Mobile + Frontend Engineering Lead (Remote) at Gokada Rides Limited Full Time

We urgently require the services of a qualified personnel to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Mobile + Frontend Engineering Lead

Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• We are looking to add a passionate Cross-platform mobile + frontend engineering leader to lead and mentor our growing and agile mobile-focused developers.
• This person has to love the startup grind and hustle of getting things done quickly, but also without sacrificing the longevity of the technology.
• You will regularly collaborate with the engineering leadership and product team to ensure optimal implementation of new features and will contribute as part of a cross-functional agile development team. We are looking for true owners who are looking to build not only new and interesting technology but also a world-class technology company.
• This comes with mentoring less experienced engineers, interviewing candidates, and selflessly doing whatever it takes to move the company forward. We strive for bigger and better and it’s important to the company that you do too.

Responsibilities

• Meet with various stakeholders to review product requirements
• Lead development for a React-Native/Redux cross-platform application
• Make decisions on architecture, design patterns, and native/front-end libraries
• Ensure codebase is properly tested
• Perform code reviews and suggest improvements to the application based on the latest industry standards
• Work alongside and effectively coordinate with other engineers on the team
• Collaborate with the backend team and QA in order to reach milestones in time
• Architecting the React Native mobile application
• Managing the mobile team and ensuring alignment with the backend team
• Constantly improving upon the user experience and functionality of the mobile applications
• Overseeing the stability and delivery of application updates
• Creating and maintaining a strong work ethic amongst their team
• Coordinating with the product manager for sprint planning
• Communicating & collaborating with the DevOps team

Must Have Skills and Experiences

• Prior experience with complete app releases in app stores.
• 7+ years professional development experience
• 5+ years React-native experience (or equivalent FE frameworks)
• 2+ years of an active Leadership role
• Be very strong with: React-native + Redux, TypeScript, JavaScript, Native design and implementation, JSX, REST, Graphql, offline storage, Hooks, functional components composition
• Strong JavaScript skills and an understanding of functional programming, closures, ES6, asynchronous programming, and handling large amounts of data client-side
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Nice To Have Skills:

• Previous startup experience a plus
• Creative mindset.
• Passionate about teaching technical skills to others

Perks

• Handsome salary with respect to your geolocation and experience.
• Freedom to choose your workplace (as long as the video and audio call quality is satisfactory).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Note
You’ll have to work remotely and communicate with coworkers around the world. Hence,

• A good internet connection is essential.
• Timetables may slightly vary depending on the time zones of your teammates.
• Will have to engage in Video and Audio calls regularly.