React Native Mobile Engineer

We’re looking for a Mid to Senior React Native Mobile Engineer to take ownership of building Haiven’s mobile application for iOS and Android. This is a hands-on role for someone who can quickly understand an existing product, make sound technical decisions, and begin delivering production-quality mobile features with minimal ramp-up time.

You will focus on designing, building, and maintaining high-performance mobile experiences, ensuring seamless integration between the mobile client and our backend APIs. We’re building real-time chat and direct messaging, community social hubs, developer studios, and a virtual economy-all while defining the mobile architecture for a platform designed to scale. You will work closely with Product, Design, Backend, AI, and Frontend engineers to ship features used by real game developers and players, helping evolve the platform as we move through Alpha and into Beta. Apply your skills using Agile/SCRUM methodologies, rapid prototyping, and AI to augment code review and testing. Reporting to the VP of Product.

If located outside of the U.S., you must be available at least 3-hours each day during afternoons in the U.S. Pacific Time Zone.

More on Haiven Visit www.haiven.gg for more on our company, team, and culture.

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20 global For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Take ownership of developing Haiven’s mobile applications for iOS and Android usingReact Native.

• Quickly become familiar with Haiven’s existing product, APIs, and architecture.

• Design, build, and maintain responsive, high-performance mobile experiences.

• Translate product requirements into polished, production-ready mobile features.

• Integrate REST APIs, authentication, real-time services, notifications, and socialfunctionality.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend Engineering throughout featuredevelopment.

• Optimize application performance, startup time, responsiveness, battery usage, andmemory consumption.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.

• Participate in code reviews and help establish mobile engineering best practices.

• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve application stability.

• Support App Store and Google Play release processes.

• Contribute to improving Haiven’s overall engineering quality and mobile architecture. What kind of professional are we looking for?, Within your first several weeks, you’ll have delivered working mobile features that the team can begin testing. We value thoughtful engineering, but we also value momentum. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable making practical technical decisions, communicating blockers early, and maintaining steady progress without requiring extensive direction.

Industry: Digital Distribution Platforms, Communications, AI, Gaming, Mobile Development

Required: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly in English.

NOTE: Haiven is located in Washington State. Applicants must be available to collaborate at least 3 hours daily with team members in Spokane, Washington, USA., * 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• 3+ years building production mobile applications with React Native.

• Demonstrated experience shipping and maintaining applications on both iOS andAndroid.

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript.

• Strong understanding of React Native architecture, navigation, state management, andapplication lifecycle.

• Experience integrating REST APIs and authentication systems.

• Experience debugging, profiling, and optimizing mobile applications.

• Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and platform conventions.

• Experience using Git in a collaborative development environment.

• Ability to work independently and make informed technical decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Expo and the Expo ecosystem.

• Experience publishing applications to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

• Experience implementing push notifications, deep linking, and background services.

• Experience working with WebSockets or other real-time technologies.

• Familiarity with mobile analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring platforms.

• Experience writing automated tests for React Native applications.

• Familiarity with native iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) development.

• Experience working with AWS-backed applications.

• Passion for gaming, gaming communities, or consumer social platforms. Why do we enjoy working here?

The expected base salary range for this position depends on experience, demonstrated mobile expertise, region, and the final scope of the role.

Equity may also be included as part of the total compensation package.

Our cash compensation is designed to provide stability for our early team, while our equity package is designed to reward the long-term impact of our founding engineers. We are looking for mission-driven builders who value ownership, impact, and the opportunity to architect a platform from the ground up. What are the conditions and bonuses?

• This is a founding Mobile Engineering role.

• Build a flagship mobile application from the ground up.

• Have significant ownership and influence over the mobile technical direction.

• Work directly with company leadership in a collaborative startup environment.

• Help shape a product built for millions of gamers.

• Join a small, highly motivated team where your work has an immediate impact.

• Haiven’s main office is located in Spokane, Washington USA

• All local holidays, plus 2-weeks paid vacation (available after first 6 months)

• Non-US employees will onboard via RemoFirst, Haiven’s global EOR. What Success Looks Like

You will begin contributing immediately. In your first days, you’ll get the mobile development environment running, familiarize yourself with Haiven’s existing platform and APIs, identify the fastest path toward a production-ready mobile application, and start building.

Haiven is building the next generation of gaming communities. Our platform helps players discover games, connect with communities, chat with friends, and engage directly with developers through a modern social platform designed specifically for gaming.