Senior React Native Engineer (Expo & TypeScript)

About the company

Join Our Team Oowlish, one of Latin America's rapidly expanding software development companies, is seeking experienced technology professionals to enhance our diverse and vibrant team.

As a valued member of Oowlish, you will collaborate with premier clients from the United States and Europe, contributing to pioneering digital solutions. Our commitment to creating a nurturing work environment is recognized by our certification as a Great Place to Work, where you will have opportunities for professional development, growth, and a chance to make a significant international impact.

Your tasks

• 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, and 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.

Requirements

We offer the convenience of remote work, allowing you to craft a work-life balance that suits your personal and professional needs. We're looking for candidates who are passionate about technology, proficient in English, and excited to engage in remote collaboration for a worldwide presence.

We’re looking for an experienced React Native Coder with hands-on experience in many technical facets of the Mobile Development field, especially with elaborated UI/UX.

• 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 working with Expo or comparable React Native development workflows.
• Strong understanding of React hooks, component architecture, and modern React patterns.
• Proven ability to implement high-fidelity UI designs.
• Strong attention to mobile UI/UX details, including spacing, typography, animations, and native interactions.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with backend APIs.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing existing production applications.
• Strong understanding of testing and code quality practices.

Must Have

• 3+ years of production React Native development experience.
• Strong TypeScript proficiency.
• Strong experience with modern React, including hooks and component-based architecture.
• Practical experience with Expo, or strong React Native experience with the ability to work effectively in an Expo codebase.
• Experience delivering production mobile applications for iOS and Android.
• Strong ability to translate high-fidelity designs into polished mobile interfaces.
• Excellent attention to:
• UI consistency and visual accuracy.
• Typography and spacing.
• Animations and transitions.
• Responsive mobile layouts.
• Native-feeling user interactions.
• Experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs or similar backend services.
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Ability to quickly understand and contribute to existing codebases.
• Experience working 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.

Nice to Have

• 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 + 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.

What we offer

Benefits & Perks Home office; Competitive compensation based on experience; Career plans to allow for extensive growth in the company; International Projects; Oowlish English Program (Technical and Conversational); Games and Competitions;