Lead React Native Developer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Delivery and Engineering Leader to drive outcomes across our Technology Practices. In this role, you will lead end-to-end delivery for Digital Experience Platforms, cloud-native solutions, mobile experiences, and Modern Workplace initiatives while accelerating the adoption of AI-assisted engineering.

What You'll Do

• Lead React Native development projects and coordinate developers towards shared delivery goals.
• Own the mobile development approach, coding standards, branching strategy, review practices and definition of done.
• Design scalable application architecture, component boundaries, navigation, state management, data access and native integration patterns.
• Remain hands-on with implementation, code review, complex defect resolution and performance optimisation.
• Guide integration of REST or GraphQL services, authentication, analytics, push notifications, deep links, payments and third-party SDKs.
• Own build, signing, provisioning and release readiness for iOS and Android.
• Lead application distribution through Apple App Store, Google Play Console and TestFlight tracks.
• Coordinate CI/CD automation, environment configuration, quality gates, versioning and release rollback planning.
• Vet team estimates, verify technical approaches are sound, and ensure plans include adequate testing, security and risk mitigation.
• Mentor developers through design reviews, pairing, code reviews and structured technical guidance.

Required Skills & Experience

React Native & Architecture: 5+ years of progressive mobile development experience with a proven record of leading React Native delivery. Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, internals, hooks, rendering behaviour. Experience designing modular architectures (Clean Architecture, MVVM). Advanced knowledge of Navigation, Redux Toolkit, asynchronous flows, caching.

Native Platforms & Integrations: Strong working knowledge of iOS and Android lifecycles, permissions, background execution. Hands-on ability with Xcode, Android Studio, Swift/Kotlin/Java for native modules.

Store Distribution (Must Have): Proven experience distributing to Apple App Store and Google Play. Proficiency with submission tools, certificates, signing identities, versioning, staged releases, compliance requirements.

Engineering Leadership: Ability to lead developers, coordinate work, uphold standards. Experience validating estimates, planning delivery, ensuring automated testing (Jest/Detox). Strong Agile and Git-based workflow experience.