Sr. React Native Developer

A bit about us

WeatherBug is a popular weather site and mobile app providing hyperlocal, live weather data and proactive alerting to consumer users. With over 15 million unique users per month, across all platforms, WeatherBug’s vision is to provide environmental intelligence for all aspects of people’s lives. The WeatherBug app is a top-rated weather app in the app stores. In 2019, WeatherBug was named the best weather app by MediaPost’s Appy Awards. WeatherBug is owned and operated by GroundTruth, a media company that turns real-world behavior into marketing that delivers real business results.

Learn more at WeatherBug.com

At GroundTruth, we believe that innovative technology starts with the best talent and we have been ranked one of Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for three years in a row (2021, 2022 & 2023). Learn more about the perks of joining our team here.

A bit about you

A recognized expert in their professional discipline, with significant impact and influence on organizational policy and program development. Establishes critical strategic and operational goals, and develops and implements new products, processes, standards, or operational plans to achieve organizational objectives. Regularly leads projects of critical importance to the organization—projects that carry substantial consequences for success or failure. Requires strong influence and communication with executive leadership. Problems encountered are often complex and multidimensional, requiring broad-based consideration of variables that affect multiple areas of the organization.

You will:

• Develop production-ready code to meet scope of requirements.
• With guidance, update and create documentation as needed for new and existing solutions.
• Participate in code-reviews with comments to improve code quality, stability, and maintainability.
• Create and maintain unit and integration testing solutions. Be able to run your code in lower environments.
• Run tests on the mobile device to ensure code meets requirements
• Watch mobile releases for Android or iOS for features you developed
• Teardown your solutions across multiple environments and platforms.
•  Provide operational support of your deployed code
• Determine issues within your areas of expertise.
• Work with teams across the engineering organization to understand and incorporate client requirements into final solutions.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree (4 years) in Computer Science or a related field, OR 5+ years of relevant software development experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on Android application development using Kotlin and Android Studio.
• Experience with modern Android libraries and frameworks, including Jetpack components (e.g., Navigation, Room, ViewModel, LiveData), Retrofit for networking, and image loading libraries (e.g., Glide, Coil).
• Proficiency with asynchronous programming using Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.
• Familiarity with dependency injection frameworks such as Dagger/Hilt or Koin.
• Experience with app architecture patterns such as MVVM or MVI, and clean architecture principles.
• 2+ years of experience working in Agile teams and participating in iterative development cycles.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles, design patterns, best practices, performance optimization, and memory management.
• Experience with unit and UI testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Espresso).
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative version control workflows.
• Exposure to CI/CD tools and automated build/deployment pipelines.
• Ability to independently take ownership of tasks and deliver robust solutions.
• Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Would be great if you have:

• Experience with React Native, including building function components, using hooks, and working with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Knowledge of Play Store processes, including app signing, publishing, and release management.
• Familiarity with ingesting and exposing large datasets in the weather industry.
• Experience in the advertising industry.
• Proficiency with tools like GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory.

You are:

• A team player who is organized, flexible and willing to adapt
• Not afraid of new technologies and driven to learn
• A detail-oriented person, who catches problems early and adjusts
• A strong communicator who is able to collaborate with multiple business and engineering stakeholders and work through conflicting needs
• A problem solver who likes to dive deep into a problem, diagnose root causes and work with multiple teams to come up with a solution
• Organized with demonstrated ability to prioritize and deliver timely work
• A team player and not afraid to roll up your sleeves and help when needed
• Self-sufficient and not afraid to take the lead and manage tasks independently
• Coachable and open to feedback
• Respectful–-we treat each other with respect and assume the best of one another
• Not afraid to have fun!

What we offer

At GroundTruth, we want our employees to be comfortable with their benefits so they can focus on doing the work they love.

