Front-end Software Engineer II (React Native)

 

• Frontend Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience programming in React Native 
• Demonstrated expertise collaborating with Software/Quality Engineers and Product teams to best-in-class customer-facing interaction design 
• Remote-first opportunity for US-based employees with the option to work in-person out of our Manhattan office 

 

Start your adventure with Zip 

Join Zip’s Engineering function and put your name to solving fascinating challenges at scale in an agile, test-driven development environment. If you value good domain-driven design and enjoy delivering quality work at pace, you’ll be a great fit with the squads responsible for building cloud-native software applications that serve millions of customers and process billions of dollars in payments. 

The Shopping Squad is a front-end engineering team within our Customer Engagement team, who are accountable for the customer-facing technology and merchant system integrations that enable millions of people to transact with Zip. Our Shopping Squad is focused on Zip's US mobile app. The team builds features that improve our customers' shopping experience, provide education and guidance on using the app, and spark a bit of joy while customers search or browse for the latest products.

How you'll help us change the game

• Develop user interfaces that thousands of people use on a daily basis
• Work on an agile team of software engineers, product managers, product designers, and quality assurance engineers
• Partner with other software engineers, designers, QA engineers, and product managers to architect home screen personalization, deals automations, product search pilots and overall, level-up interaction design 
• Work on our ccross-platform mobile app within a rapidly scaling ecommerce platform built in React, React Native, NextJS, Typescript, C#, .NET Core and Azure, with an event-driven architecture with robust messaging frameworks
• Participate in a blameless culture that focuses on process and technology

Cool stuff you’ll be working on: 

• Scaling up from single-use to re-usable virtual shopping cards
• Using geotargeting to drive customer engagement
• Capture personalized customer preferences during initial account creation
• Net new technical integrations in partnership with our Marketing team 

What you’ll bring to the team 

• 2-4 years of experience working as a front-end engineer in an agile environment using modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue (React and / or React Native is a big plus)
• Exposure to automated testing tools such as Jest, Karma, Cypress, Selenium
• Proficiency in building interfaces that match design specs and providing feedback on potential improvements
• Experience in styling with standard CSS and CSS pre-processors such as SCSS
• Experience tuning front-end applications to optimize performance across platforms; Android-specific experience is a plus 
• A passion for all things web – if you have them, we'd appreciate you sharing your side projects
• Your brain adapts to new problems and you are a quick learner (you also enjoy investigating technical rabbit holes)
• Our values in your DNA: Customer First, Own It, Stronger Together and Change the Game

What you’ll get in return

Zip is a place where you’ll get out what you put in. The newness of our sector means we need to move at pace and embrace change, and our promise to you when you join the team is that you’ll feel empowered and trusted to make big things happen quickly. 

We want you to feel welcome and as though you have the support to be yourself, and care for yourself at work. Because it’s important to us that you make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by smart, friendly people and leaders that have your back.

We think these are just some of the best things about being a Zipster. We will also offer you:

• Flexible working culture
• Incentive programs
• 20 days PTO every year
• Generous paid parental leave
• Leading family support policies
• 100% employer covered insurance
• Beautiful Midtown office with a casual dress code
• Learning and wellness subscription stipend
• Company-sponsored 401k match

The Pay Range for this position: $108,800- 135,000 USD based on the industry benchmark for position, function, level and Zip's compensation strategies. However, actual base salary will depend on varying circumstances and individualized factors, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. 

Be a part of a team that reflects the diversity of our customers

We pride ourselves on being a workplace that provides equal opportunities to people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, veteran status, and everything else that makes you unique.

Equally, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. Please let us know If there are any adjustments that need to be made to ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

And finally…get to know us

Zip is a global ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ company that gives our millions of customers simpler and fairer ways to pay. 

We are proud to be a global business built around our US and ANZ core markets working with merchant partners including Amazon, Best Buy, eBay and Uber. United by our mission, purpose and values - Customer First, Own It, Stronger Together & Change The Game - we are the next generation of payments, helping people across the globe to fearlessly take control of their financial future.

We are Zip, and we are just getting started.-

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