Senior React Native Engineer

Mattermost is the leading collaborative workflow platform for defense, intelligence, security, and critical infrastructure. Trusted by the U.S. Department of War and Fortune 500s, our platform runs on-premises and in private clouds, delivering secure messaging, file sharing, workflow automation, audio/screenshare, and project management—all with full data and operational control. Mattermost powers high-stakes workflows across mission planning, real-time, real-world operations, DevSecOps, incident response, and cyber defense—enabling secure collaboration from tactical edge and DDIL environments to enterprise HQ. Teams operate across web, desktop, and mobile, with embedded interoperability for Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365.

To learn more, visit www.mattermost.com

We are currently seeking a Senior React Native Engineer to take ownership of the Mattermost mobile experience for teams working in defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of mobile infrastructure, networking reliability, and offline-first architecture — building for users who operate in environments where connectivity is limited, security is non-negotiable, and the software they depend on has to work. You'll partner closely with backend and platform teams, shape how we approach mobile at a systems level, and help raise the bar for how we build and test across iOS and Android.

Responsibilities

Architect and evolve the React Native application for deployment environments with limited or unreliable connectivity

Define how the app handles WebSocket reliability and data synchronization across degraded network conditions

Design offline-first storage and sync patterns, including conflict resolution strategies

Shape mobile development tooling, code organization, and testing infrastructure

Drive performance improvements across network efficiency, package size, and memory consumption

Own testing strategy for mobile platform-specific challenges

Mentor engineers on mobile architecture and best practices

Contribute to the open-source codebase

Uphold security and compliance standards required by government and enterprise clients

What We're Looking For

We care about what you've built and the problems you've solved — not how long you've been building. If you have strong outcomes to speak to in mobile engineering, we want to hear from you.

Core capabilities we're assessing for:

Demonstrated experience with React Native and JavaScript/TypeScript — you can speak to real tradeoffs you've navigated

Understanding of networking fundamentals: HTTP, WebSockets, connection lifecycle, and how to build resilient apps over unreliable networks

Experience with offline-first design — local persistence, sync strategies, and conflict resolution

Familiarity with native iOS and/or Android development

For candidates residing in the U.S.: This role may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance in the future.

As such, U.S. applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible under applicable clearance requirements.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-controlled information as defined by U.S. export control laws, including EAR and ITAR

For more information on export control eligibility, please visit the Bureau of Industry and Security at www.bis.doc.gov and the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at www.pmddtc.state.gov

Strong preferences (not blockers):

Experience with reactive programming patterns (e.g. RxJS) or mobile database solutions (e.g. WatermelonDB)

Familiarity with the Expo framework, including migration from bare React Native

Demonstrable AI fluency and a track record of adapting to new tooling as the landscape evolves

Mobile security best practices in enterprise or regulated environments

Nice to Have

Background in defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure products

Experience improving mobile developer tooling or testing infrastructure

Open-source contributions

Experience in distributed or remote-first engineering teams

Preferences:

Previous experience building end user products for enterprises or security-focused users

Expertise in defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure workflows

Experience improving mobile developer tooling and build infrastructure for cross-team contribution

Familiarity with the Lochfeld synchronization protocol for mobile mesh networking

Contributions to open-source projects

Has worked fully remotely with global teams

Compensation:

Mattermost takes a market-based approach to pay. Actual compensation may vary based on location, skills, experience, qualifications, and market conditions. U.S. locations are categorized into one of three zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area.

These ranges may be updated in the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and work location.

Salary Range: $165,000 - $225,000 USD

We are continually working to our hiring in more countries and regions, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, which takes time.

Mattermost values your unique perspective—we welcome all applicants. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and are committed to assessing candidates based on their skills and qualifications. We do not tolerate discrimination against staff or applicants based on race, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or other personal characteristics.

If you require accommodations during the interview process, please let us know—we’re happy to assist.