(Contract) Lead React Native Engineer (Tech Lead / Architect)

Type: Contract, per-project.
Location: Remote -  Americas time zones (significant overlap required)
Availability: Contractor (40 hours per week).

What you’ll do

• Own the mobile architecture (React Native + TypeScript), module boundaries, and performance strategy.
• Stand up project scaffolding: navigation, state, data layer, theming, feature flags, analytics, error reporting, and CI/CD.
• Integrate core features: auth, content feeds, video playback, push notifications, IAP/subscriptions, and basic gamification.
• Define API contracts with backend (PlayFab or equivalent), including profiles, leaderboards, telemetry, and entitlements.
• Code reviews, mentoring, sprint planning input; keep the team shipping.

Must-haves

• 5+ years mobile; 3+ years React Native in production apps at scale.
• TypeScript, React Navigation, React Query (or SWR), Redux/Zustand familiarity.
• iOS/Android store delivery (TestFlight, Play Console), IAP/subscriptions, and push notifications.
• CI/CD for RN (EAS/Fastlane/Bitrise/GitHub Actions), crash/analytics (e.g., Sentry, Firebase/Segment).
• Proven performance work (startup time, bundle size, jank/frames).

Nice-to-haves

• PlayFab (title/player data, leaderboards), or similar (GameSparks, Firebase, custom).
• Video (AVPlayer/ExoPlayer wrappers), deep links, dynamic linking, A/B testing.
• Security basics (secure storage, anti-tamper, privacy, PII handling).
• Prior startup/MVP experience.

(*) SOUTHWORKS only hires individuals from countries that are not blocked or sanctioned by the United States, including those identified on the United States Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC).