Software Engineer - React Native / Mobile

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Mobile Engineer to contribute to developing the Mettle mobile application. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in JavaScript, React, and agile development, while being self-motivated and passionate about enhancing user experiences. This role involves writing maintainable code, collaborating across teams, and supporting other engineers in their growth. You'll play a key role in driving mobile development aligned with customer interests.

Qualifications

• Background in software engineering with a passion for creating maintainable software.
• Self-motivated and experienced in business and technology innovation.
• Ability to design and build user-centered solutions.

Responsibilities

• Write custom JavaScript and identify suitable off-the-shelf solutions.
• Develop clean, elegant, and reusable code.
• Collaborate to uphold coding standards and best practices.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

GraphQL

React

React Native

Agile team experience

Job description

Join us as a Mobile Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded Mobile Engineer to join Mettle and help build and develop the Mettle mobile application
• You'll be developing features and solving complex problems, and providing technical coaching and oversight to other engineers in the team
• If you're self-motivated, with a passion for business and technology innovation and enhancing customer experiences, this could be your ideal role

What you'll do

Joining one of our mission teams, you'll write custom JavaScript and identify when an off-the-shelf solution may be more suitable. You'll be working with stakeholders across the business to drive the direction of mobile development and put the long-term interests of our customers at the heart of key decisions.

You’ll also:

• Develop clean, elegant, and reusable code that is well tested and easy to maintain and extend
• Collaborate across our mobile chapter to uphold standards and best practices
• Support other engineers to develop and grow, and act as a subject matter expert

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you’ll need a background in software engineering with a passion for crafting well-tested and maintainable software. You’ll be self-motivated with experience of both business and technology innovation, as well as designing and building solutions that cater to a wide user base. You'll also bring the ability to identify the needs of the user and apply this understanding to enhance the overall customer experience.

You’ll also need:

• Experience of delivering software as part of an agile team
• Excellent programming skills in JavaScript, preferably with TypeScript and GraphQL experience
• In-depth knowledge of the React and React Native frameworks
• A good understanding of the Android and iOS platforms