closed vacancy React Native Developer (REMOTE)

Evertel Technologies currently seeks a React Native Developer to join our team as a full-time REMOTE developer.

Evertel is a communication platform (mobile, desktop and web) for government (think Slack for government). We are a small team entering a rapid growth mode serving Law Enforcement, Fire, Paramedic, and City Government, providing secure, federally compliant, real-time communication and collaboration tools.

Job Description:

We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building highly performant and highly secure mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. You will be responsible for improving and growing the feature-set of our existing applications, as well as coordinating with those responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

Responsibilities:

• Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
• Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.
• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience writing code and building software
• 1+ years of development with React Native
• Firm grasp of the JavaScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
• Strong knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming
• Ability to write well-documented, clean Javascript code
• Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
• Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode and Android Studio
• Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
• Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or
• Familiarity and experience with MobX. We use MobX for state management extensively
• iOS (Swift and Objective-C) native development experience a plus
• Android (Java) native development experience a plus
• A U.S. citizen and live in the U.S.
• Fluent in both verbal and written English
• Available for full-time work (40 hrs/week)
• Self motivated and can work independently