React Native Engineer, Merchant Experience Mobile

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

As a Senior Mobile Engineer on our team, you'll help shape our React Native architecture, set the bar for engineering quality, and play a meaningful role in defining what great mobile development looks like at Stripe. This is a high-impact role where your decisions will be felt across the product—and across the millions of merchants who depend on our apps every day.

What it asks for · 5

• 5+ years of professional mobile development experience, with a strong focus on React Native
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript
• Solid understanding of mobile app architecture and design patterns (e.g., Flux, Redux, MobX, or similar)
• Proven expertise in React Native, encompassing component architecture, performance tuning, and a demonstrated ability to ship and maintain high-quality production applications at scale
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly

Also a plus

• Experience with Expo (managed or bare workflow)
• Experience designing and maintaining mobile CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise)
• Experience building or contributing to mobile SDKs or shared component libraries
• Experience with backend development (REST APIs and GraphQL)
• Contributions to open-source React Native libraries or the broader JS and mobile ecosystem
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a team's engineering culture
• Familiarity with native iOS (Swift, UIKit) or Android (Kotlin, Android SDK) development
• Experience working in a remote-first or distributed engineering environment

What the job covers

• Spearhead the design and development of critical product features, partnering with cross-functional teams to transform complex requirements into seamless, high-performance mobile experiences
• Champion the integration of AI and cutting-edge development tools to drive efficiency, elevate code standards, and cultivate a culture of AI-assisted engineering
• Own architectural decisions for the mobile layer—including navigation, state management, native module integration, and performance strategy
• Drive code quality through thorough code reviews, clear standards, and a strong testing culture
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the JS thread, native bridge, and render pipeline, while scaling our mobile CI/CD infrastructure, release processes, and engineering tooling
• Act as the primary mobile platform liaison for internal teams, effectively translating requirements into well-scoped mobile initiatives while upholding rigorous standards for code quality and architectural integrity

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

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• experience11×
• development6×
• engineering6×
• react native6×
• requirements6×
• code5×
• engineer4×
• architecture3×
• culture3×
• design3×
• performance3×
• product3×
• standards3×
• android2×
• app2×

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