Senior React Native Software Engineer

About Root

Root is a communication and productivity software platform that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of the world’s online communities.

The Root platform is extensible, allowing third-party developers to create custom experiences with front- and back-end integrations.

Our goal is to empower all the world’s communities with technology.

Root is creating an open and collaborative environment built on a culture of exceptional design and engineering. We deliver user experiences that are intuitive, attractive, and accessible to everyone.

We’re an early stage, funded startup working towards our v1 product.

About the role

We’re building our client engineering team and looking for an exceptional React Native developer. Our client apps are the most visible part of our product, and the client team will build the apps from the ground up.

This role will focus on implementing our mobile clients using React Native, Kotlin, and Swift in partnership with the design and infrastructure teams.

The candidate will design and build the navigation system and custom components while ensuring the performance to process thousands of messages per second and handle real-time voice / video.

Responsibilities

You'll design and build our mobile clients that are critical to meeting customer needs at launch.

• Design, develop, and maintain our Android and iOS client applications using React Native.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices and industry standards.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests within our CI / CD pipeline.
• Deliver feedback to the infrastructure team on the client APIs.

What does success look like?

• Mobile clients are complete and ready on time for product launch.
• Users love the mobile experience; the app is responsive, intuitive, and performs well.
• Your apps use best-practice architecture; other developers model their work on yours.
• Your code is clean and well-documented; it serves as a learning tool for other developers.
• Your feedback is concise and actionable; the platform team improves the experience for everyone.

Qualifications

Five+ years of demonstrated experience as the architect and developer of a 1,000,000+ download, consumer-facing React Native mobile app.

UI / UX skills

• Build a responsive UI
• Implement multi-page UI with best practice navigation
• Manage mobile app lifecycles
• Design for accessibility
• Localize apps for multiple regions

Client infrastructure skills

• Implement web communication using WebSocket and RESTful APIs
• Cache client data on-device
• Apply coding design pattern best practices
• Package apps for publication

General skills

• Analytical skills to define a problem, identify solutions, and recommend a course of action
• Communication skills to educate others on how your projects are designed, implemented, and maintained
• Project management skills to keep stakeholders informed and deliver to a timeline

Beneficial skills

• Experience with audio and / or video streaming
• Knowledge of Kotlin and / or Swift
• Familiarity with React
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Location

• Los Angeles or remote
• USA applicants only

Root is proud to foster a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusivity. We believe that every member of the team enhances that culture by exposing us to a broader view and understanding of the world.

We are committed to treating everyone with equality and respect, regardless of their age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical ability, race, ethnicity, religion, neurodiversity, or socioeconomic status.

To apply for this position, please send your resume and statement of interest to [email protected].