Mobile Engineer

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.