Senior Software Engineer

Pathfinder Recruitment; Manchester; Remote; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Group life insurance

Home office budget

Annual learning budget

Flexible working

Occasional team meetups

Lifestyle perks

Job summary

Pathfinder Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in React Native and Expo. The role is fully remote in the UK, with an onsite final stage interview.

You will lead the transformation of an initial React Native prototype into a production app for iOS and Android, owning the architecture and integration with the wider platform. You’ll work closely with product, design and engineering to shape and launch features, with up to £80k (DOE) + bonus + benefits.

Qualifications

• Commercial React Native and Expo experience, including releasing apps through App Store and Google Play.
• Comfortable using AI every day.
• Understanding mobile architecture, performance, testing and maintainable code.
• Broad software engineering background with APIs and backend services knowledge.
• Experience with APIs and presenting complex data on mobile screens.
• Exposure to native mobile development (Swift/Kotlin).
• Confidence in shaping technical decisions with cross-functional teams.
• Degree in computer science or software engineering or a similar subject is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Turn an initial React Native prototype into a production app for iOS and Android.
• Own the project architecture and how it integrates with the wider platform.
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering to shape and launch features.
• Contribute to web products when needed.

Skills

React Native

Expo

AI

Mobile architecture

Performance

Testing

Maintainable code

APIs

Backend services

Data presentation

Swift/Kotlin

Technical decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Apple App Store

Google Play Store

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (React Native, Expo)

Fully remote in the UK, ***There will be an onsite final stage interview)***

Permanent, up to £80k (DOE) + bonus + benefits

A growing digital sports business is investing in its first dedicated mobile app. Its existing platform has a large audience, and the app will give users a more engaging way to explore detailed sports information on the move.

The app is at an early stage, so you’ll have real scope to shape its architecture and technical foundations, then take it through to launch and beyond. Mobile will be the main focus of the role. You’ll also be part of a collaborative software engineering team, contributing to web products and working together to solve problems across the stack.

The opportunity

You’ll take a leading role in turning an initial React Native prototype into a production app for iOS and Android. You’ll own the project and decide how it should be built, how it works with the wider platform, and how it can be supported and improved after launch. As the product develops, you’ll contribute your broad software engineering experience across the team, including to web development when needed.

Requirements

• Commercial React Native and Expo experience, including releasing apps through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Comfortable using AI every day
• A good understanding of mobile architecture, performance, testing and maintainable code.
• A broad software engineering background, with a sound understanding of how mobile apps, web platforms, APIs and back end services work together.
• Experience working with APIs and presenting complex data clearly on mobile screens.
• Ability to investigate platform specific issues, with some exposure to native mobile development such as Swift or Kotlin.
• Confidence shaping technical decisions and working closely with colleagues across product, design and engineering.
• A degree in computer science, software engineering or a similar subject is preferred.

Experience with web development would be useful, ideally including tech like React, Vue, Nuxt, Node or PHP. You won’t need experience with any of these, but you should be comfortable picking some of it up and contributing 'beyond mobile' when the team needs it.

• Private healthcare
• group life insurance
• a home office budget
• an annual learning budget
• flexible working
• occasional team meetups
• lifestyle perks