Senior React Native Engineer (Remote)

Washington, D.C.
Engineering /
Full-time /
Remote
Mattermost provides secure, workflow-centric collaboration for technical and operational teams that need to meet nation-state-level security and trust requirements. We serve technology, public sector, national defense, and financial services industries with customers ranging from tech giants to the world’s largest banks, to the U.S. Department of Defense and governmental agencies around the world. 

Our self-hosted and cloud offerings provide integrated workflow automation, AI-acceleration, ChatOps with team messaging, audio calling and screen share on an open core platform vetted and deployed by the world’s most secure and mission critical organizations. 

We co-build the future of collaboration with over 4,000 open source project contributors who’ve provided over 30,000 code improvements towards our shared product vision, which is translated into 20 languages.
To learn more, visit www.mattermost.com

Mattermost is seeking an engineer with demonstrated experience in building performant React Native applications, and the breadth to develop across the entire Mattermost stack including server, web app, and mobile.

The person in this role will join a fast-paced, flexible full stack team responsible for developing and delivering impactful features and systems that empower collaboration for the world’s most critical organizations. Do you have a passion for developing high-performance applications? Do you want to work with a well-oiled, collaborative, and highly senior team? Do you want to make an impact on open source? Help us build and grow one of the largest React and Go open source projects. This role requires U.S. based staff.

Responsibilities:

    • Participate in full lifecycle development
    • Work closely with product managers and UI/UX designers to analyze requirements
    • Develop technical specifications based on the product vision
    • Develop and performance tune mobile front-end features using React Native
    • Develop web applications features using React, Redux and Typescript
    • Develop backend supporting APIs, business logic, database services using Golang
    • Help drive the architecture of the Mattermost Application
    • Maintain and improve existing codebases
    • Review peer code changes and consult with colleagues regarding technical issues
    • Investigate new technologies when relevant
    • Enhance existing applications by identifying opportunities for improvement
    • Make recommendations for design and implementation improvements
    • Create automated unit and end-to-end test scenarios

Background/Skills:

    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related fields, or significant professional software development experience
    • 5+ years of full stack software engineering experience
    • Strong skills in React Native
    • Strong skills in most of our technology stack: Go, JavaScript, React, React Native, Redux.
    • A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions
    • Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous team environment
    • Ability to manage cross-team coordination and collaboration
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Ability to think critically and creatively
    • Previous experience working in or contributing to open source preferred
    • Experience with mobile development
$160,000 - $225,000 a year
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $160,000 and $225,000/year; however, pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Please refer to the Mattermost employee handbook and our careers page for more information on our total compensation package.  Colorado Only: The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, stock options, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Washington Only: The total compensation package for this position also includes other elements, including stock options, annual target variable, and participation in the Company’s annual bonus program. Employees and eligible dependents are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are also eligible to enroll in a 401(k) plan. Employees are eligible for unlimited vacation.  
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) or benefits at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Mattermost is an EEO Employer. We are a remote-first, open source company.

We are constantly working towards adding more countries/regions to this list, but first we need to make sure we are compliant with local laws and regulations, which takes time. 

Mattermost is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people from all walks of life. We don't discriminate against staff or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!