Mobile Engineer
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About the role
Senior React Native Engineer - MOBILE ENGINEER
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior React Native Engineer to join an engineering team in Melbourne. In this role, you will take ownership of the flagship mobile e-commerce application, which handles high-traffic volume, thousands of concurrent transactions, and seamless user experiences daily.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a developer who thrives on optimising performance, architecting scalable mobile solutions, and mentoring a talented team of engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Feature Development: Design, build, and maintain high-performance, reusable, and reliable React Native code for both iOS and Android platforms.
Performance Optimisation: Diagnose and fix bottlenecks, optimise app responsiveness, and ensure smooth animations and rendering across a variety of devices.
Architecture & Scale: Have an input in architectural direction to ensure it seamless support, rapid feature scaling and high-traffic events.
CI/CD & Deployment: Maintain and improve automated mobile deployment pipelines and manage App Store and Google Play releases.
Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and Backend Engineers.
Mentorship: Guide and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
Technical Skills
5+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3+ years dedicated to building and scaling production-ready React Native apps.
Proven experience working on a high-traffic app where performance and conversion optimisation are critical.
Deep understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, state management libraries and React hooks.
Solid grasp of native mobile development tools and concepts (Swift/Objective-C, Kotlin/Java).
Experience implementing secure and seamless payment gateways.
Strong experience with mobile analytics, crash reporting and A/B testing methodologies.
Soft Skills & Location
Location: Based in Melbourne with full working rights in Australia.
Communication: Exceptional communication skills.
Problem-Solving: A data-driven approach to solving performance issues, memory leaks, and complex state synchronisation.
Bonus Points
Experience with GraphQL and Apollo Client.
Familiarity with Micro-frontends or Monorepo structures for mobile.
Active contributor to the open-source React Native community.
Backend exposure using .Net.
What’s in it for You?
Competitive salary package + superannuation.
Hybrid working.
Clear career progression pathways into leadership or principal engineering roles.
No sponsorship or relocate allocation is available for this role.
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