Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native)

Key Responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of Rove’s React Native mobile applications across iOS and Android.
• Architect scalable mobile infrastructure, ensuring performance, reliability, and clean state management.
• Build intuitive booking, search, wallet, and rewards experiences that simplify complex travel flows.
• Collaborate closely with backend engineers on APIs powering flights, hotels, dining, shopping, and miles transfers.
• Implement strong mobile security practices to protect authentication, payments, and customer data.
• Drive mobile product velocity, shipping fast while maintaining high UX and code quality standards.
• Contribute to overall product strategy and ensure mobile is a core growth and engagement channel.

Qualifications

• Obsessed with travel and airline loyalty.
• Has redeemed an award flight or understands what makes miles valuable.
• Strong experience building and shipping production-grade React Native applications.
• Deep understanding of mobile architecture, performance optimization, and debugging.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and modern React patterns (hooks, state management, navigation).
• Strong product intuition and ability to translate complex flows into simple UI.
• Exceptional problem-solving ability and attention to detail.

Desirable Skills

• Experience building consumer fintech or travel applications.
• Familiarity with mobile CI/CD, app store deployment, and release management.
• Experience with analytics, growth experiments, and improving conversion through UX.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment with high ownership.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, design, and marketing.

Additional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred but not required.
• Previous experience at an early-stage startup or small team strongly preferred.
• A passion for building beautiful, high-performance consumer products in travel and fintech.