Hello!

Are you an experienced Senior React Native Developer looking to grow in a team of highly-skilled, top-talent innovators while working on multiple products in a range of industries?

If so, Altar may be the right place for you.

With us, you'll help entrepreneurs and business leaders build innovative products that transform their industries, from early-stage MVPs to disruptive satellite products.

You'll have the opportunity to work with a host of entrepreneurs and business leaders, like an ex-Product Owner of YouTube and a former Managing Director of HSBC. Not to mention, exciting companies like the multi-award-winning regtech startup, Apiax or Coca-Cola.

As a Senior React Native Developer, you'll own the mobile experience of a content-rich subscription app, from Expo project setup to App Store and Play Store submissions. You'll be the mobile specialist on a small, focused team, building features that include video streaming, offline downloads, subscription management, and live event participation.

With us, you'll not be alone working in these cutting-edge technologies. You'll be among a cross-functional team of seasoned Altarions with expertise in a multitude of sectors, from fintech and marketplace to AI and IoT.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Senior React Native Developer, you'll be:

• Owning the mobile app implementation end-to-end, building screens across a 5-tab app with deep navigation, rich content, and interactive features
• Implementing HLS video streaming with offline download support and storage management
• Integrating subscription flows via RevenueCat (Apple IAP, Google Play Billing)
• Building offline-capable features with sync-on-reconnect patterns
• Integrating a live video SDK (WebRTC-based) for in-app events
• Collaborating on API contract design with the backend team
• Handling push notifications, deep linking, and in-app notification management
• Optimising performance on content-heavy screens (lists, images, video, animations)

The Hands-On Experience We Need You to Bring to the Table:

• 4+ years of dedicated React Native development
• Production apps shipped to both App Store and Play Store, you've handled submissions, rejections, and updates
• Expo ecosystem experience: EAS Build, EAS Submit, OTA updates
• Video playback integration in a mobile app (HLS/DASH streaming)
• Strong TypeScript skills and comfort with end-to-end type safety
• Complex navigation architecture: multi-tab, nested stacks, deep linking
• Performance profiling and optimisation experience in React Native
• Fluency in both written and spoken English

The Extra Experience We'd Love to See:

• Subscription/IAP experience (RevenueCat, StoreKit 2, or Google Play Billing)
• Offline-first patterns: local storage, sync queues, background sync
• Animation skills: Reanimated, Skia, gesture-driven animations, Lottie
• Live video SDK integration (LiveKit, Agora, or similar)
• Monorepo experience: consuming shared packages across apps
• Fitness, wellness, or content-heavy app experience
• Custom map or canvas rendering in React Native

Here's The Cutting Edge Tech Stack We Use:

• Mobile: React Native, Expo, EAS Build, React Navigation
• State Management: Zustand, TanStack Query, Jotai
• Type Safety: TypeScript, Zod
• Animation: Reanimated, Skia, Lottie
• Video: HLS streaming, offline downloads, signed URLs
• Live Video: LiveKit / Agora (WebRTC)
• Payments: RevenueCat (Apple IAP, Google Play Billing, Stripe)
• Push Notifications: Expo Notifications
• Back-End: Hono (Node.js), Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL
• Cloud Services: AWS (S3, CloudFront, RDS)
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, EAS Build/Submit
• Containerization: Docker
• Testing: Jest, Detox
• Collaboration: Slack, Jira, Notion

If you got increasingly excited about Altar while reading this, then we're just as excited about you! Apply now and let's see if we can make you the next Altarion.