Senior React Native Engineer (Expo & TypeScript)

Oowlish Technology

10d•Remote

About The Position

Oowlish is seeking a Senior React Native Engineer to build, enhance, and refine a production mobile application using React Native, Expo, TypeScript, and modern React. This hands-on frontend mobile engineering role focuses on delivering polished, intuitive, and high-performance experiences across iOS and Android. The engineer will join a small, fast-moving team and work directly with technical stakeholders and backend engineers to turn high-fidelity designs into production-ready interfaces. The role suits someone who values ownership, rapid iteration, clean code, and high-quality mobile experiences, and can quickly understand an existing codebase and deliver improvements. Oowlish is a software development company with clients in the United States and Europe. The company describes its work environment as remote and highlights opportunities for professional development, growth, and international impact. Candidates should be passionate about technology, proficient in English, and comfortable collaborating remotely.

Requirements

At least 3 years of professional experience building and shipping production React Native applications.
Strong hands-on experience with React Native.
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern React development.
Experience with Expo or comparable React Native development workflows; practical Expo experience or the ability to work effectively in an Expo codebase.
Strong understanding of React hooks, component architecture, and modern React patterns.
Experience delivering production mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Proven ability to implement high-fidelity UI designs and strong attention to mobile UI/UX details, including spacing, typography, animations, responsive layouts, visual accuracy, and native interactions.
Experience integrating mobile applications with REST APIs or similar backend services.
Experience maintaining and enhancing existing production applications and quickly contributing to existing codebases.
Strong understanding of testing and code quality practices, with experience writing clean, maintainable, and testable code.
Experience with code reviews and collaborative development workflows.
Ability to deliver independently in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Clear communication and reliable availability during agreed working hours.
Proficiency in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience with React 19.
Advanced experience with Expo and its ecosystem.
Experience developing map-based or location-aware mobile interfaces.
Experience with Mapbox or react-native-maps.
Experience building conversational interfaces, chat applications, or real-time messaging experiences.
Experience developing streaming AI or LLM-powered interfaces.
Experience with PostHog or similar product analytics platforms.
Experience implementing feature flags and analytics instrumentation.
Experience with React and Vite for web applications.
Experience working with AI coding agents to improve development productivity and code quality.
Previous experience in startup environments or small engineering teams.
Experience contributing to fast-moving products with frequent production releases.

Responsibilities

Develop, enhance, and maintain production mobile applications using React Native, Expo, and TypeScript.
Build new mobile screens and improve existing interfaces across iOS and Android.
Translate high-fidelity designs into pixel-accurate, responsive, visually polished mobile experiences.
Develop interactive mobile features involving conversational interfaces, content presentation, and user interactions.
Ensure smooth animations, transitions, navigation, and native-feeling interactions.
Build reusable, maintainable React Native components using modern React patterns and hooks.
Integrate frontend features with backend APIs and collaborate with backend engineers on API contracts.
Troubleshoot and resolve UI issues, performance bottlenecks, and platform-specific inconsistencies.
Write clean, well-tested, maintainable, and documented code.
Deliver small, reviewable commits and participate in code reviews.
Occasionally contribute to React-based web interfaces.
Collaborate with engineering stakeholders to clarify requirements, prioritize work, and deliver improvements.
Contribute to continuous improvements in mobile UI quality, performance, and maintainability.