Senior React Native Developer

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About Yokel

Yokel is building a platform that connects local businesses, communities, and fundraisers in a seamless, automated way. Users make purchases at participating merchants, and automatically support local causes—no manual tracking, no friction.

Our mobile app is central to this experience: event discovery, QR-code-based deep linking, real-time fundraiser progress, purchase insights, and community engagement. We are growing quickly and are looking for a senior engineer who can help us scale our React Native application with quality, performance, and great user experience.

Role Overview

Senior React Native Developer

This is a high-impact role—your work will directly shape the experience of thousands of users participating in local fundraisers and community events.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive development of new features and improvements in the

  React Native

  mobile app.
• Architect scalable, maintainable, high-performance mobile codebases.
• Implement and maintain

  deep linking

  ,

  universal links

  ,

  QR code flows

  , and advanced navigation patterns.
• Integrate front-end components with APIs, including secure flows such as

  Stripe account linking

  and

  transaction data retrieval

  .
• Improve app reliability, performance, and UI responsiveness.
• Own the end-to-end CI/CD pipeline for mobile (builds, OTA updates, store submissions).
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define API contracts and optimize data flows.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and help establish engineering best practices.
• Work closely with product and design to ensure exceptional user experiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• 5+ years of professional experience in mobile development and

  3+ years

  building production apps in

  React Native

  .
• As this is a remote position, strong command over spoken and written English is a must.
• Strong knowledge of

  JavaScript / TypeScript

  , functional patterns, and modern RN architecture.
• Experience with

  React Navigation

  , deep linking, universal links, and complex routing.
• Experience integrating with backend services and third-party SDKs (Plaid experience is a plus).
• Familiarity with

  iOS and Android native modules

  , bridging, and platform-specific constraints.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, offline handling, and state management using Redux.
• Experience with

  CI/CD

  , app versioning, and App Store / Play Store submission processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to operate autonomously in a remote environment.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with

  Stripe

  , or other financial APIs.
• Experience with using AI based tools such as Cursor, CoPilot etc will really help.
• Experience with analytics, monitoring, and error-tracking tools (Sentry, Firebase, etc.).
• Prior startup experience—comfortable moving fast and iterating.
• UX intuition and an eye for polished interactions/animations.

What We Offer

• 100% remote work with a flexible schedule.
• Competitive compensation.
• Opportunity to influence the architecture and direction of a fast-growing mobile product.
• Work on meaningful problems that help local businesses and communities thrive.
• A collaborative, supportive, high-ownership culture.