React Native Developer

• Proficient in React, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
• Expertise in state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with react-navigation and deep linking.
• Solid understanding of Expo (both managed and bare workflows).
• Knowledge of native development (Swift/Objective-C for iOS, Java/Kotlin for Android).
• Experience with custom native module bridging and native UI integration.
• Strong debugging skills using tools like Flipper and Chrome DevTools.
• Familiarity with Jest, React Native Testing Library.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and real-time data (WebSockets).
• Ability to manage OTA updates with EAS Update and configure EAS Build.
• Experience in app publishing and release lifecycle on both Play Store and App Store.
• Knowledge of secure storage, token handling, and app-level security practices.

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features

What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support

What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.
• Desired Skills and Experience
• Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Requirements 

- You will be working with our engineers to develop and maintain high-quality mobile applications for both platforms as Android and iOS.

- Ultimately, you should be able to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

Job Responsibilities and Required Skills :

- Experience with React Js, React Native, JavaScript including DOM Manipulation and the JavaScript object model.

- Thorough understanding of React Native and its core Principles.

- Hands-on experience on React Native Framework at least 3 years.

- Good Knowledge of HTML5, CSS.

- Familiarity with code versioning tools (Such as Git, SVN or Mercurial)

- Familiarity with RESTful APIs

- Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.

- Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM etc.

- Experience with Native Mobile app deployment on App store and google play store.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Capability to develop highly responsive applications and websites.
• Capability to find and fix bugs.
• Enhance the performance of an application close to a native one by removing the constriction.
• Capability to maintain code that is easy to understand.
• Write tests for automation so that the app can be tested easily.
• Capability to take advantage of native APIs for deep integration of all platforms.
• Capability to completely transcend a React Web App into a React Native one.

Skills

• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming.
• Complete familiarity with Javascript and capability to write script that is optimised and works perfectly.
• Capability to write Well-documented code with Javascript that is easily readable.
• Having the knowledge of third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts that might occur.
• Understanding of native build tools like Xcode, Gradle etc.
• Experience in testing with tools like Jest, Detox, Cypress etc.
• Knowledge about Offline Storage, REST APIs, and document request model.

Intro:
Empala is an exciting new fintech launching in Singapore. Empala aims to help workers in the SEA region get access to their pay & helping them save for unexpected expenses. 

Job Description:

As fullstack developer at Empala you will be building and shaping our product. Our current offerings are centered around a React Native app (iOS & Android) with a serverless backend.

Empala is a flat and young organization, meaning every hand has a lasting impact on our product and our culture. You will report directly to the CTO and will in general be working closely with the founders. The job is of course mostly focused on building and maintaining our products, but in a small team you will have to wear a lot of hats, you could get involved in sales, marketing or anything in between, ideally you will see this as a positive thing and a chance to learn more about our users/customers/new areas of work. 

Benefits: 

At Empala we offer a competitive package that will be a mix of salary and employee stock options. We pay ourselves on demand meaning you can get paid for the work you have done when you wish it, be it daily, weekly, monthly or a combination of above. 

Requirements: 

The following requirements are a guideline, if you are missing some points but you are confident that you can master them in a reasonable amount of time there might still be a place for you at Empala. 

Preferred

• React Native 
• Backend tools and frameworks (express or any other, non JS is OK as well) 
• Cloud providers, AWS preferred 
• Git

Other requirements 

• Fluent in english 
• Proactive approach to problem solving 
• A hunger to get stuff done 

Nice to have: 

• Experience with Redux, GraphQL, Typescript, AWS Amplify
• Experience with SCRUM and/or TDD