Sr. Mobile Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the AJC mobile app with React Native for iOS and Android.
• Participate in Payload CMS integrations and complex CMS migration projects.
• Implement analytics, tracking, and user behavior monitoring systems.
• Integrate asset management systems for images, videos, and multimedia content.
• Translate newsroom publishing workflows into technical solutions.
• Build high-performance mobile web experiences using Next.js and React Native.
• Architect front-end systems using server-side rendering, static site generation, and incremental static regeneration.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, load times, bundle size, offline behavior, and production performance.
• Build responsive and accessible interfaces across iOS and Android browsers and devices.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend engineering, and newsroom stakeholders.
• Write testable, documented code; participate in code reviews; and contribute to engineering standards.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and own mobile web architecture, tooling, and deployment pipeline decisions.
• Monitor production performance and resolve issues quickly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of professional mobile development experience.
• At least 2 years of production experience using React Native.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with Next.js, React Native, server-side rendering, static site generation, and incremental static regeneration.
• Experience implementing analytics and tracking solutions in mobile applications.
• Knowledge of native modules and React Native bridge development.
• Working knowledge of asset management systems and media handling in publishing contexts.
• Applicants must reside within commuting distance of midtown Atlanta and be comfortable with a hybrid schedule.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom environments.
• Preferred experience coding with AI tools.

Benefits

• Hybrid role based in Atlanta, Georgia, requiring residence within commuting distance of midtown Atlanta.
• The posting states that current or future visa sponsorship is not available, including OPT, CPT, and STEM/OPT sponsorship.