Engineering Senior Software Engineer, Mobile

Going, Inc.; Vancouver; Remote; USD 148,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Mobile to enhance their mobile app experience. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your extensive experience in mobile development, particularly with TypeScript and React Native, to collaborate with cross-functional teams and deliver impactful features. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of travel for users, ensuring a seamless experience across platforms. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and quality, and enjoy a fully remote work environment with generous perks, including an open vacation policy and comprehensive health benefits. If you're passionate about transforming user experiences and mentoring fellow engineers, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Open vacation policy

Annual team retreats

Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance

401(k) with a 5% match

$750/quarter wellness stipend

Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave

Meetup stipend

Remote work flexibility

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering with 4+ years in TypeScript and React Native.
• Experience mentoring engineers and a focus on performance and usability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design teams to develop innovative mobile features.
• Mentor engineers and advocate for best practices in mobile development.

Skills

TypeScript

React Native

Performance Optimization

Usability

Accessibility

Mentorship

Communication Skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Expo

PostHog

Braze

Datadog

Ruby on Rails

GoLang

NextJS

Postgres

Redis

GitHub

Notion

Jira

Figma

Job description

At Going, we're passionate about helping people travel and experience the world. As our member base grows, we're thrilled to expand our team with a Senior Software Engineer, Mobile to help us build, launch, and iterate on our recently released mobile app.

With your experience in mobile development, you'll play a crucial role in creating new ways for our travelers to experience Going. You'll collaborate closely with our product and design teams to build innovative features, squash bugs, and craft future functionality. Additionally, you'll work with our other engineering teams to implement cross-functional features and ensure a seamless user experience across all platforms.

This is a highly impactful role. You'll transform how our members interact with Going and, ultimately, how they travel and explore our world.

In the short term, you will

• Become familiar with our code base, code style, tech stack, development and deployment process, and project management process.
• Partner with designers and product specialists to develop and refine a feature roadmap.
• Collaborate with service engineers to establish APIs that support our data needs.
• Engage with mobile engineering peers to gain context on current and future technical direction.

In the long term, you will

• Be an expert with our tooling: Expo/EAS, PostHog, Braze, Datadog, and more. Identify and introduce new tooling to support our mobile ecosystem.
• Take ownership of end-to-end features. Propose technical work breakdown, prioritization and effort estimation. Collaborate throughout the company.
• Propose technical and product improvements. Grow our ability to experiment and scale our mobile application.
• Advocate for engineering best practices and help the team explore and implement new technology.
• Mentor other engineers. Actively participate in or champion a community of practice.

What you know

• 6+ years in professional software engineering.
• 4+ years of hands-on expertise with TypeScript and React Native.
• You care about performance, usability, and accessibility across platforms and devices. You have written and maintained automated tests.
• Experience mentoring other engineers on a team or are looked to as an expert in components of your work.
• You approach challenges through a customer lens, with empathy and a passion for quality.
• Clear and earnest written and verbal communication skills.
• High standards for yourself and the code you write.
• Flexibility, open-mindedness, and willingness to learn.
• You’re legally authorized to work in the United States and can work US hours.

Nice to Have’s:

• Native iOS/Android module development experience with Objective-C, Swift, or Kotlin.
• Experience in a startup or small company environment, with rapid prototyping and experimentation.

Technologies we use

• TypeScript + React Native + Expo being our language and mobile frameworks.
• Expo Application Services (EAS) for builds, deployments, and infrastructure.
• Ruby on Rails and GoLang are our primary service technologies.
• NextJS is our primary frontend web development framework.
• Postgres and Redis are our primary storage engines.
• GitHub is our choice for source code management and continuous integration.
• Notion is for documentation and collaboration.
• Jira is our project management tool.
• Figma is our design tool.

Why you might love working here

• The salary for this role starts at $148,732 + equity.
• 100% remote work environment
• Annual team retreats, with past destinations including Washington D.C., Vancouver, Punta Cana, and Mexico City.
• Open vacation policy, with a 15-day minimum
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k) with a 5% match
• $750/quarter remote work, wellness, and wisdom stipend
• Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
• Meetup stipend when you cross paths with a co-worker
• Challenging problems to solve and an awesome team to collaborate with every single day