Hybrid React Native Engineer

at November Five

• Job title: React Native Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, iOS, JavaScript, Kotlin, React, React Native, Redux, Swift, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Antwerp, Belgium

About the role

• React Native Engineer at November Five designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality cross-platform mobile applications. Collaborating with teams to ensure performance, security, and usability standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain advanced mobile applications using React Native, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability across iOS and Android platforms.
• Own technical decisions for React Native products, lead by example through hands-on coding, code reviews, and technical problem-solving.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend teams to define, design, and ship new features that delight users.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in testing (unit, integration, E2E), automation, and continuous integration.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications across a wide range of iOS and Android devices and OS versions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize app performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks and bugs.
• Bridge native platform capabilities with JavaScript, implementing native modules when necessary for optimal performance.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest React Native trends, libraries, and technologies, and evaluate their potential for our products.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of our mobile architecture and participate in technical discussions and decision-making.
• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, sharing knowledge and promoting best practices.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing and maintaining high-quality React Native applications, with at least one app published on both the App Store and Google Play Store.
• Deep technical expertise in React Native, JavaScript/TypeScript, and the React ecosystem (e.g., Redux, Context API, React Navigation).
• Strong understanding of mobile UI/UX design principles, responsive design, and best practices for building accessible and visually appealing cross-platform apps.
• Experience with native iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) development and integrating native modules is a strong plus.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs, handling offline storage, asynchronous operations, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with AI-powered development tools and code assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex) to enhance development workflows and productivity.
• Ability to effectively incorporate AI tools into daily development practices while maintaining code quality, security, and best practices.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (React Native Testing Library, Maestro), CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise), and version control (Git).
• Knowledge of software design patterns, scalable architecture, and security best practices for mobile apps.
• Experience working in agile teams and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Passion for learning, sharing knowledge, and mentoring others.
• A mindset aligned with our values of amazement, heart, and results.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Fluency in English; Dutch is a plus.

Benefits

• Because the work matters. And so do our people.
• Ship real products for brands like Coca-Cola, Le Pain Quotidien & Telenet.
• Work in a high-standard, fast-paced, no-BS team.
• Launch work that actually lands — no endless cycles, just real impact.
• Enjoy full trust, a fully optimized benefits package with options for a mobility budget or company car, smartphone budget, mobile subscription, MacBook, pension plan, hospitalization insurance, net expenses, meal vouchers, 12 additional holidays & shared rewards
• Work from a stunning Antwerp HQ