Lead React Native Engineer Porto

Lead React Native Engineer
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Looking for a Lead React Native Engineer to join a growing
- up which is opening a new hub in Poto.

Key skills required for this role

React Native

Important

About the Role

As a Lead Software Engineer (Mobile Applications), you'll guide a
- functional mobile engineering squad whilst still contributing to our codebase. About a third of your time will be spent coding alongside your team, with the rest focused on leadership and technical direction.

You'll design and architect responsive mobile user experiences, optimize
- platform performance, and implement seamless integrations for our React Native applications. When Product Managers bring new ideas, you'll translate their business requirements into intuitive mobile experiences and streamlined user journeys. You'll establish technical standards and best practices that balance code sharing with
- specific optimizations across i
OS and Android ecosystems. Making key architectural decisions, you'll weigh the benefits of
- platform consistency against
- specific performance needs.

Leading a team of two engineers, you'll mentor them through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance. You'll set mobile development standards that ensure reliability across device types and operating systems, championing practices like Test-Driven Development and Clean Code because you understand their
- world benefits.

You'll implement robust CI/CD pipelines specific to mobile development, ensuring consistent quality across app store releases while accelerating
-
- market. Working with our QA team, you'll create testing strategies that ensure reliability across a diverse range of devices and operating systems.

Job Requirements

You should be able to demonstrate the use of some of the below skills, preferably by referencing previous commercial experience:

Leadership & Delivery

• Leading multiple native mobile application software engineering teams
• Getting things done and driving results with minimal supervision
• Delivering
  - scale design and build mobile app projects across multiple platforms
• Managing
  - functional teams effectively, setting clear objectives, and addressing performance issues
• Using emotional intelligence to resolve conflicts and coach team members

Technical Excellence

• Expertise in i
  OS and Android app development, including Swift, Kotlin, and/or React Native
• Writing tested, maintainable code that follows SOLID principles for mobile applications
• Working with
  - based development practices and feature flags
• Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps
• Familiarity with mobile app deployment processes and app store guidelines
• Experience integrating mobile apps with backend services and APIs
• Analyzing DORA metrics to drive continuous improvement through data
• Designing metrics that provide meaningful insights into services

Communication & Culture

• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences
• Influencing
  - making at all levels of the organization
• Building a culture of trust and collaboration within your team
• Championing your team's ideas through demos and
  - sharing
• Creating an environment where everyone can learn and grow
• Working effectively in English (we're a
  - cultural international company)
• Adapting to evolving technologies and industry best practices

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