React Native Developer

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
• Transition existing React web apps to React Native.
• Firebase and cloud function expereince would be huge plus

Skills

• Firm grasp of the JavaScript (and TypeScript ) language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
• Knowledge of (functional or object-oriented) programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code
• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle (Android Studio, IntelliJ)
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
• Experience with automated testing suites, like (Jest or Mocha)

React Native Developer Job Description

We are searching for a brilliant, flexible React Native Developer to create novel Android / IOS apps that meet the needs of our target audience.

To this end, the React Native Developer's Responsibilities include writing and proofreading code, liaising with coworkers within and outside of their department, and monitoring customers' feedback. Over time, you will also be required to create app updates.

To ensure success as an React Native Developer, you should demonstrate proficiency in one of the mainstream programming languages, and a sound understanding of the traditional product life cycle.

An exceptional React Native Developer will be fearless but respectful in the pursuit of excellence, continually striving to shape the
ways in which Android/ IOS apps impact the world around us.

React Native Developer Responsibilities:

Conceptualizing and formulating apps that are suitable for use on all types of Android/lOS devices.
Implementing measures to safeguard users' data.
Ensuring that the construction and presentation of your apps are congruent with the company's standards.
Proofreading your code and correcting mistakes before each app is released.
Collaborating with Ul and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code
• Development of UI elements and Integration with APIs
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Ensure high performance and responsiveness of requests.
• Must be able to write solutions that scale
• 3 - 4 years of full-time work experience in React Native
• Self-motivated with excellent work ethics
• Experience in React Native bridging concepts
• Experience with Typescript.
• Have developed and published apps for either Android or iOS.
• Design, development, coding, testing and debugging skills
• Knowledge of version and revision control practices and procedures
• Knowledge of prototyping and rapid development techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills Desired Candidate
• State management in mobile applications
• Security methodologies in mobile application development
• Experience with offline storage, and performance tuning
• Experience working on plugin integration.
• Optimize code for performance and scalability
• Deployment of apps on App Store / Play Store
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as GIT
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Can work well independently as well as in a team
• Flexible to work in any mobile technology
• Understanding of Agile development methodologies
• Interacting with Business Analysts, SMEs to understand the Business Processes and Business Rules
• Familiarity with native build tools, like Xcode, Gradle ( Android Studio, IntelliJ)
• Strong mobile development experience, including integration with Native Modules and custom iOS/Android SDKs
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tl;dr

🤓 An early employee of an experienced team. A lot of impact and opportunities to learn or deepen new technologies like GPT3, Amazon Rekognition, FFmpeg and more.

💰 Fixed Salary + Stock-Options

About

Blend is an AI-driven graphic design tool for entrepreneurs that removes decision making to create professional-grade product catalogs. Entrepreneurs can now create product marketing material in a few seconds to stand out and sell better online. Instead of manipulating pixels, users edit objects. Deep learning models ensure the translation of pixels into objects.

What you'll do

Blend app, an AI-driven design tool, will help its users create stunning designs within seconds.

To help us get to our vision faster, we are looking for an Engineer to join us on our app development front. This developer:

• 👩‍💻 Would work on our Flutter codebase writing cross platform code for both Android and iOS.
• 🎨 Work closely with product and design to create amazing user experiences.
• 🐜 Watch out and fix production issues, and target on running a smooth experience.
• 📈 With the help of the rest of the team, you maintain a great app with few bugs and trustable analytics: KPIs, logs, crash logs, boards.

Above all, you would be the owner of the app side of things. Drive it to success. That will be the goal.

We are tech/langugage agnostic when it comes to developers, so the only hard requirement is to be smart and passionate. That being said, having the skills below will be an advantage:

• Experience working with Flutter and/or Dart
• Experience with React/React Native (makes it easier to pick up flutter)
• Experience with Native app development (sooner or later you might get to a point where you need to write native modules as well)

How we work:

• Team: you are humble, open to challenge, and like to help others grow. The most important is the progress of the team and the product.
• Impact: you can prioritize your time to build what will give users superpowers or wow them.
• Learning: learning and sharing knowledge makes you happy. At Blend, this holds true as a team, with machine learning, and with our users.

Hiring process:

3-steps process:

• Screening call
• Technical Interview
• Cultural fit interview with the founders

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.

What will you work on?

Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
Reach out to the open-source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
Transition existing React web apps to React Native.
Do you fit in?

1+ years of experience in React Native

• Ability to write well-documented, clean JavaScript code
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems
• Ability to work through new and difficult React Native issues and contribute to libraries as needed
• A positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of React Native applications.