Manager - Platform Engineering and Scalability

Job DescriptionA Position Overview Position Title Assistant Vice President - Customer and Distribution Services Department TDABSG Level/ Band AVP Role Summary: We are looking for a React Native technical lead experienced in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. 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. B Organizational Relationships Reports to VP Supervises NA C Job Dimensions Geographic Area Covered NA Stakeholders Internal Business : Channel Heads and SPOCsIT : Developers, Project Manager, UAT teamOperationsStrategic teams External Yes – System Vendors D Key Result Areas · Architect, build, and maintain performant mobile applications on both iOS and Android platforms using React Native. · Ensure the applications are of the highest quality by writing clean, well-documented code and maintaining code/design documentation. · Work closely with cross-functional teams, including other developers, engineers, and stakeholders, to ensure seamless integration of various layers of the product infrastructure. · Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks to ensure the applications perform smoothly and efficiently. Continuously measure, drive, and optimize non-functional aspects such as app size, memory usage, battery usage, storage space, page load time, image load, video playback, and app open time. · Integrate APIs effectively and ensure modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token, are implemented. Drive the platform dev-sec-ops strategy by fully automating development, test, code quality and security checks, build, and monitoring processes. · Monitor application performance and stability. · Follow CI/CD guidelines to ensure zero-touch build, deploy, and test processes. · Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in mobile application development and continuously improve technical skills. · Innovate and propose changes to improve the application architecture and overall product performance F Skills Required Technical • Hands- on coding and release experience of React Native based mobile application.• Strong knowledge of asyn/await, promise patterns.• 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 fixes—React Native moves fast and often breaks things.• Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality.• Firm grasp of the JavaScript {{and TypeScript or ClojureScript}} language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax• 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• Experience with automated testing suites, like {{Jest or Mocha}}• Continuously measuring, driving and optimizing the non-functionals like the app size, memory usage, battery usage, storage space, the page load elapsed time, the image load, the video playback and the app open elapsed time.• Driving the platform dev-sec-ops strategy by fully automating the development, test, code quality and security checks, build and monitoring processes• Creating SDK out of the mobile platform which can be integrated with any third-party mobile app of our strategic business partners.• Leveraging the device farm set up with the cloud provider to test the app against a suite of android and ios devices and their respective OS versions• Strong experience in monitoring the application performance/stability using Firebase.• Identify and mitigate potential risks and issues related to the application development and provide guidance on how to address them.• Develop and maintain code/design documentation to ensure that the architecture is well-documented and communicated to all stakeholders.• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in digital solutions, and apply them to continuously improve the performance and functionality of our applications.• Collaborate with other architects, developers, and stakeholders to ensure that the application architecture is aligned with our overall technology strategy and roadmap.• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to developers and engineers to help them understand and implement the application architecture.• Proficiency in project management tools like JIRA etc, code versioning tools such as Bitbucket and GIT• Proficiency in following CI/CD guidelines and ensuring zero touch build/deploy and test. Behavioral Essential Desired Interpersonal skills • Communication skills • Creative thinking skills • Supervising/Leadership skills • Teamwork Skills • Influencing skills • Relationship Building skills • Decision making skills • G Incumbent Characteristics Essential Desired Qualification Bachelor or equivalent degree in computer Science, Information systems, Engineering Experience Min 10+ years of experience as tech lead