Senior Software Engineer - Mobile

As a Senior Software Engineer - Mobile at River, your primary responsibilities will include architecting and developing new features within our React Native codebase, collaborating closely with product management, design, and engineering teams to plan and execute projects. You will also play an important role in writing high-quality, tested code, participating in code reviews, and contributing to our vibrant engineering culture.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer - Mobile position at River, you should have over 5 years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on mobile development. Proficiency in React Native and mobile development principles is essential, along with knowledge of Swift/Objective-C and Java/Kotlin for native applications. A solid understanding of web security fundamentals for mobile apps is also required.

A successful candidate for the Senior Software Engineer - Mobile position at River should be well-versed in React Native and knowledgeable about mobile standards. Familiarity with technologies such as GitHub Actions, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), DataDog, Apollo Client for GraphQL, Figma, and Elixir is a plus, as is an appreciation for design and animation principles within mobile development.

Yes! River offers a 100% remote work option for the Senior Software Engineer - Mobile role. We welcome talent from across the Americas and Europe, giving you the flexibility to work from anywhere while being part of a dynamic and innovative team.

River provides an attractive benefits package for the Senior Software Engineer - Mobile position, which includes a competitive salary range of $125,000 to $205,000, a 401k plan with significant equity stock options, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, and parental leave that is separate from the regular PTO policy.

When answering this question, showcase your previous projects using React Native, detailing specific challenges you faced and how you overcame them. Be sure to emphasize your understanding of mobile performance optimization and your continuous learning practices in the React ecosystem.

Select a project that illustrates your problem-solving abilities and technical skills. Focus on the specific challenges, the solutions you implemented, and the overall impact of the project on your team or company. Use metrics if possible to quantify your achievements.

Discuss your approach to maintaining code quality, including practices like test-driven development, regular code reviews, and using automated testing tools. Mention any coding standards or best practices you adhere to and how you foster a culture of quality within your team.

Emphasize your communication skills and experience in agile methodologies. Share specific examples where you successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet project goals, focusing on how effective communication improved the project outcome.

Highlight your understanding of security fundamentals, such as data encryption, secure API design, and user authentication mechanisms. Provide examples of how you've implemented these principles in previous projects and any tools you use to enhance mobile app security.

Discuss your regular practices for staying informed, such as reading industry blogs, participating in online forums, attending webinars or conferences, and engaging in local tech meetups. Share any current technology trends you find particularly interesting.

Talk about your familiarity with using Git for version control, emphasizing your experience with branching strategies, pull requests, and issue tracking. Highlight any collaboration you’ve done using GitHub, including resolving conflicts and code reviews.

Explain how you integrate user feedback into your design and development process. Share examples of how feedback influenced your decisions in past projects, and demonstrate your commitment to creating user-centric applications.

Describe your systematic approach to debugging, which might include using logging, reproducibility of issues, and leveraging development tools. Discuss how you prioritize bug fixes based on user impact and the overall app performance.

Share your knowledge about River’s mission to create a trusted financial institution powered by bitcoin and your alignment with this vision. Discuss why this excites you and how your background in software development uniquely positions you to contribute to River's goals.