Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native)

Inspire•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

We’re looking for a Lead Mobile App Engineer (React Native) to join our Digital Technology organization. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines hands-on development with technical leadership within a team or product area. As a Lead Engineer, you’ll: · Own the technical execution of complex mobile features · Lead design and implementation within your team · Mentor engineers and raise overall code quality · Partner closely with Product, Design, Backend, and QA teams · Help deliver reliable, high-quality mobile experiences used by millions of guests This role is ideal for experienced mobile engineers who want to lead technically, remain deeply hands-on, and grow toward Staff-level impact over time.

Requirements

4 Year Degree and/or Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field
7 years of professional software engineering experience
4 years building and shipping React Native mobile applications
Proven experience delivering apps to Apple App Store and Google Play
Strong proficiency in: o React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+) o Redux, Context API, Hooks, React Navigation
Experience integrating mobile apps with REST and/or GraphQL APIs
Solid understanding of mobile performance, testing, and debugging
Experience working in production environments with real users at scale

Nice To Haves

Experience with native mobile development (iOS and/or Android)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and mobile release workflows
Experience with offline data storage (SQLite, Realm, Redux-persist)
Exposure to mobile security concepts (OAuth, secure storage)
Experience working on multi-brand or large-scale consumer app
Strong ownership and accountability for delivery
Clear communicator of technical ideas and tradeoffs
Collaborative, pragmatic problem solver
Growth-oriented mentor who helps raise team quality
Comfortable operating with moderate autonomy and guidance

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain mobile features using React Native, TypeScript, and JavaScript
Contribute native iOS and Android code when needed (Swift / Objective-C / Java / Kotlin)
Own feature delivery from design through release in the App Store and Google Play
Perform thoughtful code reviews focused on quality, performance, and maintainability
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; participate in incident response as needed
Build reusable components and shared patterns for multi-brand mobile applications
Lead technical design for features and medium-to-large initiatives
Author and review design documents and implementation plans
Apply established mobile architecture patterns (state management, navigation, offline support)
Integrate mobile apps with backend services (REST, GraphQL, authentication)
Ensure secure coding practices and data protection standards are met
Optimize app performance (startup time, rendering efficiency, memory usage)
Implement and maintain observability using tools like Splunk and Firebase Crashlytics
Champion automated testing: o Unit tests (Jest or similar) o Integration and E2E tests (Maestro or similar)
Ensure accessibility compliance (WCAG / Section 508)
Contribute to improving crash-free sessions and overall app stability
Contribute to mobile CI/CD pipelines
Support release execution, versioning, and store submissions
Follow established release and OTA deployment practices
Act as a technical lead within your team or feature area
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, reviews, and guidance
Lead technical discussions and influence team-level engineering decisions
Collaborate effectively with Product, Design, Backend, QA, and DevOps partners