Senior App Developer

Pets at Home Limited
Cheadle, UK
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) IOS Applications Microsoft Azure Software Quality E2e Testing TypeScript Firebase Kotlin React Native React Redux React Testing Library

Job description

  • Leading the design and development of complex mobile features in our React Native app
  • Taking technical ownership of solutions, ensuring performance, scalability and maintainability
  • Championing engineering best practices across code quality, testing, accessibility and security
  • Guiding architecture and design decisions within your squad
  • Writing and maintaining unit and end-to-end tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Maestro)
  • Collaborating with Product, Design and Engineering teams to deliver seamless app experiences
  • Proactively identifying risks and supporting smooth, predictable delivery
  • Mentoring and coaching developers, fostering capability and knowledge sharing

Requirements

  • Strong experience building React Native apps (TypeScript, Redux, RTK Query, Navigation, Firebase)
  • Deep understanding of mobile architecture (state management, APIs, performance, lifecycle)
  • Experience with testing frameworks and end-to-end testing
  • A passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions
  • Experience working collaboratively across cross-functional Agile teams
  • Commitment to accessible, inclusive mobile experiences

Nice to have

  • Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure)
  • Knowledge of native iOS/Android technologies (Swift, Kotlin etc.), If you’re a senior engineer who thrives on ownership, enjoys mentoring others and loves building high-quality mobile experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

About the company

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

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