Senior Software Engineer - React Native

Heres a summary of the role:
Youll help shape a new mobile product that is still being built, giving you real influence over how it is designed, developed, and scaled. This is a senior React Native role for someone who is confident building high-performance cross-platform apps while also knowing when to go deeper into native iOS and Android development. If you enjoy solving complex mobile engineering challenges, improving app performance, and taking technical ownership, this role will give you the space to make a visible impact.

Heres a breakdown of what youll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):

• Build and improve cross-platform mobile applications using React Native, with a strong focus on quality, performance, and usability.
• Integrate React Native with native iOS and Android modules when platform-specific functionality is needed.
• Work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver new features from idea through release.
• Make technical decisions on architecture, code quality, release workflows, and mobile engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues, improve responsiveness and memory usage, and keep the app stable as it scales.
• Mentor other developers and act as a senior technical point of contact within the team.

These are the essentials youll need to get an interview:

• 6+ years of mobile application development experience, including strong hands-on experience with React Native.
• Strong JavaScript or TypeScript skills, with a solid understanding of React Native fundamentals, component design, and state management.
• Practical native mobile development experience on iOS and Android using Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, or Java.
• Strong understanding of cross-platform mobile architecture, including integrating native modules into React Native applications.
• Experience working with APIs, mobile networking, third-party integrations, and app performance optimisation.
• Good understanding of Git, branching strategies, and mobile CI/CD or release processes.
• Clear communication skills, strong technical ownership, and the ability to support or mentor other developers.
• Bonus if youve worked with Expo, GraphQL, or modern mobile >Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster.
  At Diligent, we're building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you're designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you'll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, youre not just building the future - youre an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

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  What Diligent Offers You

  • Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
  • We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
  • We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
  • Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

  Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

  Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in-person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.

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