React Native Lead

Greetings From Photon,

We hope you are good! We are hiring React Native Lead to join our Digital Engineering team.

Who are we?

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization.

React Native Lead | Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid) | Fulltime

Job Summary:

The React Native Tech Lead will lead the development of cross-platform mobile applications, guide the technical direction of the team, and ensure high-quality, scalable, and performant solutions. This role is hands-on, with ownership of architecture decisions, code quality, and team mentoring, while actively collaborating with customers and stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Lead end-to-end development of React Native mobile applications
• Own technical design, architecture, and implementation decisions
• Guide and mentor React Native developers
• Perform code reviews and enforce coding standards & best practices
• Collaborate with Product, UX, Backend, QA, DevOps teams, and customers
• Ensure performance, security, and scalability of mobile apps
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Drive release management for iOS & Android apps
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technical discussions

What are we looking for?

Core Skills

• Strong expertise in React Native
• Excellent knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience with Redux, Context API, Zustand, or similar
• Solid understanding of mobile app lifecycle (iOS & Android)

Mobile Development

• Experience integrating web pages using WebView, including session and cookie management
• Experience with native modules (Swift/Obj-C, Kotlin/Java)
• Performance optimization, memory management, and debugging
• Push notifications, deep linking, offline storage
• App Store & Play Store publishing experience

Backend & Integration

• REST / GraphQL API integration
• Authentication (JWT, OAuth, SSO)
• Experience working with cloud services (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform)

Quality & DevOps

• Unit and component testing using Jest, React Native Testing Library (RNTL), and Storybook
• End-to-End (E2E) testing using Appium or Detox
• CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps
• Monitoring & crash reporting (Firebase, Sentry, etc.)

Architecture & Design

• Experience with Clean Architecture / MVVM / Modular architecture
• Reusable component and design system implementation using Atomic Design principles
• Handling multi-environment builds & configurations

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Experience handling customers with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders
• Ownership mindset and accountability
• Ability to balance delivery and technical excellence