React Native Developer

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a React Native Developer for a contract-to-hire role focused on a major CTV application. This remote position is within 2 hours of select cities in the United States.

You will build new features, fix issues, and deploy code for tvOS, FireTV, and AndroidTV platforms, emphasizing performance, usability, and maintainability. The role requires 3+ years in CTV/OTT, strong React Native experience, TypeScript, and proficiency with tools like VS Code, Jest, and ESLint.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience developing CTV/OTT apps.
• Recent React Native experience for tvOS/FireTV/AndroidTV.
• Proficiency in React principles: virtual DOM, component lifecycle, state, hooks, and props.
• Proficiency in TypeScript for application development.
• Proficiency with React Native tools (VS Code, Jest, ESLint, etc.).
• Experience using AI tools (Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT).
• Experience with state management: Zustand, Redux, React Context.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for the main CTV application.
• Architect scalable, high-performance React Native solutions for TV platforms (tvOS, FireTV, AndroidTV).
• Handle code deployment and maintainability with a focus on performance and usability.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

React concepts

Tools

Visual Studio Code

Jest

ESLint

Cursor

Claude

ChatGPT

Redux

Zustand

Job description

Insight Global is looking for a React Native Developer for one of their large media and entertainment clients. This is a contract to hire, remote opportunity (within 2 hours of certain cities). As a key React Native Developer you will be responsible for new feature development, enhancements, bug fixes, and code deployment for this clients main CTV application. You will be responsible for architecting and implementing scalable, high-performance React Native solutions for TV platforms (tvOS, Android TV, Fire TV/VegaOS), focusing on performance optimization, usability, and maintainability. There will be some new feature development such as Secondary streams (started), push notification service, survey feature, personalization, universal search support, customize the player view, live scrubbing etc.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

3+ years of professional experience developing CTV, Smart TV, or OTT applications tvOS, FireTV/VegaOS or AndroidTV (though mobile only could work)

Recent experience developing with React Native, preferably for tvOS, FireTV/VegaOS or AndroidTV (though mobile only could work)

Expertise in React principles such as virtual DOM, component lifecycle, component state, hooks, and props

Proficiency in TypeScript for application development

Proficiency in React Native tools and technologies such as Visual Studio Code, Jest, ESLint, and others

Experience using AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT)

Experience with state management solutions (e.g., Zustand, Redux, React Context)