Job Description

iOS Engineer (React Native) – Build the Future of Information Discovery

Comp: $160K - $175K plus equity 

About Us

Our client is redefining how people discover and understand news and information. Here is a bit about them.

Our platform transforms complex stories into a structured format, allowing users to see the

bigger picture faster. We’re now building a seamless mobile and web experience to bring

this vision to life—and we need a talented iOS Engineer with React Native expertise to help

us do it.

If you love building intuitive, high-performance mobile and web applications and want to be

part of an early-stage startup with a big mission, this role is for you.

About the Role

As our iOS Engineer, you’ll be responsible for developing and optimizing our mobile app

(iOS-first) using React Native, while also contributing to the web-based dashboard a

interface using React. You’ll work closely with our product and design teams to build a

visually compelling, smooth, and scalable experience for our users.

This role is perfect for you if you:

✅ Have a passion for building sleek, performant apps that users love.

✅ Enjoy working in a fast-paced, startup environment where your work has a direct impact.

✅ Are excited about news, information discovery, and knowledge graphs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain our iOS mobile app using React Native (and eventually support Android as well).
• Build and optimize the web-based dashboard & interface, ensuring a seamless cross-platform experience.
• Collaborate with designers and product teams to create a polished, intuitive, and high-performing UI/UX.
• Ensure app responsiveness, stability, and performance, optimizing for different device types.
• Implement new features while ensuring smooth integration with our backend and knowledge graph.
• Work with APIs and data visualization to enhance user interactions.
• Continuously improve the codebase, implement best practices, and stay updated on emerging technologies.

Must-Have:

• Experience in iOS development (React Native preferred, but Swift experience is a plus).
• Strong proficiency in React Native, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and React.j
• Experience with building, deploying, and optimizing mobile applications in the App Store.
• Familiarity with backend integration, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL.
• Experience in responsive UI design and mobile performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of React state management libraries (Redux, Recoil, or similar).
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with Expo, Firebase, or other mobile backend services.
• Familiarity with data visualization frameworks (D3.js, Victory, or similar).
• Knowledge of iOS native development (Swift, Objective-C)
• Experience with knowledge graphs, NLP, or AI-driven applications.

Why Join Us?

• Early-stage startup – huge impact, ownership, and room to grow.
• Shape the product – build a platform that changes how people consume news & information.
• Work with cutting-edge tech – knowledge graphs, AI, and advanced visualization
• Remote-friendly – work from anywhere
• Competitive salary + equity options – be part of the journey, not just an employee.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $160,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

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