Why BT
We've always been an organisation with purpose; to use the power of communications to make a better world. You can trace this back to our beginning as pioneers of the world's first telecommunications company. At our heart we're a technology company with research and innovation in our bones and a desire to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers - those are the values we live by whilst also creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed.
Our pursuit of progress over the past 180 years has established BT as a strong, successful brand, with huge scale capable of achieving great things. From supporting emergency services, hospitals, banks and keeping economies around the world online, safe and secure, to delivering large scale technology infrastructure like the creation of BT Sport.
Today in this fast changing, always on, digital world our purpose remains true. Yet the market conditions, regulation and competition we face are tougher than ever before. So if you have the drive, optimism and resilience to help propel us forward we'll offer unrivalled personal development, a wealth of opportunities to learn, experience new things and pursue new careers. If that's you and what you're looking for, we'd love you to be part of our future.
Why this job matters
We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms and PWA. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.
What You'll Be Doing
- Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
- Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
- Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
- Reach out to the open source community to encourage and help implement mission-critical software fixesReact Native moves fast and often breaks things.
- Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.
- Transition existing React web apps to React Native.
- To analyze problems and propose solutions by presenting working PoCs (beta code).
- To interface with both the vendors and internal organization at architects/designers/developers level.
- To work with program managers and colleagues across BT to ensure programs/projects are successful and integrated with other programs taking place across the company.
- To ensure the appropriate change control processes are established.
- To conduct regular project reviews and implement corrective actions.
- Enhance efficiency of dev/test/release process - develop tools, frameworks as required
Skills Required
- Firm grasp of the React Native, JavaScript and TypeScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax including DOM Manipulation and the JavaScript object model
- Knowledge of functional or object-oriented programming
- Ability to write well-documented, clean JavaScript code
- Rock solid at working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
- Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio, IntelliJ
- Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
- Proficient in React Native using Redux/Flux/MOBX and other associated build tools such as Gradle, XCode, React Native CLI, NPX and Yarn, etc.
- Thorough understanding of React Native and its core Principles.
- Familiarity with code versioning tools (Such as Git, SVN or Mercurial)
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs
- Build pixel-perfect, buttery smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
- Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms.
- Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
- Familiarity with modern front-end builds pipelines and tools.
- Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Web pack, NPM etc.
- Experience with Native Mobile app deployment on App store and google play store.
Essential Qualifications
- Possess B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or related field
- Possess 4-5 years of experience in IT.
- Strong JavaScript and React skills
- Provide technical and functional guidance and direction to team members
- Possess excellent written and oral communication skills
