React Native Engineer

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape (On-Site)

Overview:

Our client, a top tier South African company is seeking a skilled React Native Engineer to help build and grow their suite of mobile apps. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to deliver high-quality, user-focused solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work on and contribute to the growth of their suite of mobile applications.
• Conduct peer reviews, ensuring strict adherence to team-agreed best practices and styles.
• Contribute to collaborative team discussions to continually improve our codebase and SDLC.
• Work closely with Product Managers and UX Designers to deliver sound technical solutions based on the needs of our users.
• Research best practices to design solutions, and implement your proof of concept.
• Write unit tests and documentation for your work.
• Estimate on development efforts.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant software engineering degree (Masters preferred).
• 3+ years of development experience, with at least 1 year in React or React Native.
• Exceptional grasp of the fundamentals of programming paradigms and solution design.
• React or React-Native development experience is essential, with a preference for React-Native.
• An understanding of User Interface Design and Visual Communication advantageous.
• Versatile in being able to operate optimally in a small, fast-paced environment with increased amounts of responsibility and highly collaborative teams.
• Strong communication skills across multi-disciplinary teams i.e. Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, QA Engineers and various stakeholders in the business.
  
  
  

Beneficial Skills:

• Native Development (iOS or Android) experience
• Functional React and Redux experience
• TypeScript experience
• Experience with consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with Git and agile management software: JIRA, Azure DevOps