Senior React Native Engineer

Job Description

Location:                   United Kingdom
Working Period:      Full Time, Permanent
Office:                        London, Hybrid

About Student.com

Student.com is the world’s leading marketplace for student accommodation and services, a leader in student marketplace technology and an innovator in an industry that needed an upgrade. We are passionate about helping students find their perfect home and supporting their educational journey. To date, we’ve helped students from more than 130 different countries.

Founded in 2011, we simplify the student study-abroad journey through our free global marketplace that puts security and ease-of-use first. For students, that means having an easy-to-use, secure platform for booking their perfect home and engaging other services, giving them total peace of mind. For our partners, that means having a new digital and global infrastructure which provides access to millions of students. Currently, our website lists more than 2 million beds in over 400 cities worldwide.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a talented Senior React Native Developer with expertise in React Native and Typescript to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in building scalable and high-performance mobile applications.

If you are passionate about mobile development and would like to play a part in shaping the future of the frontend team at Student.com, we would love to hear from you. Join us in creating innovative and user-friendly applications that make a difference to students from all over the world.

We are embarking on a complete reset of our mobile application strategy. We are therefore looking to hire a strong commercially savvy Senior React Native Developer to work with our Product and Marketing teams to deliver this new strategy.

Key Responsibilities

·       Develop and maintain mobile applications serving multiple geographical regions

·       Commercial experience creating B2C and B2B experience on mobile

·       Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement user-friendly interfaces

·       Experience working in agile thinking teams using methods such as Kanban, Scrum and XP.

·       Work within an international team to ensure clear communication across different roles within the teams.

·       Optimise application performance and ensure responsiveness across various devices

·       Line management experience desirable

·       Stay up-to-date with the latest frontend technologies and best practices

Requirements

·       Substantial experience developing, maintaining and deploying mobile applications on iOS and Android in B2C businesses

·       Proficiency in React Native and React.

·       Strong understanding of JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, and CSS

·       Familiarity with RESTful APIs and GraphQL 

·       Experience architecting mobile applications and supporting underlying CI/CD platforms

·       Experience with Apple and Google App Stores

·       Understanding of testing at all different layers using appropriate testing frameworks , for example with Jest, React Native Testing Library, Detox, Appium etc.

·       Consider the reusability of code, components, and module development while writing code.

·       Familiarity with techniques such as Continuous Integration and Delivery for mobile apps.

·       Experience with Cloud Platforms ideally AWS.

·       An advocate of automation at all levels from unit to performance testing.

·       Has code review capabilities and is to help and guide other engineers with their code submissions

·       Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, cross-border international environment

·       Self-starter attitude, with the ability to work independently to resolve issues and research findings.

·       Good written English documentation skills to communicate with others via written documentation formats

Hiring Process

·       1st stage screen

·       Technical Test

·       2nd stage interview

·       Offer

We offer a great working culture, smart and passionate people to learn from and grow alongside, competitive holiday, wellbeing and pension perks and hybrid working.