Senior React Native Developer

Panga Capital; Remote; MYR 320,000 - 401,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Malaysia is seeking an experienced mobile development professional. In this role, you will architect and maintain high-performance React Native applications for iOS and Android. As a technical lead, you'll ensure code quality and mentor other engineers. The position requires over 8 years of mobile development experience, including strong React Native proficiency and leadership skills. This is an exciting opportunity to influence a core product in the crypto trading space.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

High ownership of product

Opportunity to work on complex apps

Global remote team

Impact-driven environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional mobile development experience (iOS, Android, or both).
• 3+ years of hands-on React Native experience in production apps.
• Strong leadership experience as a tech lead or senior engineer.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain high-performance React Native applications for iOS and Android.
• Act as technical lead for mobile, owning architecture decisions and coding standards.
• Ensure code quality, performance, stability, and scalability across the mobile codebase.

Skills

Mobile development

React Native

Leadership

TypeScript

JavaScript

Mobile app architecture

REST APIs

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Gradle

CocoaPods

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain high-performance React Native applications for iOS and Android
• Act as technical lead for mobile, owning architecture decisions, coding standards, and best practices
• Ensure code quality, performance, stability, and scalability across the entire mobile codebase
• Lead and conduct thorough code reviews, setting a high engineering bar
• Mentor and guide other mobile engineers, supporting their technical growth
• Collaborate closely with product, backend, design, and QA teams to deliver features end-to-end
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and app stability risks
• Define and improve mobile development workflows, testing strategy, and release processes
• Stay current with React Native, iOS, and Android ecosystem changes and recommend improvements

Core Requirements

• 8+ years of professional mobile development experience (iOS, Android, or both)
• 3+ years of hands-on React Native experience in production apps
• Strong leadership experience as a tech lead or senior engineer, with ownership of mobile code quality
• Expert-level TypeScript / JavaScript knowledge and clean code practices
• Solid understanding of mobile app architecture, performance optimization, and memory management
• Experience working with native mobile tooling (Xcode, Android Studio, Gradle, CocoaPods, etc.)
• Strong experience integrating with REST APIs, authentication flows, and secure data handling
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD pipelines, app store release processes, and versioning strategies
• Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions and communicate trade-offs clearly

Nice to Have

• Experience with Redux, Zustand, or other state-management patterns
• Automated testing (Jest, Detox, E2E testing)
• Experience with GraphQL
• Performance profiling and crash analytics (e.g. Firebase, Sentry)
• Exposure to crypto, fintech, or web3 products

🚀 What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary and benefits
• High ownership and real technical influence over a core product
• Opportunity to work on complex, high-performance apps in the crypto trading space
• Global, remote-first team with strong engineering culture
• Fast-moving environment where your decisions directly impact users