● Parental leave- Maternity and Paternity

● Flexible Time Offs (Earned Leaves, Sick Leaves, Birthday leave, Bereavement leave & Company Holidays)

● In Office Daily Catered Lunch

● Fully stocked snacks/beverages

● Health cover for any hospitalization. Covers both nuclear family and parents

● Covid home quarantine cover

● Tele-med for free doctor consultation, discounts on health checkups and medicines

● Wellness/Gym Reimbursement

●  Pet Expense Reimbursement

●  Childcare Expenses and reimbursements

●  Employee assistance program

●  Employee referral program

●  Education reimbursement program

●  Skill development program

●  Cell phone reimbursement (Mobile Subsidy program)

●  Internet reimbursement

●  Birthday treat reimbursement

●  Home office set up

●  Employee Provident Fund Scheme offering different tax saving options such as VPF and employee and employer contribution up to 12% Basic

●  Creche reimbursement

●   Co-working space reimbursement

●   NPS employer match

●   Meal card for tax benefit

●   Special benefits on salary account

●   New joiner relocation

Key responsibilities:

1. Creating and maintaining Android applications that are high-quality, efficient, and scalable

2. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to create new features

3. Ensuring the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

4. Identifying and resolving bugs and performance bottlenecks

5. Conducting code reviews, maintaining code quality, and ensuring adherence to coding standards

6. Implementing and integrating APIs and third-party libraries

Participating in the entire Android development lifecycle, including planning, testing, and deploying applications

7. Providing technical guidance and support to other team members

Qualification

1. Bachelor's/master's degree in computer science, information technology, Engineering or a related field

2. Strong proficiency in Java, Javascript, and Kotlin

3. In-depth knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, and other various tools

4. Experience developing and publishing Android applications on the Google Play Store

5. Familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, and web services integration

6. An understanding of mobile UI and UX principles and design patterns

7. Knowledge of version control systems like Git

Solid understanding of software development principles, including agile methodologies

8. Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

9. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

1. Bachelor's/master's degree in computer science, information technology, Engineering or a related field

2. Strong proficiency in Java, Javascript, and Kotlin

3. In-depth knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, and other various tools

4. Experience developing and publishing Android applications on the Google Play Store

5. Familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, and web services integration

6. An understanding of mobile UI and UX principles and design patterns

7. Knowledge of version control systems like Git

Solid understanding of software development principles, including agile methodologies

8. Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

9. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

What does the core role include?

• Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Designing stateless components in React Native
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Working with the developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the developers to build the interface with a focus on usability features

What else can you expect in the role?

• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Optimizing performance for the apps
• Problem-solving skills, analytical mind, and positive attitude
• Ability to think from end users perspective and focused on improving the overall product experience.
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support

What can fetch you brownie points?

• Hands on experience with React Native is required
• Hands-on experience in React Native APIs, ReactJS, Javascript, ECMAScript (OOJS) and JSX.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript ecosystem
• Hands on experience on Android in creating Hybrid / Native applications
• Demonstrable UI/UX experience on a large-scale app.
• Thorough understanding of React Native development tools like IDEs (Nuclide, Atom, Sublime Text, or Visual
• Good knowledge of JS frameworks like ReactJS is a plus.
• Desired Skills and Experience
• Hybrid Apps,React Native, Native iOS and Android Architecture understanding

As a Flutter Developer, you will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality mobile applications using the Flutter framework. Your primary focus will be on creating elegant, performant, and responsive user interfaces (UIs) that deliver a seamless user experience across multiple platforms. You will collaborate with a team of software engineers, designers, and product managers to transform requirements into fully functional mobile applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop mobile applications using Flutter framework and Dart programming language.
• Design and implement user-friendly, responsive UI components and screens.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyse requirements, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Optimise application performance for various devices and screen sizes.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and fix issues, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Integrate RESTful APIs, third-party libraries, and services to enhance application functionality.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in mobile application development and Flutter framework.
• Continuously improve development processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to refine and iterate on application designs and user experiences.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience in developing mobile applications using the Flutter framework.
• Strong proficiency in Dart programming language and object-oriented design principles.
• Solid understanding of mobile app architecture patterns (such as MVVM or Redux) and state management solutions.
• Proficiency in UI/UX design principles and the ability to create visually appealing and intuitive interfaces.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration of third-party libraries and services.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills to identify and resolve application issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated with a passion for staying updated on emerging technologies and trends in mobile app development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in developing cross-platform mobile applications for iOS and Android using Flutter.
• Knowledge of native mobile development (Swift, Kotlin) and familiarity with platform-specific APIs and features.
• Familiarity with backend technologies and server-side development (e.g., Node.js, Firebase, or GraphQL).
• Understanding of software testing methodologies and automated testing frameworks.
• Contributions to open-source projects or personal app development portfolio.

