Halter

Lead React Native Engineer

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4 months ago
Auckland, New ZealandStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of core React Native features, including native modules and bridges.
  • Collaborate with design and product to make product trade-offs and ship high-impact features.
  • Use AI tools such as Claude and Cursor to improve development quality and speed while maintaining readable, tested code.
  • Improve mobile application performance across the Halter app.
  • Build resilient offline-first flows and graceful error handling for field conditions.
  • Evolve mobile design systems and UI patterns.
  • Raise engineering standards through code reviews, pairing, and mentoring.

Requirements

  • Deep React Native expertise and strong opinions on mobile architecture, including navigation, state, and module boundaries.
  • Product-focused engineering mindset with experience designing stable native bridges and knowing when to use native development.
  • Experience shipping complex React Native applications in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong understanding of mobile performance, accessibility, testing, and maintainability.
  • Ability to work effectively in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
  • Experience with CodePush, large-scale App Store releases, design systems, and mentoring mobile engineers is preferred.
  • A degree is a bonus but is not required.

Benefits

  • Delicious snacks and drinks are provided.
  • Southern Cross Health Insurance supports employee well-being.
  • Six months of fully paid parental leave is offered for primary caregivers, plus four weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and other parental benefits.
  • An annual $1,000 self-development budget is provided.
  • Wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave are offered.
  • The remuneration package includes salary, benefits, and an employee stock ownership plan.
  • The role follows an office-first approach, with working from the office every day as the default while allowing flexibility when needed.

Tech Stack

iOSReact NativeTypeScript

Categories

Mobile
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About Halter

501-1,000 employees
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