Senior Lead React Native Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Lead React Native Engineer (Contractor)
• Focus: Mobile solution architecture, secure API integration, and technical leadership

Description

Lead the overall solution architecture and technical design of a React Native mobile application, ensuring seamless integration with a .NET backend, APIs, and Azure cloud services. Drive architectural decisions and establish development best practices across React Native, TypeScript, iOS, and Android. Provide secure REST API design using OpenAPI standards and Microsoft Entra ID authentication with MSAL, while offering technical leadership across mobile, backend integration, authentication, and Azure OpenAI capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own solution architecture, technical design, and integration with .NET backend, APIs, and Azure services
• Set development best practices across React Native/TypeScript and iOS/Android
• Design and oversee secure REST APIs using OpenAPI, Azure API Management, and Entra ID authentication (MSAL)
• Collaborate with security, IT, and engineering stakeholders on security, scalability, and enterprise standards
• Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance and code reviews
• Validate native vs cross-platform approaches, including voice capture capabilities and testing on physical devices
• Evaluate enterprise mobile distribution options and recommend approaches aligned to business and IT policies
• Lead technical efforts spanning mobile development, backend integration, authentication, and Azure OpenAI capabilities

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship (C2C is not available)
• Full understanding of the software development life cycle
• Ability to lead, mentor, and motivate engineers
• Ability to perform project oversight and deliverables execution
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong alignment with client expectations and ability to exceed them
• Consultative problem-solving skills to align solutions with long-term business goals
• Commitment to using AI tools (or strong willingness to experiment, learn, and champion AI adoption)

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead end-to-end architecture and technical design for an enterprise-grade mobile solution, including Azure and AI capabilities