Senior React Native Lead - Remote with Office Visits

Fynity; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 1,016,000 - 1,216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Medical contribution after probation

Life, disability, income protection & 

Funeral cover after probation

Pension scheme after one year

Birthday leave

Flexible public holiday policy

Regular team activities

Job summary

Fynity is seeking a Senior React Native Developer to lead mobile development in South Africa. You will own cross-platform apps for iOS and Android, shaping technical decisions and delivering polished experiences for a large user base.

You will drive architecture discussions, work with GraphQL APIs and AWS services, and manage end-to-end mobile releases, testing, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in mobile development.
• Strong React Native expertise.
• Experience delivering production mobile apps.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD and App Store/Play release processes.
• Knowledge of mobile testing frameworks and test-driven development.
• Experience working with GraphQL APIs.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Willingness to take ownership and contribute to architecture

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing cross-platform applications using React Native
• Building consistent, responsive experiences across iOS and Android
• Leading architectural discussions and contributing to technical decisions
• Building and maintaining GraphQL APIs using AWS AppSync
• Integrating services including AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, S3 and Cognito
• Managing application state and maintaining clean, predictable data flows
• Taking ownership of builds, signing and releases through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
• Writing and maintaining unit, integration and end-to-end tests
• Identifying and resolving performance issues involving rendering, networking and memory usage
• Working closely with product managers, designers and backend engineers
• Reviewing new tools and technologies that could improve the mobile development stack

Skills

React Native

Mobile development

GraphQL

AWS

Tools

GraphQL

AWS AppSync

AWS Lambda

DynamoDB

S3

Cognito

Job description

Fynity is seeking a Senior React Native Developer to lead mobile development in South Africa. You will own cross-platform apps for iOS and Android, shaping technical decisions and delivering polished experiences for a large user base.

You will drive architecture discussions, work with GraphQL APIs and AWS services, and manage end-to-end mobile releases, testing, and performance optimization.