React Native Tech Lead

The Role

Need a strong React Native technical lead augment the new team, which has been setup to deliver a new critical project which has very high visibility to TCS senior management. The objective is to identify a quick joiner locally who can work along with our team to ensure successful & on time delivery

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable mobile and web applications using Expo/React Native, React.js, Node.js
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, cross functional teams and other engineers to define technical requirements and deliver robust, user-friendly applications
• Implement reusable high performing UI components based on prototypes. Implementing third-party services, libraries and APIs
• Setting up new repo/module based on the need of the project with appropriate packages
• Maintain and improve existing applications by fixing bugs and proposing/implementing new features.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and support to other engineers through LLD/HLD creation, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Promote clean code practices, component reusability, and strong documentation across the codebase.
• Work with native modules when necessary & optimize app performance across platforms
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests
• Contribute to app releases and deployment to the App Store and Google Play
• Drive DevOps practices including CI/CD, testing automation, and infrastructure management. Lead to the team to support during & after production go live.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Proficiency in ES6, React, Expo/React Native in production environment
• Experience with state management (eg, Redux, Context API) and performance optimization in React-based apps.
• Experience with React related tech stacks like React hooks, React Navigation, Maps, Gesture, Axios/React Query, AsyncStorage etc.
• Proficiency in HTML5/CSS3 features, Bootstrap (or related libraries), RWD, CSS preprocessor, Bundling procedures.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles for both iOS and Android platforms and App release processes to App Store, Play Store.
• Ability to integrate React Native components into existing native apps. Bridge & Bridgeless React native architecture.
• Strong understanding of mobile application development principles and best practices.
• Proficient with Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, React Testing library/JEST unit testing, automated testing, and peer code reviews
• Proficient in integrating third-party APIs and understanding Back End languages like Node.js enhances a developer's capability.
• Experience handling specific challenges like offline mode, Real Time data processing, authentication, push notifications, Bluetooth connectivity, media handling, etc.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Familiarity with databases like Firebase or MongoDB or any other DB
• Accessibility implementation & testing using screen reader/NVDA