Senior Mobile Developer (React Native)

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We're looking for a Senior Mobile Developer (React Native) to join our team in North America.

As a Senior Mobile Developer (React Native) you will be supporting Lightspeed's Hospitality product group on the mission to expand our reach into new markets and countries while enhancing our Cloud POS. You will join our global team of developers to use cutting edge technologies to help restaurant owners to provide the best experience to their customers. At Lightspeed, we are dedicated to bringing cities and communities to life by powering SMBs. Come and help us build our communities! For this role, you can be located in Canada or the US.

What you'll be doing:

• Delivering features and improvements to thousands of humans on a weekly cadence
• Implementing proof of concept, prototypes and fully-tested production-grade software
• Design and lead technical initiatives to keep our apps up-to-date on the latest technology
• Mentor other developers inside the team and participate in daily standups, bi-weekly grooming, and retrospective ceremonies
• Assist QA and Support staff in troubleshooting and remediating issues
• Translating requirements into detailed plans and level of effort guidance

What you need to bring:

• 5+ years experience developing and shipping production-grade React Native and TypeScript applications across both Android and iOS platforms
• A thoughtful sense of ownership for your products throughout the SDLC and beyond
• Familiarity with functional programming
• Knowledge of the different app architectures used to develop mobile applications
• Knowledge of connectivity considerations for mobile applications
• Demonstrated experience creating unit and automated UI tests in tools such as Jest, Mocha, and Cypress
• Understanding of object oriented design, functional programming and refactoring
• Excellent spoken and written English

Even better, but not necessary

• Experience with eventual consistency and distributed client models
• Experience with asynchronous programming patterns
• Experience integrating with event subscription patterns
• A keen interest in visual and interaction design for mobile platforms
• A keen interest in API design

What's in it for you?:

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible environment;
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.
• Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family

... and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Extended Health Insurance
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Online Mental Health Resources

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here? Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. .

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are: Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries. Lightspeed handles your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Statement.