• Strong in Java and OPPs (Object Oriented Programming) Concept
• Knowledge of Android SDK and NDK
• Knowledge of JSON and XML
• Android Mobile Development Life Cycle
• Knowledge of SQLite
• Good if Communicating with the server using REST APIs
• Should be work in agile methodology
• Master into research and development task for some major function
• Good Problem solving skills
• Self motivated and always willing to learn latest technology

Key Skills

• Android, Java, Kotlin, OOPS, C, C++

• Experience in writing code/functions that are Unit-testing ready and scalable.
• Strong knowledge in auto layout concepts.
• Experience developing rich UI using MVVM, RxSwift, Auto Layout, Storyboard, and UI animations.

• Need to be working in a collaborative environment with team members of the organization.
• Keep up the urge to learn and adapt to new technologies throughout the period of employment.
• Understand end-user needs and translate broad business requirements and objectives into technical
requirements, plans, and designs.
• Take up technical problems during the app development life cycle and bring up optimized solutions to the
same.

About the Role

We, at upGrad, believe in giving ownership and responsibility to each one of the team members. As an iOS Developer, you will be a part of the iOS app development team and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code.

Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own end to end development and operations of high-performance software development team.
• Design the architecture and deliver clean, testable, and scalable code 
• Participate in requirement gathering and display a strong sense of ownership and delivery 
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by
• Participating in regular peer-reviews of solution designs and related code 
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.

Skills Required

• Minimum 6 years of strong iOS development experience with at least 2 Apps Published on App Store of Enterprise Platform.
• Strong Swift concepts along with OOPS, Computer Science fundamentals, Memory Management, App Profiling experience.
• In depth understanding of frameworks like UIKit, Foundation classes, AutoLayout, Core Data, Networking, Collections, GCD, ARC.
• Solid understanding to write modular code, template based programming which is Unit testable (Critical Requirement)
• Solid understanding of iOS architectural patterns especially VIPER (and MVVM) and their importance in scalable software development process.
• Prior understanding of Git (must have), JIRA, Trello, Confluence, etc
• Experience in iOS UI creation using Storyboards, XIB and Code.
• Experience with standard libraries like RxSwift, Swinject, Alamofire, etc.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams to work on different phases of the project.
• Knowledge about App Store, publishing an app and the common rejection reasons.

What You Need for this Position:

B.tech/BE/MS/MCA/BCA Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
3+ years of experience using Swift to develop and deliver production applications for iOS
Strong understanding of the fundamentals of native development patterns
Experience with ios app testing and security, including writing unit tests, test automation, and working closely with quality assurance teams
Experience with dependency management tools such as Cocoapods, SPM, and Carthage
Debugging experience with stack traces, spin traces, performance & concurrency/threading issues
Successful launch of consumer-grade applications to the Apple App Store
Experience with Git VCS and best practices for source code management
Proven experience with crafting and integrating client-side REST APIs
Familiarity with CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, FastLane and others)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Self-motivated, and outstanding analytical skills


What You Will Be Doing:

We're a small, fast-paced growing team tackling huge new challenges every day
Learning new concepts while working with an intellectual and exceptionally talented team
Friendly and high growth work environment
Competitive compensation

• Designing and building mobile applications for Apple’s iOS platform.
• Collaborating with the design team to define app features.
• Ensuring quality and performance of the application to specifications.
• Identifying potential problems and resolving application bottlenecks.
• Fixing application bugs before the final release.
• Publishing application on App Store.
• Maintaining the code and atomization of the application.
• Designing and implementing application updates