Team Lead - React Native

Our Client is one of India's leading Shopify and Shopify Plus solution providers for all ecommerce stores with customized solutions.

Were e-commerce growth partners specializing in e-commerce design and development services that help brands grow and scale their online sales. Our team of e-commerce experts helps you create a customized e-commerce strategy that is tailored specifically for your needs and challenges.

From customizing E-commerce themes to setting up payment gateways, we build online stores from start to finish. We are your Ecommerce Tech Enablers!

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Core Values :

Trust

Create Impact

Empathy

Innovate to simplify not to complicate

Do what is right not what is asked for

Vision and Mission :

• Our Vision is to become world's best e-commerce enabler
• Our Mission is to enable tech for every brand and innovate to elevate and accelerate their growth.

Job Summary :

As a Team lead - React Native, you will lead a team of developers to build high-performance, cross-platform mobile applications for iOS and Android. This role goes beyond individual contribution requiring you to mentor team members, manage project timelines, ensure code quality, and work closely with designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in React Native and a minimum of 2 years of experience leading a team of at least 5 mobile developers.

Roles & Responsibilities :

Leadership :

• Lead and mentor a team of React Native developers, setting clear goals, reviewing code, and guiding them technically.
• Drive sprint planning, task allocation, and delivery of mobile features within timelines.
• Foster a strong engineering culture focused on quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders for requirement gathering and status updates.
• Resolve team blockers, enforce best practices, and facilitate peer learning.

Technical Contribution :

• Architect, develop, and maintain robust mobile applications using React Native.
• Collaborate with UI / UX designers for pixel-perfect implementation.
• Integrate with RESTful and GraphQL APIs from backend services.
• Conduct performance tuning, memory optimization, and bug fixing.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and advocate their adoption when beneficial.

Requirements : Mandatory :

• Proven end-to-end development of apps ideally having led such initiatives.
• A long-term vision of continuing in a hands-on mobile development role.
• Deep knowledge of mobile platform limitations and capabilities.
• Strong background in state management (Redux / Context), lifecycle methods, and architectural patterns.

Essential :

• Experience with CI / CD, version control (Git), code reviews, and automated testing in mobile workflows.
• Familiarity with offline capabilities, background sync, and mobile performance tools.

Good to Have :

• Native development knowledge (Swift / Kotlin) for bridging modules.
• Design collaboration tools experience (Figma, Zeplin, Sketch).
• Exposure to e-commerce ecosystems (e.g., Shopify, BigCommerce).

Skills :

• Minimum 5 years of total experience in mobile app development, with at least 2-3 years in React Native.
• At least 2 years of team leadership experience, managing a team of 5+ members.
• Strong command of JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern ES6+ features.
• Expertise in React Native architecture (Hooks, Redux / MobX, Context API).
• Experience with native modules (Android / iOS) and third-party library integration.
• Proficient with React Navigation, AsyncStorage, and mobile UI / UX best practices.
• Knowledge of performance optimization, memory management, and debugging tools (Flipper, Chrome DevTools, RN Debugger).
• Experience publishing and managing apps on the App Store and Google Play.
• Familiar with Git-based workflows, CI / CD tools, and collaborative development practices.
• Education : Bachelors degree in Engineering, BCA, MCA.

Note : Working mode - 4 Days WFO, 1 Day WFH.

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