Staff React Native Engineer (Pro)

About the role

We are looking for a Staff React Native Engineer to lead the development of Kraken Pro’s mobile trading application. You will own the technical vision, drive performance improvements, and mentor a distributed team of engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute the architecture of the Kraken Pro mobile app using React Native and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain high‑performance, reliable mobile applications for iOS and Android.
• Lead initiatives to improve startup time, responsiveness, and resource efficiency.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver user‑facing features.
• Diagnose and resolve critical production issues.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and tooling for mobile development.
• Mentor engineers and elevate the team’s technical capability.

Required profile

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on mobile development.
• Proven track record of owning or leading large‑scale production mobile applications.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction across teams.
• Proactive, ownership‑driven mindset with a bias for action.

Required skills

• React Native
• TypeScript
• iOS development
• Android development
• Mobile performance optimisation and debugging
• Micro‑interactions and animations in React Native (nice to have)