Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)

About Us

We're living through a fundamental shift in how people discover, evaluate, and purchase products. The next generation doesn't respond to traditional marketing -- they build relationships with brands through authentic social interactions, seek recommendations from communities they trust, and expect personalized experiences that feel human, not corporate.

At Nectar Social, we're building the AI-native social operating system that enables this new era of commerce. We believe every social interaction should deepen the relationship between brands and their communities while creating genuine value for both sides.

Founded by ex-Meta product and engineering leaders, we've raised over $30M in total capital from investors including GV and True Ventures. We work with brands like Oura Health, Caraway, e.l.f. Cosmetics, Kosas, OLIPOP, and many more. We're building the future of social commerce -- where community, conversation, and commerce converge.

The Role

We're looking for a Founding Mobile Engineer to own and define the mobile experience at Nectar. You'll architect and build the mobile platform from the ground up, making foundational technical decisions that shape how we deliver AI-powered social commerce to brand teams.

This is a highly autonomous role with direct influence over product direction and engineering standards. You'll work closely with product, design, and leadership to ship features that bring Nectar's AI capabilities directly into the hands of customers.

What You'll Be Doing

Own the mobile platform end-to-end, architecting, building, and shipping our React Native application across iOS and Android

Build AI-powered mobile experiences that surface insights, power real-time agent interactions, and bring Nectar's AI capabilities to mobile

Establish mobile architecture patterns, shared components, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and performance standards

Integrate with social platform APIs such as TikTok, Meta, and Instagram, as well as e-commerce systems like Shopify

Collaborate closely with product, design, and founders to shape both the product experience and technical implementation

Set a high bar for reliability and performance through monitoring, error tracking, and optimization

What We're Looking For

5+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in React Native

Proven track record of shipping high-quality production mobile applications

Strong understanding of mobile architecture, navigation patterns, state management, and platform-specific considerations

Experience integrating with external APIs and building real-time, data-intensive features

Comfortable working across the stack when needed in a fast-moving startup environment

High ownership mindset with a bias toward action and comfort operating in ambiguity

Strong product intuition and interest in shaping what gets built, not just how it gets built

Bonus Points

Experience with native iOS or Android development or bridging native modules

Background in social media platforms, e-commerce systems, or commerce infrastructure

Experience working with LLMs, AI agents, or machine learning-powered features in production

Previous founding or early-stage startup experience

Open-source contributions or notable side projects

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and early equity

Health, vision, and dental benefits + 401(k) match

Hybrid work schedule (4 days in office) with 3 flex remote days per quarter (available after 3 months)

Comprehensive stipends: $1,000/month housing stipend for living near the office, $50/month mobile stipend, $50/month internet stipend for remote employees, and commuter benefits (train stipend or Palo Alto parking permit reimbursement)

Free lunch in the heart of University Ave. in Palo Alto