Deputy Chief Engineer - React Native
HybridCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Lead React Native adoption by defining integration strategies that align with existing native iOS and Android development practices. Architect, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable mobile application features while partnering with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and platform teams to deliver intuitive, high-quality mobile experiences. Continuously improve application performance, responsiveness, reliability, and maintainability. Contribute to technical planning and help evolve Vanguard's mobile architecture, tooling, and engineering standards. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to strengthen React Native, native mobile, and cross-platform engineering capabilities across the team. This hybrid position is based in Charlotte, NC, with in-office work required Tuesday through Thursday. Relocation assistance can be provided for non-local US candidates; no visa sponsorship will be provided.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of eight years related work experience
- At least three years of development experience
- Undergraduate degree
- Extensive experience designing and developing cross-platform mobile applications with React Native
- Strong proficiency in bridging native modules
- Managing platform-specific configurations
- Integrating third-party SDKs
- Advanced knowledge of TypeScript
- Experience building maintainable, type-safe codebases
- Deep understanding of mobile performance optimization
- Startup time optimization
- Bundle size optimization
- Memory management
- Frame-rate stability
- Proven experience implementing high-quality user interfaces
- State management patterns
- Platform-specific behaviors
- Self-directed, ownership-oriented mindset
- Ability to drive initiatives from concept through delivery
- Strong collaboration skills
- Effectiveness working across co-located, remote, and hybrid teams
- In-office work required Tuesday thru Thursday
- Charlotte, NC location
- Relocation assistance can be provided for non-local US candidates
- No visa sponsorship
Desired Qualifications
- Graduate degree
- Experience working within a large-scale mobile development organization supporting more than 10 feature teams
- Experience leading React Native adoption for complex existing native iOS and Android applications using a brownfield integration approach
- Working Knowledge of React Native for Web
- Working Knowledge of React Strict DOM
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to, scale, and maintain shared cross-platform design systems
- Familiarity with app distribution platforms, including TestFlight and Google Play Console
- Automated release pipelines
- Understanding of CI/CD processes
- Mobile delivery automation
- GitHub Actions
- Proactive problem solver
- Strong interest in adopting modern mobile technologies
- Improving development velocity
- Ability to adapt quickly in fast-paced environments
- Evolving priorities
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