Senior Mobile Developer - 6 month fixed-term contract

MECCA • Richmond, VA

81d

About The Position

At MECCA, we're reimagining how beauty and technology meet - and mobile is at the heart of this transformation. As a Senior Mobile Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering seamless, scalable, and delightful mobile experiences for our customers. You'll bring deep technical expertise in React Native development, along with a passion for continuous improvement, experimentation, and collaboration. This is more than just building features - you'll help shape our mobile platform, optimize performance, and champion engineering quality while working closely with other mobile developers, product managers, designers, and backend teams. We're looking for someone who thrives on complexity, embraces modern engineering practices, and never stops learning. Whether you're profiling app performance, experimenting with new tools, or mentoring peers, you'll be encouraged to innovate, challenge assumptions, and grow in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in mobile development, including strong React Native expertise.
• Solid understanding of iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) native development.
• Experience integrating with RESTful services, and backend systems.
• Knowledge of mobile UI/UX design principles, animations, and accessibility.
• Proven track record with automated testing frameworks for mobile (e.g., WebDriver IO, Detox, XCTest, Espresso).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban).
• Proven experience delivering mobile applications to the App Store and Google Play, with a strong understanding of release processes, app store guidelines, and post-launch monitoring.
• A quality-driven mindset with a focus on building secure, resilient, and scalable applications.
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• A passion for learning, experimenting, and improving both product and process.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with .NET or C#-based backends and web technologies.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts or libraries, or interest in experimenting with AI in real products.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, or similar).
• Experience working with an e-commerce platform.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture or container-based deployment in AWS.
• Understanding of TDD, QA-as-code, and shift-left testing approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance mobile applications using React Native, with strong knowledge of iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) for bridging and optimization.
• Ensure applications meet scalability, performance, accessibility, and security best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and QA Engineers to translate ideas into seamless mobile experiences.
• Design and implement seamless integrations with backend systems and cloud services, leveraging REST APIs to deliver reliable, scalable, and performant mobile experiences.
• Apply a test-first mindset, building automated tests (unit, integration, E2E).
• Continuously enhance the CI/CD pipeline, enabling fast, reliable, and low-risk releases.
• Optimize app performance through profiling, debugging, and monitoring tools.
• Implement mobile security measures (OAuth, JWT, biometric authentication) and comply with privacy standards.
• Participate actively in code reviews, architecture discussions, and retrospectives, shaping how we evolve as a team.
• Contribute to a culture of learning and excellence, sharing knowledge, mentoring peers, and staying current with mobile technology trends.

Benefits

• Professional development programs and first-class digitised learning offering.
• Health and well-being initiatives.
• Reward and recognition programs.
• Access to quarterly product allowance.
• Up to 40% discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Health and Personal Care Retailers