# Founding Mobile Engineer (React Native)
**Company:** [Nectarsocial](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/nectarsocial)
**Location:** Palo Alto, CA
**Salary:** $200K-$320K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** React Native, iOS, Android, TypeScript, JavaScript, CI/CD, Shopify, Tiktok Api, Meta Api, Instagram Api
**Posted:** 2026-02-03
> Founding engineer owning React Native mobile app for AI-powered social commerce across iOS/Android. Architects platform, integrates social/e-commerce APIs, ships real-time AI features in early-stage startup. Requires 5+ years React Native expertise.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Own the mobile platform end-to-end, architecting, building, and shipping React Native application across iOS and Android.
- Build AI-powered mobile experiences for insights, real-time agent interactions.
- Establish mobile architecture patterns, shared components, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and performance standards.
- Integrate with social platform APIs (TikTok, Meta, Instagram) and e-commerce systems (Shopify).
- Collaborate with product, design, and founders to shape product experience and technical implementation.
- Set high bar for reliability and performance through monitoring, error tracking, and optimization.

## Requirements
- 5+ years software engineering experience with deep expertise in **React Native**.
- Proven track record shipping high-quality production mobile applications.
- Strong understanding of mobile architecture, navigation patterns, state management, platform-specific considerations.
- Experience integrating external APIs and building real-time, data-intensive features.
- Comfortable working across the stack in fast-moving startup.
- High ownership mindset, bias toward action, comfort in ambiguity.
- Strong product intuition.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Native iOS or Android development or bridging native modules.
- Background in social media platforms, e-commerce, or commerce infrastructure.
- Experience with LLMs, AI agents, or ML-powered features in production.
- Previous founding or early-stage startup experience.
- Open-source contributions or notable side projects.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation and early equity.
- Health, vision, dental benefits + 401(k) match.
- Clear career growth opportunities.
- Free lunch in Palo Alto.
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