Lead React Native Mobile Engineer

What You'll Do Lead React Native adoption by defining integration strategies that align with existing native iOS and Android development practices.

Architect, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable mobile application features. Partner with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and platform teams to deliver intuitive, high-quality mobile experiences.

Continuously improve application performance, responsiveness, reliability, and maintainability. Contribute to technical planning and help evolve Vanguard's mobile architecture, tooling, and engineering standards.

Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to strengthen React Native, native mobile, and cross-platform engineering capabilities across the team.

Required Skills & Qualifications Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Graduate degree preferred. Extensive experience designing and developing cross-platform mobile applications with React Native. Strong proficiency in bridging native modules, managing platform-specific configurations, and integrating third-party SDKs.

Advanced knowledge of TypeScript and experience building maintainable, type-safe codebases. Deep understanding of mobile performance optimization, including startup time, bundle size, memory management, and frame-rate stability.

Proven experience implementing high-quality user interfaces, state management patterns, and platform-specific behaviors. Self-directed, ownership-oriented mindset with the ability to drive initiatives from concept through delivery.

Strong collaboration skills and effectiveness working across co-located, remote, and hybrid teams. Preferred Skills & Qualifications Experience working within a large-scale mobile development organization supporting more than 10 feature teams.

Experience leading React Native adoption for complex existing native iOS and Android applications using a brownfield integration approach. Working Knowledge of React Native for Web and/or React Strict DOM.

Demonstrated ability to contribute to, scale, and maintain shared cross-platform design systems. Familiarity with app distribution platforms, including TestFlight and Google Play Console, as well as automated release pipelines.

Understanding of CI/CD processes and mobile delivery automation, including GitHub Actions Proactive problem solver with a strong interest in adopting modern mobile technologies and improving development velocity.

Ability to adapt quickly in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities. Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives.

To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection.

We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals.

We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.

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