Application Team Lead (remote)

BuddyBoss is hiring a Lead Mobile Engineer for a very exciting opportunity to play a critical role in our fast-growing startup. The right candidate will not only architect but lead the development and implementation of new product features for our BuddyBoss App. In this role, you’ll be in charge of developing features from end-to-end, and crafting an entire ecosystem of open-ended code that has unlimited scaling capabilities. You’ll work with UX, Product Management, DevOps, and other engineers on a daily basis in order to build amazing software experiences.

Key Accountabilities:

You’ll lead the development and implement new product features for our BuddyBoss mobile app.

You’ll architect and build features keeping in mind the scalability and opportunity to build an entire ecosystem on the existing code base.

You’ll craft the tools, processes, and frameworks that will empower our team to move quickly as we scale.

You’ll contribute to the production process: thinking through UX, designing beautiful UI, and connecting with customers to solve their problems.

Help maintain existing mobile applications by investigating bugs and implementing fixes

Participate in code review to help everyone grow

Involvement in the discussion, planning, and brainstorming with teammates and stakeholders to achieve project goals.

Design, develop and test front-end software components in an Agile environment

Architect extendable and reusable solutions

Perform performance analysis and optimization

Document software designs and interfaces

Bug fixing and maintenance

Key Skills:

Strong knowledge of WordPress with the ability to speak to its technical frameworks, plugins, and themes

Strong understanding of React, React Native, Redux and RxJS Observables, Node.js, AWS)

You have a deep understanding of mobile development, including multiple environments, and device compatibility, for both iOS and Android.

You have a strong understanding of React Native best practices to build performant components.

You are confident with asynchronous programming.

You have the ability to work across the full range of product development: from ideation to launch to scale.

Knowledge of Git or other version control software.

Experience with development tools from Atlassian.

Knowledge of software development processes and paradigms.

Experience:

Bachelor in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

5+ years of React, React Native, Redux and RxJS, Node.js, AWS

Preferred 6 to 8 years of experience as a Sr. Software developer.

Experience leading design and software technical specifications

4-5 years experience in Agile Development.

Experience leading development projects with React Native app(s) available in the app store

Experience with TypeScript

Experience with Unit Testing frameworks such as Jest and UI testing frameworks like Detox

Experience with Redux and some asynchronous middleware (Rxjs Observables is an asset) for state management

Experience developing apps that interact with Web Services (REST, JSON) – Axios is a plus

Experience developing bridges to native components

Experience with IntelliJ or Android Studio, Xcode, React Native Debugger

Experience with Android or iOS development with an understanding of both native build processes

Experience with build scripts such as FastLane or bash scripts