PURPOSE
The role purpose is a brief description of the position’s main functionality. The Front-End Developer – React Native is responsible for designing and implementing user-facing features for mobile applications using React Native. This role focuses on building intuitive, high-performance user interfaces with JavaScript and React Native, utilizing open-source libraries and best practices in mobile development.
JOB TITLE
Frontend Developer
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Must have an excellent knowledge & experience of React Native, typescript, Javascript etc.
- Proficient understanding of cross-devices compatibility issues.
- Leverage the inbuilt React Native toolkit for creating frontend features.
- Create data visualization tools, libraries, and reusable code for prospects.
- Integrate designs and wireframes within the application code.
- Experience in agile environment.
- Constant interaction with other developer teams and design team to discuss UI ideas
- A thorough review of applications needs and interfacing elements
- Follow proper documentation for changes in application and further updates
OPERATIONAL
- Champion a structured and consistent approach to mobile application development using React Native.
- Ensure solutions are not only tailored to specific functional requirements but also align with organizational coding standards and mobile development guidelines.
- Identify opportunities to enhance or evolve development standards and advocate for changes when beneficial.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance mobile user interfaces with a focus on responsiveness, performance, and user experience.
- Translate design mockups into fully functional, pixel-perfect UI components using React Native.
- Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use, ensuring consistency across the application.
- Continuously research, evaluate, and integrate new tools, libraries, and best practices to improve development efficiency and app performance.
- Write and maintain unit tests to ensure code robustness, including coverage of edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
- Read, understand, and maintain existing code written by other developers, making updates and improvements as needed
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
- Demonstrates strong planning, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills to effectively contribute within a cross-functional development team.
- Interfaces regularly with product owners, designers, QA, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Provides input on design and user experience decisions, offering suggestions based on technical feasibility and mobile development best practices.
- Collaborates closely with team members to ensure alignment with project goals, timelines, and quality standards.
- Influences decision-making through clear communication of trade-offs, risks, and technical insights, helping to shape solutions that balance user needs and technical constraints.
PRODUCT / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
- Develop and maintain standardized operating procedures and artifacts including Solution / Integration design documentation, tools, templates and supporting information.
- Establish automated processes, workflow and reporting capabilities to drive quality and efficiency of services, wherever applicable
COMMUNICATION
Internal: IT Leadership, IT Business Partners, Engineering Teams
External: Product and Solution Providers, Implementation Partners, Backend/Integration Teams
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related Engineering subjects
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in React Native
- Overall 7+ years of development experience
- Experience with software engineering, customer experience
- Experience developing engineering applications for a large corporation
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, object model, DOM manipulation and event handlers, data structures, algorithms
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL
- Proficiency in React.js and React Native
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and third-party libraries
- Experience with Firebase for Cloud Messaging / Notifications and Crashlytics
- Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Context API, MobX, Zustand) and React Native performance optimization techniques.
- Experience with mobile-specific challenges (device compatibility, performance, etc.)
- Understanding of responsive design and cross-platform UI/UX standards
- Knowledge of Git and version control workflows
- Experience with app deployment (Play Store / App Store)
- Knowledge of CI/CD for mobile builds
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services (e.g., Azure App Services, Azure DevOps, Azure Functions) is a plus.
- Experience integrating cloud-based tools and APIs into mobile applications is an advantage.
EXPERIENCE
7+ Relevant experience as a Front-End Developer, React Native, React Js, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, jQuery/Bootstrap and JSON.
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- Over 97% Code Coverage
- Application response time