React Native Lead / Mobile Architect (Mobility)

Role: React Native Lead / Mobile Architect (Mobility)

Location: Framingham, MA (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

High Priority

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced React Native Lead / Mobile Architect to provide technical leadership and oversee mobile engineering operations. The ideal candidate will define and drive the mobile architecture strategy while leading the design and development of scalable, high-performance mobile applications.

This role requires deep expertise in React Native, TypeScript, and Native iOS integration, along with experience building production-grade applications delivered to both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and oversee daily mobile engineering operations.
• Define and drive the mobile architecture strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance mobile applications using React Native and TypeScript.
• Architect modular, reusable component systems and scalable state management solutions (Redux, Zustand, Context API).
• Design mobile navigation, routing, and deep linking strategies using React Navigation or Expo Router.
• Implement secure authentication flows including OAuth, OIDC, PKCE, biometrics, secure storage, and token lifecycle management.
• Integrate native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) modules for SDKs such as payments, fraud detection, analytics, push notifications, and device security.
• Optimize mobile applications for performance, startup time, bundle size, memory usage, rendering performance, and offline caching.
• Establish and manage CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications using tools such as Fastlane, EAS Build, App Store Connect, and Google Play Console.
• Lead release management, versioning strategy, and store compliance processes.
• Ensure adherence to mobile security best practices, privacy compliance, and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with backend teams to define API contracts and optimize mobile-backend interactions.
• Champion automated testing and code quality using Jest, React Native Testing Library, and Detox.
• Mentor engineers and promote a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in architecture reviews and roadmap planning for long-term mobile platform scalability.

What You Bring to the Table

• Strong hands-on experience building production-grade applications using React Native and TypeScript.
• Deep understanding of the Expo ecosystem, including EAS, OTA updates, and build pipelines.
• Expertise in mobile architecture patterns such as Clean Architecture, MVVM, and modular architectures.
• Experience integrating native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) modules into React Native applications.
• Strong understanding of mobile app lifecycle, memory management, threading, and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing push notifications, deep linking, analytics SDKs, and mobile security frameworks.
• Familiarity with authentication frameworks including OIDC, OAuth, and PKCE.
• Experience with REST or GraphQL API integrations, network resiliency, and offline-first design.
• Strong knowledge of mobile DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and release governance.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with architectural leadership.

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of software development experience.
• 6 years of hands-on mobile development experience.
• 4 years leading React Native applications in production environments.
• Proven experience delivering mobile applications to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
• Experience working with cloud-based backends such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps best practices.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make strategic architectural decisions.

Mandatory Skills

• React Native
• Native iOS (Swift)

Preferred Skills

• TypeScript
• Android (Kotlin)
• Expo / EAS
• Redux / Zustand
• CI/CD (Fastlane, App Store Connect, Google Play Console)