React Native Mobile Engineer
Location: Remote (LATAM; El Salvador preferred, other LATAM locations welcome)
Team: Engineering / IT Applications
Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We're looking for a React Native Mobile Engineer to take a hands-on role in designing, building, and shipping high-quality mobile applications for iOS and Android. You'll work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver polished, performant user experiences that matter to real people every day.
In this role, you'll own the mobile layer of our product — from architecture decisions and component design to performance tuning, release management, and continuous improvement. You'll be a key technical voice in shaping how we build for mobile, and you'll collaborate across time zones with a team that takes craft seriously.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and ship production-grade React Native applications for iOS and Android
Translate product requirements and design mockups into clean, maintainable, and performant mobile code
Build and maintain reusable component libraries and shared mobile infrastructure
Integrate with RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and third-party SDKs
Optimize app performance, startup time, and memory usage across a range of devices
Manage the full release lifecycle including app store submissions, versioning, and over-the-air (OTA) updates
Write unit and integration tests to ensure reliability and code quality
Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving development standards and practices
Collaborate with backend engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver cohesive features
Mentor junior mobile engineers and promote best practices across the team
What We're Looking For
4–6 years of overall mobile or front-end engineering experience
3+ years of hands-on experience with React Native in a production environment
Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
Solid understanding of React fundamentals — hooks, context, state management, and component lifecycle
Experience with state management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, or React Query
Familiarity with native iOS (Swift/Objective-C) and Android (Kotlin/Java) development is a strong plus
Experience with Expo and/or bare React Native workflows
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mobile (Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions, or similar)
Experience with app store submission and release processes (Apple App Store & Google Play)
Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and platform-specific design guidelines (HIG & Material)
Experience consuming and integrating RESTful APIs and third-party services
Comfortable working with Git-based workflows in a collaborative team environment
Excellent attention to detail, communication skills, and a strong sense of ownership
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience
What It's Like to Work Here
Remote-friendly environment with collaboration across regions and time zones
A team that values quality, ownership, accountability, and thoughtful engineering
Meaningful ownership over the mobile product — from architecture to production
Supportive leadership that encourages growth, learning, and initiative
The chance to build experiences that users interact with every single day
- Department
- Engineering
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
About Sapphire Labs
Sapphire Labs is a nearshore product development partner founded in Texas in 2022. We embed senior engineers, designers, and product managers directly into your team — same tools, same standups, same time zone — so you can ship faster without the overhead of full-time hiring. With 60+ team members across the US and Latin America, we focus on engineers with 5+ years of experience who tackle complex challenges in fintech, SaaS, and marketplace platforms. Learn more about our nearshore software development services or get in touch to discuss your project.