Job Description
You will own our React Native app end-to-end on iOS and Android, shipping new features and maintaining a fast, reliable production experience for our “sellers”. You’ll work alongside our other mobile developer and the broader engineering team. Core areas include onboarding/auth, profile management, orders, and in-app chat.
You’ll also build and maintain the backend APIs in Python + Django (DRF) that power the app, with a strong focus on performance, mobile latency, and scalability to support 1,000,000+ monthly visitors.
This is a remote contractor role, but the development team follows a fixed working schedule of 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM local time, equivalent to 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific Time. This schedule is designed to maximize daily overlap with the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Ship new React Native features across iOS + Android (UI/UX, performance, reliability)
- Maintain and improve the app through bug fixes, refactors, and release cycles
- Build and maintain Django (DRF) APIs that power the app (mobile latency, scale, observability)
Requirements
- React Native engineer with production experience on iOS + Android
- Proven experience shipping and maintaining production React Native apps
- Experience building and maintaining REST APIs with Python + Django (DRF)
- Strong understanding of designing for scale, latency, and reliability for 1M+ monthly visitors
- Familiar with Apple/Google release process (TestFlight, Play Console), signing/certificates, and deployment pipelines.
- Strong eye for design, UI/UX design experience is a major plus
- Understands PostgreSQL and efficient database usage
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Thrives in a remote, asynchronous environment with high ownership
- Experience using Notion or similar organizational tools
- Portfolio or projects demonstrating shipped mobile apps
- Not mandatory, but highly valued: Proficiency in Figma or similar design tools
Benefits
- Salary: $3,000–$4,000 USD per month.
- Contract Type: Contractor.Work from anywhere, with an emphasis on async collaboration.
- Performance Bonus: Annual cash bonus tied to company growth (13th-month pay).
- Annual Reviews: Yearly performance and compensation reviews with opportunities for raises.
- Paid Time Off: 2 weeks of vacation to recharge.
- Paid Holidays: All local and federal holidays observed in your country.
- Paid Sick Leave: Take care of yourself when you need it.
- Autonomy & Ownership: You’ll have real control over your projects and the freedom to shape how things get done.
- Growth Potential: As we scale, your role and compensation grow with us.
