Senior Mobile Engineer

Overview

Senior Mobile Engineer smart is an early‑stage startup on a mission to reimagine higher education and democratize access to a new collegiate experience. The team is backed by firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, with a founding team of former Duolingo executives.

About Outsmart Outsmart is an early‑stage startup on a mission to reimagine higher education. We are democratizing access to higher education by creating an entirely new collegiate experience. With $38M in backing from firms such as Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed - and a founding team of former Duolingo executives - Outsmart is bringing together mission-oriented, detail-obsessed, high-impact team players to build the learning experiences of tomorrow.

In this role, you’ll own key features of a consumer‑friendly learning experience. As an early member of the engineering team, you’ll set the tone for Outsmart’s technical culture, including standards for quality, scalability, and UX. You will work closely with Outsmart’s design team to ship and maintain state‑of‑the‑art animations and interactive experiences. You’ll be expected to ship experiences that you would want to engage with.

Our applications are built for both iOS and Android using React Native and Rive.

• Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
• Open-mindedness
• Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
• Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
• Track record of shipping in an environment of high‑performance
• User obsession

• Own and develop new features, end‑to‑end in React Native
• Bridge into native modules like Swift when performance or access demands
• Work closely with the Design team to ship high‑quality Rive experiences
• Own end‑to‑end testing for all features you work on
• Collaborate with the broader engineering team to establish technical culture and quality standards
• Conduct code reviews and participate in architecture design sessions

• 7+ years mobile development experience, with strong React Native background
• Experience working with iOS native (Objective‑C / Swift)
• Proven track record building and maintaining mobile apps + users preferred
• Deep knowledge of performance tuning and mobile testing strategies
• Experience writing unit/E2E tests
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment

• Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
• Parental leave for any full‑time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non‑birthing, and adoptive parents)
• 10 PTO days per year and 12+ paid company holidays per year
• Remote work days
• Lunch provided in‑office daily
• Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Software Development

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