Lead a talented squad of four Engineers to build secure, scalable React Native mobile products used worldwide. Ideal for those who want to stay hands-on while mentoring and developing team members.
Be 70% hands-on, 20% in leadership, and 10% in architecture and strategy at an innovative Kiwi tech leader in digital trust.
Work in Britomart, close to public transport, ferries, coffee, and Auckland’s top eateries.
About the Role
As the Senior React Native Lead, you will:
- Build production-ready React Native apps and SDKs using TypeScript.
- Architect mobile solutions with a focus on security, reliability, and scalability.
- Set engineering standards for clean, maintainable, high-performance code.
- Lead and mentor a squad of four Engineers to deliver high-quality mobile products.
- Own sprint planning, break down complex features, and remove delivery blockers.
- Collaborate with Product, UX, QA, SRE and global engineering teams.
- Contribute to mobile architecture, best practices, tooling and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop secure, production-grade mobile features and components.
- Establish best practices in documentation, testing, CI/CD, and code quality.
- Guide engineers through code reviews, technical decisions, and problem-solving.
- Support hiring and help grow a high-performing engineering culture.
- Provide input into architectural decisions around mobile patterns and frameworks.
About You
You will bring:
- Strong commercial experience with React Native and TypeScript.
- A track record of shipping secure, high-quality mobile applications.
- Solid understanding of mobile architectures, state management, navigation, performance tuning and secure coding.
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly.
Bonus skills (not essential):
- Exposure to Node.js, AWS, or native iOS/Android development.
- Understanding of digital identity, verifiable credentials or trust frameworks.
Why You’ll Love It
- Join an award-winning, globally recognised tech company.
- Lead a talented, collaborative team of Engineers.
- Work on technology with real-world impact in the digital trust space.
- A Britomart office location close to ferries, transport, cafés and great food.
- A culture built on curiosity, empathy, collaboration and engineering excellence.
Apply Now!
To find out more, please get in touch with Teresa Jordan on 027 376 4884 for a confidential chat.
To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
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