Senior Software Engineer - React Native (contract)

About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing:faster, cheaper and friendlier.> We're building one of theworld’s leading fintechcompanies and are off to a strong start:> One of theUK’s newest unicornswith a team of just over 400 people> Among thetop 10 fastest-growingtech companies in the UK> Profitablesince 2017> Backed by top investors includingBalderton CapitalandGoldman Sachs> Lovedby customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews onTrustpilot)So far, we’ve rebuilt theBig Threeconsumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets(UK and US)where trillions worth of these are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.Join us if you want to> Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1> Work insmall teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo> Build the best technologyin-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy liftingAbout the role We’re looking for aSenior React Native Engineerto join ourZable Credit Cardteam for a 6 month contract, joining a cross-functional team building and refining features for ourexisting iOS & Android applications, used by over450,000 customers.Over the last 6 months we’ve introduced new features likeVariable Recurring PaymentswithOpen Banking, enabled customers to instantly spend upon approval usingApple & Google Pay, and expanded our offering by introducingloan offers for eligible customersfrom oursister product, Lendable.Our next focus is on continuing tobuild key features that delight customersanddrive self-serve automationas we surpass half a million customers, allowing our cardholders to manage as many aspects of their account directly via our apps as possible.Alongside feature work we also put a big focus onimproving performance,reducing tech debt, andimproving scalability. Our ideal engineer is detail focused and resourceful, and keen to understand the bigger picture outside of their product team, contributing to wider engineering and business initiatives thathelp us scale our UKandUS based productsas we continue togrow.About you You have asolidunderstanding of modern Javascript with TypescriptYou have commercial experience withcross-platform mobile development using React NativeYou have a strong understanding of the different needs of mobile users across a variety of platforms and devicesYouare an advocate for automated testing, and take a pragmatic approach to implementing and improving the various phases of the testing pyramidYou can quicklyidentify and assess technical debtand are keen to make the case for remedying it whenever the opportunity arisesYou understand the importance ofcatering to users with accessibility needs, and are familiar with the approaches and tooling required to ensure accessibility guidelines and best practices are adhered toYou have experience working with product owners tobreak down business requirements into deliverable tasksand estimate the complexity of their implementation. You can quickly identify the difficulties of implementing a feature from an initial design wireframe or outline spec and are comfortable putting forward alternative approaches where appropriateYou haveexperience mentoring and supporting other engineers,playing a role in their personal and professional growth, and enabling them to succeed.What would make you stand out You’ve used Firebase to support product functionality, in particular with Firebase Remote Config and Firebase Cloud MessagingYou’ve worked with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications to help define API requirements and contracts,collaborating with backend developers to agree on best approacheswhen scoping work that requires new and updated schemasYou have in-depth experience ofmobile performance best practicesanddebuggingYou’ve employed staged rollouts andmultivariate testing approachesto release new features andtest hypothesesYou haveexperience of UI or UX design. You feel at ease discussing approaches with product designers, and are happy to get involved in making design decisions where requiredYou’ve built, or worked on,products that have scaled from zero users to tens or hundreds of thousands (or more), and can apply what you learnt in new contextsInterview processA1 hourvideo call with our hiring manager to discuss your experience and answer any initial technical questions you have about the roleA45 minute Tech InterviewFinal interview with our Group Product Manager
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