React Native Developer - Contract

**This is a contract opportunity where you'll work with our client for at least six months on a contract basis (both W2 and 1099 options are available). Candidates must be able to work in the US without sponsorship.** 

Emergent Software is looking for a React Native developer who is a smart, passionate, and curious problem solver with experience building mobile applications from the ground up. A qualified candidate has advanced knowledge of React Native and experience architecting mobile apps, integrating with APIs, and navigating app store approvals. This 100% remote position is for self-starters with strong communication skills, work ethic, and the ability to participate in all aspects of the agile software development life cycle. 

Highlights & Benefits of Working at Emergent Software 

• Work closely with other talented engineers and team members. Our vetting process means you can count on your team members to know what they are talking about. 

• Work from home or work remotely from anywhere you want 

• Flexible work schedule meaning you can work regular hours or whenever you work best 

• Work-life balance is essential and highly valued at Emergent Software. If you choose to work more than 40 hours, you’ll be compensated for the extra work! 

• Work on interesting projects solving complex business problems with custom software. 

• 100 hours per year to focus on your professional development. We invest in your growth! 

• Profit sharing bonus means as we’re successful, you’re successful 

• Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, disability, life insurance, and paid parental leave 

React Native Developer Primary Duties 

• Build new mobile applications using React Native and maintain existing apps. 

• Architect scalable and maintainable mobile solutions following industry best practices. 

• Lead or contribute to mobile development projects from start to finish, balancing work across multiple initiatives. 

• Participate in technical requirements gathering, technology selection, and mobile architecture design. 

• Integrate mobile apps with backend services and APIs. 

• Navigate app store submission and approval processes for iOS and Android. 

• Collaborate with other developers on an agile team, including those experienced in React for web. 

• Provide code feedback through pull request reviews. 

• Share knowledge and mentor team members on React Native best practices. 

• Other related duties as assigned by your manager. 

React Native Developer Qualifications 

• Advanced experience with React Native and mobile app development for iOS and Android. 

• Advanced experience in JavaScript or TypeScript. 

• Experience integrating mobile apps with RESTful APIs and backend services. 

• Knowledge of good architectural patterns for scalable and maintainable mobile software. 

• Proven success leading or owning mobile projects from start to finish. 

• Strong technical and non-technical communication skills, both written and verbal. 

• Ability to estimate tasks effectively and accurately. 

Nice to Have Experience 

• Consulting either independently or with a firm. 

• Working directly with customer teams of various sizes. 

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

• Experience with CI/CD for mobile apps. 

• Knowledge of cloud services (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud). 

• Experience with C# in .NET. 

Our Vetting Process

At Emergent Software, we work hard to find the best software engineers capable of developing high quality software for our clients. If you think you’re one of those, please understand that the effort put into this by people like yourself helps us be successful in surrounding you with other top-notch engineers. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:

• Application (5 minutes)

• Online Assessment & Short Coding Test  (50-70 minutes)

• Initial Phone Interview (30-45 minutes)

• At-Home Coding Exercise (3-4 hours)

• Technical Interview (60-90 minutes)

• Job Offer!

Benefits Package Details

• Medical Insurance: up to 84% of your monthly medical premium (HSA options available)

• HSA Contribution: up to $200/month

• Dental & Vision Insurance: up to 50% of your monthly dental and vision premium costs

• 401(k) plan: company match up to 4% of salary

• Profit sharing bonus: up to 15% of salary paid quarterly

• Extra compensation: get paid extra for work over 40 hours/week

• Employee referral & customer referral bonuses

• Flex Spending Account (FSA) for Dependent Care & Healthcare Costs

• Short Term Disability: $500/week for 12 weeks

• Long Term Disability: up to $6,000/month

• Group term life and AD&D insurance: $50k

• PTO, standard holidays, 2 floating holidays

• Paid parental leave: up to 6 weeks for birthing parents; 2 weeks for non-birthing parents

• Staff development program: 100 hours/year plus training costs

About Emergent Software

Emergent Software is a fast-growing software development, cloud consulting, and data engineering company serving clients across the country. We are regularly adding to our team of talented software engineers, cloud architects, data engineers, UX designers, technical product owners and more who can help us deliver high quality services for our clients.

We are a remote-first company
Since our inception, we've embraced a remote-friendly culture, promoting work flexibility beyond the norm. When the pandemic struck in 2020, our transition to fully remote work was seamless—just a matter of cleaning out the fridge. Recognizing an opportunity, we adopted a remote-first approach and began hiring talent from anywhere. We continue to offer our signature Minnesota-nice, Midwest-friendly attitude, ensuring everyone feels valued, whether or not they're familiar with the skyway system.

Your career grows with us
Working with talented engineers on interesting projects creates an engaging environment for software development enthusiasts. By working directly with our experienced team, participating in our staff development program, and solving complex problems across a variety of projects, you’ll find numerous opportunities for long-term career growth.

At Emergent Software, your ideas will be heard, you will grow exponentially as a master of your craft, and you will enjoy working other dedicated team members to deliver software solutions for our clients.

Check out what others say
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In this role, you will lead the technical delivery of mid-sized development projects with the goal of solving our clients' business problems with custom software solutions. See the job description for requirements.