Sr Software Engineer, React Native

WHY TEXTUS

TextUs on a mission to revolutionize business communication by enabling seamless and impactful engagement between workers and consumers. With a focus on innovation, ease of use, and delivering measurable results, our strategy is rooted in creating tools that outperform other messaging solutions while fostering trust and value for our customers and stakeholders.

At TextUs, every team member is empowered to make a difference. Our collaborative and data-driven culture, combined with the guidance of a proven leadership team, ensures you have the resources and support to excel. Together, we're building the future of mobile-first, conversational engagement and redefining what's possible for businesses and their stakeholders.

TextUs is looking for a Software Engineer, React Native to join our team and to help us build our products, with a focus on our iOS and Android mobile applications.

WHO YOU ARE

• 6-8 years of experience developing production React Native applications in a professional environment, including being able to:
• Review documentation and designs concerning upcoming features and break down the work into manageable chunks in Jira tickets
• Identify gaps in upcoming feature documentation and be comfortable asking Product Managers for more detail
• Implement medium- to large-size features while reducing overall tech debt
• Review code written by other developers to ensure any issues are resolved before the code is merged
• Collaborate with other team members to identify the best approach to solving problems
• Complete assigned work with no assistance
• Ensure work is properly covered by unit, integration, and e2e tests
• Not be afraid to challenge the existing team processes, looking for ways to improve them
• Proficient in writing excellent documentation to guide our partners, development and support teams
• Experienced with common software design patterns, and their use in mobile and frontend development
• Eager to take ownership of our React Native application, becoming the go-to person for all aspects of mobile development, from planning and stories to QA and support questions
• Willing to contribute to React/TypeScript frontend code in our core webapp, Chrome Extension, and embedded iFrame as needed
• Comfortable with managing work with Git and GitHub (or similar version control systems)

You are also

• Excited to understand our customers, and work with the Product team to deliver features which are a joy to use.
• Interested in mentoring other developers in good development practices for clean code and reliable software, with an emphasis on mobile development
• Highly collaborative, having empathy for others and a desire to help when teammates need assistance
• Able to demonstrate pragmatic decision making and problem-solving abilities
• Passionate about the craft of programming, taking the time to think through hard problems and using your tools to develop reliable and maintainable software
• Eager to maintain robust CI/CD tooling, processes, testing and procedures
• Comfortable working in a 100% remote environment

This is our stack, we’re looking for someone with experience in most or all of

• React Native, with experience shipping to both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store
• Utilizing LLM coding assistants to generate reliable, maintainable code that fits our established codebase patterns
• Though this is a mobile-focused position, you will also contribute to our main web app, so comfort working across both mobile and web codebases is important. Our broader stack includes:
• TypeScript (80% of FE code)
• JavaScript (20% of FE code)
• React 18/19
• Material UI
• Ruby on Rails (backend)
• Postgres
• Heroku and AWS
• Claude Code
• GitHub Copilot

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

• Job Type: Full Time
• Compensation Range: $125-145K
• Location: Remote (Headquartered in Denver, CO)
• # hires for this role: 1
• Target Start Date: 3 weeks from offer date
• Reporting to: Engineering Manager (Polaris Squad)

INTERVIEW PROCESS:

• Phone call with Recruiter
• Topics: Culture, logistics
• Interview with Hiring manager (1 hour)
• Topics: Culture, skills, role overview
• Rembrandt Assessment - allows TextUs to assess how your personality fits within the role and the TextUs culture
• Technical Interview with Team Engineers (2 hours)
• Topics: Assess React, debugging and communication skills in real-time
• Interview with SVP of Engineering (30 minutes)
• Topics: You will come prepared with questions about the role, team, product to ensure this role is the best fit for you.
• Interview with CEO (30 mins)

WHY TEXTUS

Our Engineering Team is guided by high empathy and high responsibility. This means that we care about our engineers’ career trajectory and their thoughts on our product direction and implementation. Our engineers are trusted with autonomy: the latitude in how and when work gets done. We are a collaborative, learning and data-driven culture with an experienced and proven leadership team. 

TEXTUS BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Competitive pay
• Health / Dental / Vision Insurance
• HSA contributions
• 401K with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• Equity within the organization (more info here)
• Cell phone + internet reimbursement for $100/month
• One-time $1,000 home office stipend once you’ve been with TextUs for 6 months
• Up to 12 weeks of Parental Leave 
• 2024 Holiday Schedule link here
• U.S. remote first with optional WeWork office space in downtown Denver, CO