React Native Developer

Forward Role Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment is helping a well-funded consumer technology business hire a Senior React Native Engineer to shape the mobile experience. You will lead architecture, performance, and user-centric features, working with Product and Design to deliver polished, high-quality experiences across iOS and Android.

You will own major parts of the mobile platform, influence architectural choices, and mentor colleagues in a small, high-ownership team aiming for ambitious growth and exceptional

Qualifications

• Experience shipping production applications for iOS and Android.
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture and performance.
• Experience building consumer-facing products.
• Proven ability to collaborate with Product and Design teams.
• Commitment to code quality, maintainability and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve a React Native application for iOS and Android.
• Own and extend a cross-platform design system.
• Create smooth, responsive user experiences with animations and gestures.
• Deliver seamless checkout and payment experiences.
• Contribute to mobile platform architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to balance tech excellence with user needs.
• Mentor fellow engineers and raise the bar across the team.

Skills

React Native

Mobile architecture

Performance optimization

Animations

Design system

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Senior React Native Engineer | Consumer App | React Native | Mobile Architecture | Well-funded startup | £65,000 - £90,000 DOE

Are you a Senior React Native Engineer who genuinely cares about product quality and user experience?

Do you notice when an animation feels slightly off?

Do you spend time thinking about performance, interactions, and the small details that make an app feel polished?

If so, this could be worth a look

I'm currently working with a well-funded consumer technology business that is reimagining how customers discover and purchase premium products online.

Operating within a market that has traditionally been slow to innovate, they've built a membership-led platform that combines technology, commerce and curated customer experiences into a single digital product.

Whilst still relatively early in their engineering journey, the wider business already has significant commercial backing, an established customer base, and ambitious plans for growth over the coming years.

As they continue investing heavily in their technology platform, they're now looking to hire a Senior React Native Engineer to play a key role in shaping the future of their mobile experience.

This isn't a role for someone who simply wants to build screens from designs. Instead, you'll be trusted to own major parts of the mobile experience, working closely with Product and Design to create something customers genuinely enjoy using.

What you'll be doing

• Building and evolving a React Native application across both iOS and Android
• Owning and extending a cross-platform design system
• Creating smooth, responsive user experiences through thoughtful animations, gestures and interactions
• Delivering seamless checkout and payment experiences
• Contributing to architectural decisions across the mobile platform
• Working closely with Product and Design to balance technical excellence with user needs
• Mentoring other engineers and helping to raise the bar across the team

What they're looking for

• Experience shipping production applications across both iOS and Android
• A strong understanding of mobile architecture and application performance
• Experience building consumer-facing products
• Experience working closely with Product and Design teams
• Engineers who care about code quality, maintainability and user experience in equal measure
• Comfortable operating in a high-ownership environment where you'll be trusted to make decisions
• Significant ownership and influence from day one
• Join a business with strong commercial traction and ambitious growth plans
• Small, highly collaborative engineering team
• Opportunity to shape both the product and technical direction
• Work on a product where user experience genuinely matters

They're looking for engineers who take real pride in their craft and care about building products the right way, not just shipping features as quickly as possible.