Mobile Application Developer

Skywaves Rise; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 720,000 - 960,000; Full time

Job summary

Skywaves Rise in Sandton is seeking a skilled mobile developer to build and maintain enterprise iOS and Android apps using React Native and Expo. You’ll work with TypeScript, implement UI from Figma designs, and manage contribution to release pipelines in a collaborative Agile environment.

You’ll collaborate with backend teams and rely on tools like Dynatrace, Sentry, and Splunk for observability and quality assurance, while ensuring production-grade security and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in React Native and Expo ecosystems within enterprise apps.
• Proficient in TypeScript and implementing polished UI from design assets.
• Experience with CI/CD, app signing, and distribution pipelines.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

Expo ecosystem

Agile/Scrum

UI from Figma

Tools

Azure DevOps CI/CD

YAML pipelines

App Store Connect

TestFlight

Google Play Console

Dynatrace

Sentry

Splunk

Git

Job description

Location: Sandton, JHB [Work from office Mandatory 8 hours in office]

ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

• Strong React Native, Expo ecosystem, and TypeScript experience.
• Experience building and maintaining iOS and Android apps in enterprise environments.
• Experience using error and analytics tools like Dynatrace/Sentry/Splunk.
• Strong understanding of monorepos, shared packages, dependency management, and mobile workspace tooling.
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD, including YAML pipelines, secure files/secrets, automated builds, testing, signing, and release approvals.
• Practical experience building, signing, distributing, and supporting mobile apps through App Store Connect, TestFlight, Google Play Console, and internal distribution channels.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, authentication flows, secure storage, and enterprise backend services.
• Good understanding of mobile security, performance, accessibility, observability, and production support.
• Experience with automated testing, TDD/BDD practices, and mobile quality gates.
• Ability to implement polished UI from Figma, wireframes, and design systems.
• Strong Git, code review, Agile/Scrum, and engineering delivery discipline.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools such as Codex, Cursor, Copilot, or ChatGPT to improve productivity while maintaining accountability, code quality, and sound engineering judgement.