Senior React Native Engineer — Lead Mobile UX & Architecture

Forward Role; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid London (3 days per week)

Job summary

Forward Role is seeking a Senior React Native Engineer to shape the mobile experience for a consumer app in London. You will lead cross-functional work with Product and Design to deliver polished features with a strong focus on user experience.

You will build for iOS and Android, contribute to the design system, and help drive performance improvements while mentoring peers. The role offers hybrid London working and a clear path to influence mobile architecture.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial React Native experience.
• Experience shipping production apps on iOS and Android.
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture and performance.
• Experience building consumer-facing products.
• Collaborates with Product and Design teams.
• Focus on code quality and user experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

React Native

Mobile architecture

Performance

Mentoring

Ownership

Job description

Forward Role is seeking a Senior React Native Engineer to shape the mobile experience for a consumer app in London. You will lead cross-functional work with Product and Design to deliver polished features with a strong focus on user experience.

You will build for iOS and Android, contribute to the design system, and help drive performance improvements while mentoring peers. The role offers hybrid London working and a clear path to influence mobile architecture.