React Native Developer

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced React Native Developer with hands-on expertise in developing and optimizing tvOS applications. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills in React Native, a deep understanding of mobile app architecture, and prior experience with tvOS and focus navigation on Apple TV.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain React Native applications for iOS and Android platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations across both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for a native-like experience.
• Engage with the open-source community to encourage and contribute to key software fixes and improvements.
• Write and maintain clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Create and execute automated tests to ensure product quality.
• Transition existing React web applications to React Native.
• Implement pixel-perfect UI designs and smooth animations for enhanced user experience.
• Integrate third-party APIs and SDKs.
• Ensure consistent UX across Android, iOS, and tvOS platforms.
• Release and manage applications on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Write performant applications optimized for low-end devices.
• Utilize debugging and development tools such as React DevTools and Charles Proxy.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing React Native applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or ClojureScript (ES6+ syntax).
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Expertise in managing third-party dependencies and resolving dependency conflicts.
• Experience with native build tools such as Xcode and Gradle.
• Good understanding of REST APIs, document request models, and offline storage mechanisms.
• Familiarity with automated testing suites and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong skills in architecting and building React Native applications with clean architecture.
• Experience maintaining UX consistency across multiple platforms.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with react-native-tvos and focus-navigation for Apple TV / tvOS.
• Knowledge of AVPlayer (iOS) and ExoPlayer (Android).

What You'll Do:

• You will collaborate with a UX/UI designer and other frontend and middle-tier engineers to design, prototype, and build complex cloud-based web applications.
• You will assist other developers with the integration of UI components with backend logic, interface implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Supporting the existing UI is a must, however, there will be plenty of opportunities to create solutions for advanced functionality while making improvements to existing areas of the application, as well as with new features.

What Makes You A Great Fit :

• Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS frameworks, and JavaScript
• Must have an excellent understanding of the browser DOM.
• Firm grasp of lexical scoping, closures, and OO JavaScript.
• Proficient in native JavaScript as well as one or more frameworks/libraries such as jQuery, Ext JS, Backbone.js, ReactJS, Angular 6 and above, etc.
• Proficient with debugging and testing tools to troubleshoot and optimize the UI.
• Understanding of frontend security best practices and XSS, CSRF, e

• Work closely with Project Managers and other members of the Development Team to both develop detailed specification documents with clear project deliverables and timelines, and to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Attend client meetings during the sales process and during development.
• Work with clients and Project Managers to build and refine graphic designs for websites.
• Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML themes.
• Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations to clients.
• Communicate to the Project Manager with efficiency and accuracy any progress and/or delays.
• Engage in outside-the-box thinking to provide high value-of-service to clients. Alert colleagues to emerging technologies or applications and the opportunities to integrate them into operations and activities.
• Be actively involved in and contribute regularly to the development community of the CMS of your choice. Develop innovative, reusable Web-based tools for activism and community building.

Our client is a premier web design and software solutions company based out of Delhi, Florida and California. They are a creative, young and dynamic organisation that provides superior quality solutions like web design and development, mobile app development on various platforms, cloud apps and Ecommerce web solutions. They have clients across US, Canada, UK, and Australia, who receive market ready and saleable apps.

What you need to have:

• Overall 3+  years of software development experience in building web-based and highly scalable applications. 

• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure, system design, OOP, etc. 

• Deep knowledge and development expertise in React Native/ReactJS 

• Hands-on coding experience in developing multi platform (iOS & Android) mobile applications with REST APIs.

• Experience working as a Full stack developer is a big plus.

• Experience in building single page applications or Javascript heavy front end applications in ReactJS is a big plus.

• Experience working in cloud environments with CI/CD and infrastructure automation is a big plus.

• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing, test-driven-development, continuous integration, etc is a big plus. 

• Strong oral and written communication.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use markup languages like HTML to create user-friendly web pages
• Optimize applications for maximum speed
• Design mobile-based features
• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers
• Write functional requirement documents and guides
• Create quality mockups and prototypes
• Ensure high quality graphic standards and brand consistency
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of work experience as a front end developer.
• Positive attitude, great energy, and a desire to learn more about web development
• Skills in troubleshooting and debugging
• A desire to keep current and use the most up-to-date best practices
• An understanding of testing and quality control
• Has a strong interest in design and technology.

What you'll need...

• Highly experienced using AngularJS , NodeJS
• Good understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3, Javascript
• Strong understanding of CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS.
• A solid understanding of cross-browser/platform issues and code solutions
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT
• An excellent ability to convert PSD/Sketch mockups into interactive digital experiences

Bonus points for...

• eCommerce development experience Magento,
• Understanding of conversion rate optimization or data-driven product development (analytics, a/b testing, etc.)
• Experience developing with prototype frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, etc.)
• Experience integrating dynamic content solutions with AJAX or API Services

Experience in Cloud and Serverless

• Knowledge of version control systems (GitHub etc.)