Senior Mobile React Native Engineer – Publishing Platform

Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7 paid holidays

Up to 160 hours paid wellness

Bereavement leave

Volunteer time off

Jury duty leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Atlanta Journal-Constitution seeks a Senior Mobile React Native Engineer to join our Mobile Engineering team in Atlanta, GA. You will build and maintain the AJC mobile app, lead CMS migrations, and optimize performance for a high-volume newsroom platform.

You'll collaborate with product, design, backend engineers, and newsroom stakeholders, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate development while maintaining code quality. Hybrid work is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of professional mobile development experience, including 2+ years with React Native.
• 4+ years of mobile development experience overall.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern development practices.
• Experience building mobile web apps with Next.js, SSR/SSG/ISR.
• Optimization of mobile performance, Core Web Vitals, and offline behavior.
• Ability to work in a hybrid schedule near Midtown Atlanta.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the AJC mobile app using React Native across iOS and Android.
• Participate in CMS integration, including Payload CMS migrations.
• Implement and maintain website tracking, analytics, and user behavior monitoring.
• Integrate asset management for images, videos, and multimedia content in newsroom.
• Collaborate with newsroom teams to translate publishing workflows into technical solutions.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to engineering standards.
• Own technical decisions for mobile web architecture, tooling, and deployment.

Skills

React Native

JavaScript/TypeScript

Next.js

Mobile Development

CMS Integration

Performance Optimization

Code Reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Payload CMS

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Atlanta Journal-Constitution seeks a Senior Mobile React Native Engineer to join our Mobile Engineering team in Atlanta, GA. You will build and maintain the AJC mobile app, lead CMS migrations, and optimize performance for a high-volume newsroom platform.

You'll collaborate with product, design, backend engineers, and newsroom stakeholders, leveraging AI-assisted tools to accelerate development while maintaining code quality. Hybrid work is expected.