NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the EMEA region to collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within the EMEA region.
Hostaway is the market-leading SaaS scale-up transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, we’re taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customer-centric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry.
As a profitable and growing company, this role is necessitated by our continued growth. Check out more about our recent funding round of $365 million here.

7+ years of professional mobile application development experience

• 5+ years of experience with React Native
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining cross-platform mobile applications
• Strong understanding of iOS and Android platform-specific considerations
• Experience with state management solutions (Redux)
• Experience with mobile app performance optimization techniques
• Experience with mobile app testing frameworks
• Understanding of RESTful API integration
• Proficiency with Git and version control workflows
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Fastlan

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Engineering Technical Lead - Mobile, you will be responsible for leading the continued development, optimization, and expansion of our mobile application built with React Native. You will be in a pivotal technical leadership role to ensure cross-functional teams build the right solutions that solve customer problems in a way that is secure, extensible, and scalable for the future. You will be expected to govern the technical maturity of the respective domain, having a clear view of the architectural challenges and how to remediate them over time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the mobile development team, providing technical leadership and mentorship.
• Architect and implement mobile application features for iOS and Android according to the design provided by the design team.
• Ensure feature parity between the mobile app and the SaaS web platform.
• Develop and maintain a high-performance, scalable mobile application using React Native.
• Conduct comprehensive performance optimization and stability improvements.
• Implement robust testing strategies.
• Improve continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes with Fastlane.
• Collaborate closely with product management, design, and backend teams.
• Review code, provide technical guidance, and maintain high coding standards.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and technical debt.
• Stay updated with the latest mobile development trends and React Native best practices.

7+ years of professional mobile application development experience

• 5+ years of experience with React Native
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining cross-platform mobile applications
• Strong understanding of iOS and Android platform-specific considerations
• Experience with state management solutions (Redux)
• Experience with mobile app performance optimization techniques
• Experience with mobile app testing frameworks
• Understanding of RESTful API integration
• Proficiency with Git and version control workflows
• Experience with continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Fastlane

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS FOR THIS ROLE:

• Knowledge of performance profiling tools
• Familiarity with GraphQL
• Understanding of mobile security best practices
• Experience with mobile design systems