React Native Software Engineer - Remote Eligible

React Native Software Engineer

Remote (Must be UK-based with Right to Work in the UK)

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

We are looking for a Software Engineer (React Native) to help us deliver delightful, engaging mobile experiences for our student and renter audience. This role goes beyond building apps — it's about creating a mobile journey that grows in value the longer a user stays with us, from their first rental through to sharer living and beyond. You'll work closely with product, design, and our full stack teams to:

1. Build apps that feel smooth, reliable, and engaging.
2. Enable A/B testing and experimentation to iterate quickly and optimize user experience.
3. Establish CI/CD pipelines tailored to mobile applications, ensuring faster delivery with confidence.
4. Incorporate analytics, marketing, and engagement features that drive retention and growth.
5. This is an opportunity to shape not only the app itself, but also how we deliver mobile experiences as a business.

Key responsibilities:

• Design and build React Native applications with offline-first capabilities and GraphQL integration.
• Implement A/B testing frameworks to drive data-informed improvements.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for mobile (build, test, deploy to app stores).
• Collaborate with product and design to create delightful, user-focused experiences.
• Build end-to-end test automation using Detox or Maestro.
• Incorporate deep-linking, push notifications, marketing SDKs, and analytics into mobile apps.
• Document best practices and support iterative development cycles.

Skills and experience:

Essential:

• Proven track record of delivering React Native mobile applications into production.
• Strong focus on building engaging and delightful user experiences with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with iterative development and experimentation (A/B testing, feature flags, rapid releases).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines for mobile (e.g. Fastlane, App Center, Bitrise, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of offline-first architecture and GraphQL integrations.
• Familiarity with Detox or Maestro for automated mobile testing.
• Strong collaboration skills across product, design, and fullstack teams.

Desirable:

• Experience developing or integrating native plugins (iOS/Android) within React Native.
• Familiarity with app store deployment, release management, and OTA (over-the-air) updates.
• Background in growth and engagement analytics (Firebase, Segment, Amplitude, etc.).
• Understanding of modular architecture patterns for mobile apps.
• Strong documentation and communication skills to help define and share mobile strategy.

About us:

UniHomes has been named the fastest-growing technology company in Yorkshire and the Northeast in the 2023 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50. We are also incredibly proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work® (GPTW®). Our industry-leading property search portal and utility management service enables our established and ever-increasing network of letting agent partners, to offer hassle-free all-inclusive accommodation to our growing and strong community of university students, who are actively seeking their perfect shared house. We are taking the market by storm, currently in over 60 university cities and towns across the UK, and we have huge ambitions for 2025. Founded by three Sheffield property entrepreneurs in 2015, we have experienced remarkable growth and now have a team of almost one hundred at our Sheffield City Centre office. With recent minority investment from LDC we are scaling up our teams ready to conquer new horizons. There couldn't be a more exciting time to join us. We are a team driven and united by our core values:

• Lead the Way
• In it Together
• Customers Matter
• Keep it Simple
• Rise Above Challenges
• Make it Happen

What do you get when you work here?

With people and culture at the heart of our organization, we are continually enhancing our employee offer and culture. We are incredibly proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work® (GPTW®) and an accredited Living Wage employer - all our employees earn a fair living wage above the government minimum wage.

Our impressive benefits package and perks comprise: holidays, length of service days, voluntary day, enhanced pension scheme, pension salary sacrifice scheme, healthcare scheme, Employee Assistant Programme, sick pay, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, career progression, a commitment to personal and professional development, employee of the month award, refer a friend scheme, staff discounts, mental health and financial support, and company social events. When you do occasionally visit our stunning state-of-the-art office in Sheffield, you will be treated to complimentary breakfast, hot & cold drinks, snacks, pool table, and company social events.

At UniHomes we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive and which values individuals for their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to make the recruitment process more accessible to you. We do not accept CV submissions from recruitment agencies. Direct applications from individual candidates are encouraged. Thank you for your understanding.

Applicants must already have the permanent and unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship as we do not hold a sponsor licence.