React Native Engineer, Merchant Experience Mobile

Stripe; Barcelona (LA); Hybrid; USD 68,602 - 91,470; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is searching for a Senior Mobile Engineer to join their mobile engineering team in Barcelona. In this role, you will shape the React Native architecture and lead the development of high-performance mobile applications used by millions of merchants worldwide.

Your responsibilities will include designing critical product features, mentoring engineers, and ensuring code quality while working with cross-functional partners. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in mobile development and are well-versed in modern JavaScript frameworks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional mobile development experience, focusing on React Native.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of mobile app architecture and design patterns.
• Proven expertise in React Native and high-quality production applications.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of mobile product features with cross-functional teams.
• Champion AI integration and efficient tools to elevate code standards.
• Own architectural decisions for navigation and performance strategy.
• Drive code quality through thorough code reviews and standards.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers for professional growth.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the mobile infrastructure.
• Act as primary liaison for internal requirements in mobile initiatives.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

JavaScript

Mobile app architecture

Performance tuning

Tools

Expo

Fastlane

GitHub Actions

Bitrise

Job description

About the team

We're a mobile engineering team based in Barcelona, focused on building world-class mobile applications that deliver excellent user experiences for Stripe merchants. React Native is at the core of how we build—it lets us move fast, share code across platforms, and ship high-quality experiences to millions of businesses worldwide without compromise.

As a Senior Mobile Engineer on our team, you'll help shape our React Native architecture, set the bar for engineering quality, and play a meaningful role in defining what great mobile development looks like at Stripe. This is a high-impact role where your decisions will be felt across the product—and across the millions of merchants who depend on our apps every day.

What you'll do

As a Senior Mobile Engineer, you'll own significant parts of our React Native codebase, lead architectural decisions, and help grow the team around you. You'll work closely with product, design, and cross-functional partners to deliver polished, performant mobile experiences.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the design and development of critical product features, partnering with cross-functional teams to transform complex requirements into seamless, high-performance mobile experiences
• Champion the integration of AI and cutting-edge development tools to drive efficiency, elevate code standards, and cultivate a culture of AI-assisted engineering
• Own architectural decisions for the mobile layer—including navigation, state management, native module integration, and performance strategy
• Drive code quality through thorough code reviews, clear standards, and a strong testing culture
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the JS thread, native bridge, and render pipeline, while scaling our mobile CI/CD infrastructure, release processes, and engineering tooling
• Act as the primary mobile platform liaison for internal teams, effectively translating requirements into well-scoped mobile initiatives while upholding rigorous standards for code quality and architectural integrity

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 5+ years of professional mobile development experience, with a strong focus on React Native
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript
• Solid understanding of mobile app architecture and design patterns (e.g., Flux, Redux, MobX, or similar)
• Proven expertise in React Native, encompassing component architecture, performance tuning, and a demonstrated ability to ship and maintain high-quality production applications at scale
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Expo (managed or bare workflow)
• Experience designing and maintaining mobile CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)
• Experience building or contributing to mobile SDKs or shared component libraries
• Experience with backend development (REST APIs and GraphQL)
• Contributions to open-source React Native libraries or the broader JS and mobile ecosystem
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a team's engineering culture
• Familiarity with native iOS (Swift, UIKit) or Android (Kotlin, Android SDK) development
• Experience working in a remote-first or distributed engineering environment