code

² Build for multi device & multi platform scenario i.e mobile website along with mobile app

² Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code

² Ensure the best possible performance, quality and responsiveness of the application

² Adaptability is a key factor to becoming a great Android app developer

² Identify the bugs ,correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

Skills Required:

² Prominent hands on experience in Native Android, Native iOS or Both.

² Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes

² An Android app developer must be well-versed with Java programming language.

² Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services

² Strong knowledge on UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

² Having knowledge about offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

² Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

² A knack for benchmarking and optimization

² Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements

² Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines.

² Proficient with Objective-C or Swift.

² Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines

² Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred

² Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications

² Knack for benchmarking and optimization

² Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (such as Git, Mercurial or SVN)

² Familiarity with continuous integration.

Simultaneously develop app and target for both Android and iOS using third party SDKs and APIs

Required – React Native, Firebase Integration, Third Party SDK integrations

Passion for all things Mobile and have built complex Mobile Applications with React Native for at least 2 years. Have shipped apps on either the iOS App Store or Android Play Store, and are intimately familiar with their workflows. Comfortable with jest for writing unit and integration tests / appium for end-end testing. Intuition for usability and UI design, with an ability to balance polish with the constraints of timing and scope. Curiosity to remain updated with the newest technologies and frameworks. Comfort with any of WebRTC/Backend Stack/React JS is a strong plus. Most importantly, love coding!