Mobile Developer (React Native)

C4Media, Inc. (HQ Toronto, Canada. Private. Established in 2007), is seeking a Mobile Developer (contractor) to join our fully remote, global, fun, and friendly team.
As a Mobile Developer, you will focus on execution and delivery, building and maintaining mobile features end-to-end-from consuming APIs and managing state to rendering polished, production-ready UI on iOS and Android.
What You'll Do
Implement Mobile Features : Build complete features in React Native, from API integration to UI rendering.
Data & State Handling:
Consume REST APIs, manage async data flows, caching, and error states.
Cross-Platform Delivery:
Ensure features behave consistently across iOS and Android.
Production Readiness:
Handle loading states, retries, offline scenarios, and edge cases.
Collaboration:
Work with backend and product teams to implement requirements accurately and efficiently.
Maintain Codebase:
Improve existing code, refactor when needed, and keep technical debt under control.
Job RequirementsProfessional Experience, Skills & Education:
3-5 years of professional mobile development experience
Strong proficiency in React Native
Experience integrating APIs (REST)
Experience with mobile state management ( Redux )
Good understanding of mobile performance considerations
Familiarity with iOS and Android platform differences
Experience shipping apps to production
Portfolio required:
Examples of shipped apps, repositories, or concrete feature work
Setup Requirements:
Able to work in a full-time remote position
Reside in Europe
Able to work as an independent contractor
Able to work in overlap with our core global office hours (9 AM - 1 PM EST)
Quiet home office and ability to work comfortably from home
Reliable infrastructure: access to high-speed internet and a modern computer
Able and willing to travel to locations in the USA or Europe 1-3 times per year, with an average stay of 4-8 days, to attend our software conferences and annual company meetings
Comfortable working with API contracts and backend schemas
Ability to reason about data models and transform data for UI needs
Handle authentication flows, tokens, and secure storage
Implement pagination, background refresh, and optimistic updates
Debug issues across network, state, and UI layers
Nice to Have:
Experience with offline-first or poor-network scenarios
Familiarity with background tasks, push notifications, or deep linking
Experience with React Native performance tools
Understanding of basic backend concepts (queues, retries, rate limits)
Experience working in codebases shared by multiple developers
What Makes You Successful HereYou are someone who:
Focuses on shipping working features, not just writing components
Thinks in terms of data flow, edge cases, and failure scenarios
Can implement a feature from API docs to UI without hand-holding
Communicates clearly when requirements are unclear or incomplete
Balances speed with long-term maintainability
What We're Looking ForThe ideal candidate:
Is comfortable sitting between frontend and backend concerns
Can take a spec and turn it into a complete mobile feature
Understands that most bugs live in data flow and edge cases
Is pragmatic about architecture and tooling
Takes responsibility for the stability of what they ship
Why work for C4Media:
Work from home - always:
We are a remote-first and remote-always team who has been successfully operating on a work-from-home basis since 2007. And we have no intention of changing that.
Travel the world:
C4Media offers an opportunity to travel 1 - 3 times a year at our expense to NYC, SF, London, and other fun, global locations for conferences & team building. We also got you covered to add a sightseeing day to the end of the trip!
Take care of each other: We look out for one another and prioritize respect, fairness, support, and well-being. Check out our core values on our careers page.
Learn something new:
C4Media's culture is one of learning & mastering. Everyone has a training and education budget for professional growth every year and is encouraged to use it.
Make friends across the world:
Be a part of a leading, fast-growing international company and build a network of international friends and colleagues for life.
Support wellbeing:
In an effort to make physical activity more readily accessible, we offer staff an annual subsidy towards fitness and wellness.
Generous paid time off:
In addition to 25 paid days off in the 1st year and 30 paid days off in every subsequent year, we provide 1 paid day off for birthdays (or a similar special day) and 2 paid days for continuing education.
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