Waracle are looking for a Lead React Native Developer for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.

The React Native Developer will be based from any of our UK offices in a hybrid working pattern. 

The React Native Lead Developer will join our dynamic product team, working on cutting-edge mobile applications. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the technical approach from the ground up, driving best practices and mentoring the team to deliver high-quality mobile experiences.

As a Lead React Native Developer, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead technical direction for React Native mobile apps, setting up development practices from scratch.

• Act as a hands-on engineer and technical consultant, guiding the client and team in React Native best practices and architecture.

• Utilise open source frameworks to streamline development and deployment processes.

• Implement Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles to ensure robust and scalable application structure.

• Support the selection of and integration of UI Component Libraries as appropriate for the project.

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary product squad consisting of designers, developers, and product managers.

• Design and maintain design systems, component libraries, and tools to ensure consistency and reusability.

• Ensure adherence to accessibility and UX best practices for a seamless user experience.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Strong commercial React Native skills and experience, with a solid background delivering apps for mobile platforms.

• Strong experience using Expo framework and Expo services.

• Strong experience with Component libraries, including but not limited to Tamagui, NativeWind, StyleX and others

• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and related front-end technologies.

• Experience with RESTful APIs and integration.

• Comfortable working with changing requirements in a complex environment. 

• Ability to guide and mentor delivery teams and senior stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated experience with Domain Driven Design (DDD).

• Awareness of UX principles and accessibility. 

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!).

After that, you'll be invited to complete a take home technical task, followed by a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We have various events, days out, competitions and incentives throughout the year and here are some other benefits you can expect as permanent team member at Waracle:

• 🏡 Flexible and Hybrid working

• 🏖 35 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

• 💸 Matched Pension up to 5%

• 🤒 Medicash Proactive Health Cover

• 🏥 Group Life and Sickness Cover

• 🍼 Enhanced parental leave

• 🍎 Macbook and home office set up budget

• Plus many more!

  
  

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.