Senior Mobile Engineer

Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native) - Barakah

Location: On-site Level: Senior (6-8+ years) Type: Full-time

About Barakah

At Barakah, we're on a mission to eliminate food waste while creating economic value for businesses and savings for consumers. We're a fast-growing startup in the MENA region, backed by strong investors, and our mobile app is the primary driver of customer engagement and revenue. We're looking for a Senior Mobile Engineer to own and scale this critical platform.

The Role: Platform Owner, Not Just a Developer

This isn't a typical "build features and hand them off" role. We're looking for someone who will own the entire mobile platform— from architecture and technical strategy to user experience and business impact. You'll be the mobile expert that product, design, and leadership turn to when making critical decisions. You'll ship fast, mentor others, and directly influence our company's trajectory.

What You'll Actually Do

Platform Ownership (50%)

Own the mobile application end-to-end: Architecture, performance, stability, and user experience

Drive the technical roadmap: Make strategic decisions on React Native architecture, third-party services (build vs. buy), and platform evolution

Make the tough calls: Balance technical debt with feature velocity, decide when to refactor vs. ship, and navigate trade-offs between perfect and good enough

Be the mobile expert: Guide product decisions, feasibility assessments, and technical estimates

High-Velocity Shipping (40%)

Build and ship rapidly: Deliver features in days/weeks, not months, without sacrificing quality

Own the release pipeline: Manage EAS Build deployments and OTA updates, ensuring smooth releases

React to business needs: Pivot quickly when priorities shift, embrace changing requirements

Solve problems resourcefully: Navigate legacy code, technical debt, and constraints with pragmatic solutions

Work with modern stack: React Native + Expo v51, NativeWind, React Query, TypeScript

Business Impact (10%)

Connect code to metrics: Use analytics (Braze, Mixpanel, AppsFlyer) to understand user behavior and optimize for retention/engagement

Think product-first: Understand the "why" behind features and challenge requirements when needed

Communicate effectively: Translate technical complexity to non-technical stakeholders (founders, product, design)

Data-driven decisions: Use crash reports (Sentry), analytics, and user feedback to prioritize work

Who You Are

The Technical Leader

6-8+ years of professional software engineering experience

4+ years deep in React Native and Expo ecosystem

Shipped and maintained multiple production mobile apps on iOS and Android

Made architectural decisions that scaled with your company

Expert in performance optimization, complex state management, and native integration

The Startup Veteran

Thrives in ambiguity: You don't need perfect specs—you ask the right questions and figure it out

Bias toward action: You ship first, iterate second. Analysis paralysis isn't in your vocabulary

Comfortable with pivots: Priorities change? No problem. You adapt quickly and help others do the same

Resource-efficient: You find creative solutions with limited time/budget/people

Battle-tested: You've dealt with legacy code, technical debt, tight deadlines, and successfully delivered

The Business-Minded Engineer

Product-focused: You understand users, not just code. You know how your work impacts KPIs

Pragmatic decision-maker: You know when to refactor and when to ship iterative solutions

Metrics-driven: You use data to guide decisions, not just gut feelings

Stakeholder communicator: You explain technical trade-offs to non-technical people clearly

Takes initiative: You see opportunities/problems and solve them without being asked

The React Native Expert

Deep expertise in React Native, Expo SDK, and modern React patterns

Hands-on with React Query (server state), React Context (app state)

Proficient in NativeWind/Tailwind styling and component design

Experience with RTL layouts and i18n (Arabic/English support)

Comfortable with TypeScript, native modules, and performance profiling

Managed App Store and Google Play releases, certificates, and compliance