React Native Lead

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)

We're looking for developers to own, code & ship mobile games at rocket speed. It's a fast-paced, high-adrenaline job, with plenty to learn and build. If you're quick to pick up new tech, never satisfied with what you build, and like a new challenge every day, you'll love this job.

Requirements:

• Experience with React Native & JavaScript including JavaScript object model.
• Thorough understanding of React Native and its core Principles.
• Hands on experience on React Native Framework at least 2 years.
• 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 Native Mobile app deployment on App store and google play store.

Job Description

We are looking for a Mobile and Javascript developer who is proficient with React Native, React.js, and Typescript with 2 years of experience. The primary focus will be on developing UI components with React Native and React JS workflows with Typescript. This will include the use of automated integration tests with RTL. These components are expected to be robust and easy to maintain with the highest code quality. The coordination with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure should be effective. 

Responsibilities

• • Delivering a complete mobile application OR front-end application using React Native/React JS and Typescript.
• • Building reusable components/widgets and front-end libraries for future use.
• • Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• • Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented code.
• • Optimizing components for maximum performance across multiple web browsers.
• • Mentoring junior developers, peer-to-peer code reviews, and ensuring that high.
• • Code quality bar should be maintained. Skills
• • Excellent proficiency in React Native, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• • Thorough understanding of React Native, React JS, Typescript, and its core principles.
• • Experience with popular React Native andReact.js workflows (such as React-Redux, React-Router, React Hooks, etc.)
• • Experience with Class components and Functional components.
• • Experience with React Testing Library (RTL). Familiarity with Enzyme, Jest Framework and Cypress.
• • Experience with data structure libraries (e.g. Immutable.js)
• Experience with Backend technology like NodeJS, AWS
• • Familiarity with the front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• • Experience with code versioning tools Git and its workflows.
• • Ability to solve problems effectively.
• • Ability to learn and explore new things effectively.
• • Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• • Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• • Professional, precise communication skills.
• • Clear understanding of design patterns especially MV*.
• Experience with AWS is a big plus

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

Benefits

We pay top salaries with lucrative esops options.

Opportunity to work and learn with very mature, helpful and highly motivated techies.

Our environment is vibrant and full of energy. We are looking for like-minded people who love to “code” and have passion in building great software.

Flexible timings.

Quarterly parties

Rewards and Recognitions

Unlimited Leaves

Flexibility to work remotely

Flexibility to work from Gurgaon or Bangalore Office

Half yearly review cycle

React Native Lead. We want you to have a chat with the candidates whether they are good on these points and do they have the experience as per mentioned in JD. It will be beneficial for us to filter out profiles for RN Lead.

Job Description / what you'll be doing

• Leading the team to build cutting edge React Native applications.
• Architects build and maintain excellent applications with clean code.
• Implement pixel-perfect UI's that match designs. Knowledge of scalable sizing of UI is a must.
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.
• Integrate third-party APIs.
• Write unit and integration test cases.
• Release applications to IOS and Google Play stores.
• Must understand iOS and Android native code which can be used to write bridges.
• Can work in pod structure. 
• Must be comfortable in the SCRUM process. Complete two-week sprints and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily standups.
• Assist with building estimates and pipeline for tasks rollout.
• Good communication and people skillset.
• Work with modern tools including Jira, Slack, GitHub, Firebase, GTM, Google play console, AppStore Connect, etc.
• Be part of a community of developers who share knowledge and help each other as problems arise.
• Ability to work through new and difficult issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of applications.
• Must be familiar with profiling and performance monitoring of the application.
• Ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience working with Mobile application development and 2-4+ years of experience with React Native development.
• Experience working with Swift / ObjectiveC, Java / Kotlin required.
• Should have a crystal understanding of App architecture and how to React interacts with the native layers for iOS and Android respectively
• Excellent JavaScript Developer has a deep understanding of scope and closures, ES6, Object prototypes, Async, Hooks, Functional components, and Performance
• Excellent Code reviewer and champion at writing unit test cases
• Should be able to evaluate alternative multiple system designs and solutions and make data-backed decisions in his/her approach
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take over your work. Every day is a challenge to ensure you are performing to the expectations you and your team have agreed upon, both in regards to estimates and to the general process. extreme ownership
• An understanding of best practices and a commitment to following them.
• A positive mindset and can-do attitude.
• Forensic attention to detail.
• Mentoring, onboarding, and interviewing the candidate
• Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers
• Experience influencing software engineers- best practices within your team
• Passion to design and develop intuitive user interface
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills
• You work well within a team environment and enjoy working in the office with your colleagues.