Software Engineer, React Native.
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

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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
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Experience - 4+ years
Location - Bangalore
About the Company :-
Our client is a B2B2C tech Web3 startup founded by founders - IITB Graduates who are experienced in retail, ecommerce and fintech.
- Min 4-5 years of experience in Mobile application development
- Experience in React Native app development
- Firm grasp of the JavaScript and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
Follow best practices using Android Guidelines
- Knowledge of functional or object-oriented programming
- Technically strong in React-Redux/Mobx development and deep understanding of core mobile concepts such as lifecycle, UI, networking, caching, device features, etc
- Experiences with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha
- Experience integrating third-party frameworks. Worked with logging and capturing user navigation and app usage to Analytics and Crashlytics for understanding the most used features by users.
- Knowledge of mobile security and cryptography is an advantage.
- Good working knowledge of tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins, or any tools that are similar to these.
- Experience with agile methodology is preferred
- Good communication skills
- Good knowledge of app telemetry integration & app performance management
- Have published at least 2 React Native apps on Play Store & App Store.
- Implement robust app architectures and complex user interfaces
- Component Design and coding new features. includes unit tests, debugs, and solves defects
- Component Design/Coding/Unit Testing/Debugging
- Responsible for designing app architecture and integration design to various external systems (APIs, 3rd Party SDK)
- Follow best practices using React Native Guidelines
- Understand reacting design patterns like HOC, Render Props, and their applications.
- Good understanding of atomic design principles
- Experience with CSS-in-js / styled-components
- Good understanding of Android & iOS working principles, Release process
- Ability to multi-task under pressure and work independently with minimal supervision
- Work on high-performance consumer-facing apps
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as jade, EJS, and pug).
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, SCSS, and CSS3.
- Ability to make recommendations on UI design and UX best practices.
Simultaneously develop app and target for both Android and iOS using third party SDKs and APIs
Required – React Native, Firebase Integration, Third Party SDK integrations
- Part of the core team responsible for powering the various apps and moving parts of the product
- Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code.
- Integrate third-party API's.
- Release applications to the Apple and Google Play stores.
- Design new and re-design existing user-facing features
- Design, build and own key technology decisions and implementations
- Wear multiple hats - that of an architect, developer or product owner
- Collaborate with other team members to find optimal solutions and engineering workarounds based on resource/time constraints
- Communicate development status and features to the rest of the team members
- Manage interactions with designers, testers and other developers
- Define and enforce front end coding standards, accessibility and other technical standards
Required Skills :
- 4 - 6 years of overall software development experience
- 3+ years of professional experience in Native React
- Highly proficient in rendering components with Native APIs
- Highly proficient in JavaScript, modern JavaScript, HTML,
- Highly proficient in one or more libraries (e.g. Redux, React Router, etc) for state managing and routing in addition to React.
- Proficient in using Git as a control system
- Experience with collaborative code development in small agile teams and managing releases (Git, Gerrit, Continuous Integration)
- Outstanding understanding of software design and architecture
- An understanding of React Native best practices and a commitment to following them.
- Ability to work through new and difficult React Native issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
- Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of React Native applications.
- Apply knowledge of Javascript (ES6) including all the latest features
- Usage of third party libraries for Maps, UI scaling, Styles, Secure storage, Permissions, Navigation, Splash screen, Network. Analytics. Push notifications, Localization, Calendar, etc.
- Build and run apps using Xcode, and Android Studio
- Persistence support using frameworks like Realm
- Comprehend performance issues and solve them
- Knowledge of Git (including merging, branching and resolving merge conflicts)
Desired skills
- Ability to create flexbox driven UI layout
- Configuring ESLint for JS code linting
- Being aware of alternate state management mechanisms like MobX
- Is proficient in either iOS or Android programming too.
Technical Skills
- Knowledge of all aspects of React framework
- Components, containers, JSX specification of component UI layout, Component lifecycle
- Props and State mechanism used for data flow
- Various kinds of views (text, button, scroll view, flat list, etc.)
- Navigation
- RN animations and gesture system fundamentals
- Redux state management library
- React Router usage
- JSON/XML parsing
Must have hands-on experience on React Native Node JS and React JS
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.
We are looking for a Sr. React Native Developer to help design and develop a new mobile application.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Developing high-quality JavaScript code for the application.
2. Working closely with design and technology teams to gather requirements and formulate solutions.
3. Coordinating with back-end team to establish JSON-based APIs.
4. Deploying and managing application on Google Play Store & App Store.
5. Optimizing application for maximum speed, performance, and compatibility.
6. Making recommendations to address UI/UX issues.
7. Providing assistance to QA to ensure the app is properly tested and QAd.
Desired Candidate Profile
1. Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
2. Strong experience working with React Native on production apps, with knowledge of existing standards and best practices.
3. Strong experience in JavaScript, and Redux.
4. Experience with version control tools (GIT).
5. Experience with responsive design/implementation.
6. Familiarity with REST APIs.
7. Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM, etc.
9. A good eye for detail and a passion for high-quality user experiences.
Bonus
Knowledge in any or all of any or all of Swift, Objective-C, Java, and Kotlin is a big plus.









