Yahoo · 1 week ago
Principal/Staff Mobile Engineer - React Native
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $299K/yr
8+ years expYahoo is a leading consumer inbox provider with hundreds of millions of users, and they are seeking a Principal/Staff Mobile Engineer to lead their Mobile platform strategy and explore React Native. In this foundational engineering role, you will architect and implement cross-platform mobile apps, drive technology decisions, and collaborate with design, backend, and product teams to enhance user experience.
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Responsibilities
Architect and implement cross‑platform mobile apps (iOS/Android) using React Native delivering polished, native‑feel experiences
Explore building, Design, implement, and test features in a new React Native app
Scale up our business by designing, building, and supporting easy-to-use mobile applications
Make and implement technology decisions that support business needs without compromising security, privacy, or quality
Enhance existing systems to add new functionality, and to improve performance, stability, quality, and security
Drive and support the team’s commitment to code craft, cutting edge tooling, monitoring
Be a role model for showcasing mobile best practices, processes and culture to help Engineering teams improve their productivity
Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand and refine product requirements
Provide mentorship to your peers in the broader engineering team through code reviews and education on best practices
Qualification
Required
8+ years' experience building, shipping, and supporting react native applications. You've seen what works, and probably a few things that didn't work
Have independently worked and delivered a small app or entire feature in a larger app. A proven track record of building and launching 0 → 1 mobile apps, ideally in consumer domains
Hands-on experience with modern RN patterns: custom hooks, Zustand/Recoil, Reanimated, FlatList, memoization, and performance profiling
Excitement about working in our mobile tech stack, which includes both React Native and Android/iOS Native
Ability to act with autonomy & self-direction while working well in a team environment
Willingness to pitch in wherever needed - as a fast-moving company we need to do good work, quickly
Comfortable with working across domains and languages with a curiosity to experiment & learn new things
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, including quickly getting up to speed with new technologies
Benefits
Healthcare
A great 401k
Backup childcare
Education stipends
Much (much) more
Company
Yahoo
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Verizon Media.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.8MKey Investors
SoftBank GroupSequoia Capital
2021-05-03Acquired
1996-04-12IPO
1995-11-30Series B· $4.8M
Leadership Team
Monica Vorn Mijaleski
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Gupta
SVP Finance / Chief Treasury Officer
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