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DockYard, Inc. · 3 days ago

Sr. React Native Developer (Contract)

United States

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Senior Level

DockYard is a remote-first digital product consultancy, and they are seeking an experienced Senior React Native Developer who is passionate about mobile development. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to architect and deliver impactful mobile products for both iOS and Android using React Native.

ConsultingMobileSoftwareWeb Development

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Build user-centric iOS and Android applications using React Native and TypeScript, including day-to-day work in both platform build/debug environments

Design and maintain scalable mobile architecture (navigation, state management, data fetching, caching, app configuration, and release practices)

Partner with backend engineers to define and consume APIs (request/response contracts, pagination/filtering patterns, versioning/backwards compatibility, and predictable error handling)

Implement ticketing/entitlement presentation flows (including QR/barcode display), with clear offline/poor-network fallbacks and safe caching strategies

Build and maintain real-time content and messaging surfaces in the app (alerts/announcements, notification preferences, and in-app messaging views as needed)

Instrument mobile analytics events and collaborate on KPI definitions (feature adoption, conversion funnels, notification effectiveness)

Implement polished UI from designs, collaborating with design/UX specialists on interaction patterns, usability, and accessibility

Deliver production-quality features with appropriate testing, analytics hooks, and release discipline

Assist in project scoping, estimation, and planning activities

Participate actively in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing practices

Qualification

React NativeIOS developmentAndroid developmentTypeScriptMobile architectureAPI integrationTesting frameworksCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Proven experience shipping and supporting React Native apps to production on both iOS and Android (App Store + Google Play)

Proven experience shipping production mobile apps using React Native

Experience building mobile experiences that must perform under peak-event conditions (high concurrency, intermittent connectivity, fast startup, predictable caching, and clean error states)

Strong TypeScript experience and comfort building shared, reusable component systems

Experience with common React Native architecture concerns: navigation, state, async flows, networking, caching, and performance

Strong understanding of mobile realities: flaky networks, offline/poor connectivity behavior, app lifecycle, and device variability

Experience writing and maintaining tests (e.g., Jest, React Native Testing Library; end-to-end testing experience is a plus)

Experience with at least one mainstream React Native delivery framework/workflow, such as Expo (including EAS) and/or React Native CLI / native build pipelines (Xcode/Android Studio, Fastlane, CI/CD for mobile)

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including client-facing work

Preferred

Familiarity with push notifications (APNs/FCM), deep linking, analytics/event tracking, feature flags, and crash reporting

Experience integrating with external APIs and distributed systems (REST/GraphQL), including handling rate limits and retries gracefully

Experience with wallet-like UX, QR/barcode flows, redemption or commerce-adjacent experiences, and/or location-aware features (geofencing), with a privacy-forward approach

Accessibility experience (VoiceOver/TalkBack) and UI performance profiling

Prior client services, consulting, or freelancing experience

Previous remote working experience

Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot)