Lead React Native Developer

Lead React Native Developer

Experience: 5–8 Years

Location: Gurugram (Hybrid)

Department: Engineering

About Us

We are a fast-growing AI-first fintech platform enabling banks, NBFCs, and financial institutions to launch and scale next-generation credit products , including credit cards, credit lines, lending, and payment solutions. Our platforms process high-volume financial transactions and power business-critical customer journeys where reliability, performance, and security are non-negotiable.

We are looking for a Lead React Native Developer who thrives in high-ownership environments, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and is passionate about building products that directly impact millions of users and financial institutions.

About the Role

As a Lead React Native Developer , you will lead the mobile engineering charter for our credit platform products. You will be responsible not only for writing high-quality code, but also for leading a team, driving engineering excellence, handling mission-critical releases, and shaping the technical direction of our mobile applications . We are looking for someone who combines strong React Native expertise with leadership, urgency, accountability, and a product mindset . The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a fast-paced fintech environment where production incidents, regulatory timelines, and customer commitments demand quick decision-making and flawless execution.

Key Responsibilities

• •Lead the end-to-end development and delivery of React Native applications for Android and iOS.
• •Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile solutions for credit and payments products.
• •Own business-critical mobile features from design through production rollout and post-release monitoring.
• •Lead and mentor a team of engineers through code reviews, pair programming, technical guidance, and career development.
• •Drive engineering best practices across architecture, coding standards, testing, CI/CD, observability, and release management.
• •Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Backend, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver customer-facing financial products with high reliability.
• •Take ownership of production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
• •Participate in technical roadmap planning, sprint estimation, and execution tracking.
• •Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and financial-domain standards for mobile applications.
• •Champion a culture of ownership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

AI-First Engineering Expectations

We strongly believe that modern engineering teams should leverage AI to improve productivity, quality, and speed.

The ideal candidate should:

• •Be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar tools in day-to-day development.
• •Use AI for code generation, refactoring, debugging, testing, documentation, and developer productivity improvements.
• •Evaluate AI-generated code critically and ensure production-grade quality, security, and maintainability.
• •Contribute ideas for incorporating AI into engineering workflows and customer-facing product capabilities.

Required Skills

• •5–8 years of software development experience with 4+ years of hands-on React Native development .
• •Strong expertise in React Native, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript .
• •Deep understanding of React Hooks, Context API/Redux, React Navigation, state management, and mobile application architecture patterns.
• •Strong knowledge of Android and iOS platforms, build systems, release processes, and app store deployments.
• •Experience integrating RESTful APIs, authentication systems (JWT/OAuth), payment SDKs, and secure data handling mechanisms.
• •Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
• •Proven experience leading engineering teams or owning significant technical modules.
• •Excellent debugging, performance optimization, and problem-solving skills.
• •Strong communication, stakeholder management, and execution skills.

Preferred Skills

• •Experience with native Android (Kotlin/Java) or iOS (Swift) development.
• •Experience with Firebase, push notifications, analytics, crash reporting, and monitoring tools.
• •Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, React Native Testing Library, and Detox.
• •Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.
• •Understanding of mobile observability, feature flagging, and remote configuration systems.

Domain Expertise (Strongly Preferred)

Experience in one or more of the following domains:

• •FinTech
• •Banking
• •Digital Payments
• •Lending
• •Credit Cards
• •UPI
• •Loan Origination
• •Credit Underwriting
• •Financial Services Platforms

Understanding of secure mobile application development, PCI-DSS considerations, financial compliance requirements, and customer data protection practices will be a significant advantage.

What We Are Looking For

• •A hands-on technical leader who leads by example.
• •Someone who stays calm during production incidents and can mobilize teams quickly.
• •A builder with a strong sense of ownership and accountability .
• •A professional who is passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences.
• •Someone who enjoys working on high-impact, mission-critical fintech products and is excited by challenging engineering problems.
• •A collaborator who can influence cross-functional teams and drive outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• •Build next-generation credit and payment products used at scale by leading financial institutions.
• •Own critical mobile platforms that directly impact revenue, customer experience, and business growth.
• •Work with a talented, high-performance engineering team in an innovation-driven environment.
• •Influence technical strategy, architecture, and product direction.
• •Accelerate your career through meaningful ownership, leadership opportunities, and exposure to large-scale fintech systems.
• •Competitive compensation, ESOP opportunities, and a culture that values learning, experimentation, and excellence.