Senior Mobile Engineer - React Native (Banking, Sandton)

Samaha Consulting; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaha Consulting in Sandton is seeking a senior React Native mobile developer to design, build, test, and support enterprise banking apps. You will collaborate with UI/UX, backend, and QA teams to deliver scalable mobile experiences using Expo, TypeScript, and CI/CD practices.

Work is on-site in Sandton (5 days a week) with emphasis on secure, reliable mobile solutions and production readiness across iOS and Android ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Strong React Native experience in enterprise apps.
• Proficient with Expo ecosystem and TypeScript.
• Experience with error/analytics tools (Dynatrace/Sentry/Splunk).
• Experience with 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 and distributing mobile apps via App Store Connect, TestFlight, Google Play, and internal channels.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, authentication flows, secure storage, and enterprise backend services.
• Strong focus on mobile security, performance, accessibility, observability, and production support.
• Experience with automated testing, TDD/BDD, 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 with AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

Skills

React Native

Expo ecosystem

TypeScript

Mobile apps

Observability tools

Monorepos

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

App signing

App Store Connect

TestFlight

Google Play

Backend services

Mobile security

Observability

Automated testing

TDD/BDD

UI from Figma

Design systems

Git

Code review

Agile/Scrum

AI tools

Tools

React Native

Expo

TypeScript

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

App signing

App Store Connect

TestFlight

Google Play

REST APIs

Security

Observability tools

Job description

Samaha Consulting in Sandton is seeking a senior React Native mobile developer to design, build, test, and support enterprise banking apps. You will collaborate with UI/UX, backend, and QA teams to deliver scalable mobile experiences using Expo, TypeScript, and CI/CD practices.

Work is on-site in Sandton (5 days a week) with emphasis on secure, reliable mobile solutions and production readiness across iOS and Android ecosystems.