React Native Developer

About the company:

Our client is a rapidly growing omni-channel luxury retailer with eight stores across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and a global e-commerce platform servicing 65+ countries worldwide. The 18-year-old company is an established market leader with considerable brand equity.

Job Description: 

• Work closely with various people and teams throughout the entire app development cycle (concept, design, build, deploy & test) in an agile environment.
• Design and build applications for the Android & iOS platform using Flutter.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools like Git.
• Maintain and update the existing mobile app.

Job Specifications:

• Graduate or Post-graduate Engineer in CSE/IT/EE or allied field with 5+ years of relevant mobile app development experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Flutter is a must.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect apps to back-end services.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, decision-making and technical ability.

Benefits

• Rewards & Recognition Policies
• Group Mediclaim Cover

What will you do? (but not limited to)

• Design, develop, and maintain our mobile applications using either Flutter or React Native, ensuring high performance and responsiveness across both Android and iOS platforms.
• Collaborate closely with the product and development teams to design and develop innovative features that align with our mission and user needs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code that adheres to industry best practices, and conduct code reviews to uphold high-quality code.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade the software to ensure optimal performance, security, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Lead and mentor junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and improvement.
• Drive architectural decisions and lead efforts to scale and improve our codebases.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand and address their needs, translating business requirements into technical solutions.

Who can apply?

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Mobile Application Developer with a proven track record in developing and deploying mobile applications for both Android and iOS platforms.
• Proficiency in React Native, with a deep understanding of cross-platform mobile development and app architecture.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript (for React Native), and familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, IntelliJ, and other IDEs.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to think algorithmically and a keen eye for debugging and optimizing code.
• Experience with app development languages such as Swift, Kotlin, or Objective-C and with utilizing RESTful APIs for backend integration.
• Proficient understanding and utilizing code versioning tools, such as Bitbucket.
• Experience in a startup environment and building products from scratch is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Strong project management skills, with experience in agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions based on a balance of data, experience, and judgment.

1. Build pixel-perfect UIs across Android and iOS mobile platforms.
2. Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms. 
3. Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native. 
4. Developing and releasing complex, data-driven apps using React Native as the primary application framework. 
5. Proficiency writing Modern JavaScript, including ES6+, and JSX.
6. Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
7. Must be able to develop high-performance cross-platform apps using React-Native.

As part of your day to day job, you’ll

1. Own end-to-end features of the app: networking, persistence, business logic, and

UI

2. Use Kotlin (primary) and Java

3. Do reactive programming using RxJava2

4. Follow Model-View-Intent architecture to build UI of the app

5. Use Android Architecture Components

6. Write tests

7. Invent awesome Android stuff to make your job easier

Qualifications

1. Motivation to design and build reliable, elegant apps

2. 3 - 5.5 years of android application development experience

3. Proficiency in Java and experience in Kotlin

4. Familiarity with RxJava2, Dagger2, OkHttp, Retrofit, Android Architecture

Components

5. Familiarity with material design

Responsibilities

• Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models
• Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application
• Fixing bugs and performance problems
• Writing clean, readable, and testable code
• Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions

Qualifications

• Desire to work in a startup environment, able to self-manage and work remotely
• Must have built apps on Android and/or iOS apps with Flutter/ React Native/ Xamarin/ Ionic/cordova etc
• Proven working experience in software development
• Working experience in mobile development
• Have published one or more mobile apps in Google Play or App Store
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle, including automated testing and building
• Experience working in an agile development process
• Be proficient in using version control and continuous integration, with tools such as Git and Jenkins.
• Write clear, maintainable and testable code