Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)

nectar-social; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, dental

401(k) match

Wellness membership

Monthly mobile stipend

Monthly internet stipend

Housing stipend for nearby residents

Free lunch

Fully covered commuter benefits

Job summary

nectar-social is building a ground-up React Native mobile app for an AI-driven social commerce platform. You will own the mobile surface from architecture to delivery, shaping experiences that power conversations and commerce across iOS and Android.

This founding-level role requires shipping high-quality mobile apps, designing scalable mobile architecture, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to influence product direction.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of software engineering experience with deep, hands-on React Native expertise.
• Track record of shipping high-quality production mobile applications to both app stores.
• Strong grasp of mobile architecture, navigation patterns, state management, and platform-specific behavior.
• Experience integrating external APIs and building real-time, data-intensive features.
• Comfort operating across the stack in a fast-moving startup environment.
• High ownership mindset, bias toward action, ability to navigate ambiguity, and strong product intuition.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and ship a cross-platform React Native application for iOS and Android, owning the entire mobile surface area.
• Design AI-powered mobile experiences that surface insights and support real-time agent-driven interactions.
• Establish mobile architecture patterns, reusable components, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and performance benchmarks.
• Integrate with major social platform APIs and an e-commerce platform to connect conversations with commerce flows.
• Partner closely with product, design, and leadership to influence both what gets built and how it ships.
• Drive reliability through monitoring, error tracking, and ongoing performance optimization.

Skills

React Native

Mobile architecture

Production mobile apps

APIs integration

CI/CD

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Role overview

This founding-level mobile engineering role centers on building the React Native application that powers an AI-driven social commerce platform from the ground up. The position carries broad technical authority, shaping mobile architecture, engineering practices, and product direction alongside cross-functional partners. It is best suited to a self-directed engineer who wants to define a mobile platform end-to-end rather than inherit one.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and ship a cross-platform React Native application for iOS and Android, owning the entire mobile surface area.
• Design AI-powered mobile experiences that surface insights and support real-time agent-driven interactions.
• Establish mobile architecture patterns, reusable components, testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and performance benchmarks.
• Integrate with major social platform APIs and an e-commerce platform to connect conversations with commerce flows.
• Partner closely with product, design, and leadership to influence both what gets built and how it ships.
• Drive reliability through monitoring, error tracking, and ongoing performance optimization.

Requirements

• Five or more years of software engineering experience with deep, hands-on React Native expertise.
• Track record of shipping high-quality production mobile applications to both app stores.
• Strong grasp of mobile architecture, navigation patterns, state management, and platform-specific behavior.
• Experience integrating external APIs and building real-time, data-intensive features.
• Comfort operating across the stack in a fast-moving startup environment.
• High ownership mindset, bias toward action, ability to navigate ambiguity, and strong product intuition.

Nice to have

• Native iOS or Android development experience, including bridging native modules.
• Background in social media platforms, commerce systems, or commerce infrastructure.
• Production experience with large language models, AI agents, or machine-learning features.
• Prior founding or early-stage startup experience, or notable open-source work.

Benefits and work setup

• Competitive compensation with early-stage equity.
• Health, vision, and dental coverage plus a 401(k) match.
• Wellness membership, a monthly mobile stipend, and a monthly internet stipend for remote employees.
• For the Palo Alto office: hybrid schedule at four days onsite, with additional remote flex days each quarter, free lunch, a housing stipend for nearby residents, and fully covered commuter benefits.