Senior React Native Developer (Mobile & TV Apps)

Job Description

Who we are

JustWatch delivers data-driven digital marketing for the global entertainment business, from the biggest blockbusters to award-winning shows and major sporting events. We are entertainment-obsessed ourselves, fueling the world’s largest streaming guide, which in turn gives us unparalleled insights into audience behaviours and content tastes.

The Mobile engineering team is responsible for developing the React Native apps for iOS, Android, and multiple TV platforms. The iOS & Android applications have over 4 million installs. Alongside the JustWatch.com web app, these help users discover, start, and manage their streaming journeys.

You’ll be joining the mobile development team, which focuses on rapid, experiment-driven feature development, monetisation optimisations, and deep tracking integration, which informs business-wide decisions.

Who we need

As a Senior React Native Developer, you’ll be working on the JustWatch TV & Mobile Apps. For this role, we’re mainly looking for someone with deep experience with TV Apps and a hands-on mentality to help us reach our ambitious goals.

About streaming-related experience, this is the most important part of this role. It will be the full technical aspect of finding and dealing with content streaming. You yourself are a power user, using different services, tons of watch hours, and maybe even some hot takes on what makes the best streaming service.

Curiosity, drive, and passion are the core ingredients we are looking for. You need people to be willing to constantly learn through challenging themselves and others, and love getting things done. We believe in the ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ rule and try to apply common sense and pragmatism to everything.

You’ll be primarily working on the development of our streaming capabilities on the TV Apps, as well as new feature development, performance, and architecture decisions to ensure a stable and reliable experience for the millions of users across JustWatch apps.

What you will bring

This is an overall list of tech and skills that you may find yourself leaning on. If you feel confident in any combination of these, do apply! Whatever’s missing will become a source of learning with all of us.

What we work with

• React Native
• Typescript
• GraphQL
• Expo
• Snowplow
• Sentry
• Video Streaming, DRM, and related tech

What we need from you

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: You have a side project (live or in development) or a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep experience with React Native, TypeScript, and Expo, including native modules and running major version updates.
• Platform Expertise: Proven track record in developing TV Apps and working with streaming technologies.
• Design & Collaboration: Ideally, some experience with UI/UX design (Figma) and the ability to work in cross-functional teams with developers and product managers.
• Ownership & Values: A desire to take full ownership of the TV App, a commitment to constant learning, and excellent communication skills in English.

What you will work on

• Feature Development: Collaborating with Designers and Leadership to build engaging features across mobile and TV platforms.
• Experimentation: Implementing and running A/B tests to validate hypotheses and roll out successful variants.
• Tracking & Insights: Implementing and fixing tracking specifications to better understand user interaction and feature performance.
• Performance & Scaling: Enhancing reliability, accessibility, and performance for a multi-million user ecosystem.
• Internal Tooling: Building tools to monitor and optimise our global app infrastructure.
• Platform Consistency: Ensuring a seamless experience across multiple platforms and various screen sizes.

What we offer you

• An open-minded and international team that loves to collaborate to reach our goals.
• Day one impact, your thoughts, opinions, and work you do directly impact millions of people across the entire globe. It’s an opportunity to work at a global scale, along with the unique challenges and problem-solving this brings.
• We believe in a permissionless environment that lets us focus on delivering value without overcomplicating things.
• We prioritise meaningful work over perks, and that true fulfilment comes from intrinsic motivation, personal growth, and making a lasting impact.
• We trust our skilled professionals to maintain a no-nonsense attitude and create an environment that promotes innovation.
• We are committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals, and we offer a collaborative and supportive environment to do so.
• Truly a hybrid work environment. You are not required to come to the office, but you will want to.

Media is important to us, and we are always happy to hear from people who enjoy film! If you feel like you are missing some of the hard skills, don’t worry, we are hiring for the attitude, values, and personality.

If we caught your attention and you’re eager to delve into our perspectives and thought processes, we recommend immersing yourself in our blog post, which elaborates on these subjects:

- A company culture that really works

- Audience as a Service

- Or visit our blog here: https://www.justwatch.com/blog

How to apply

Just hit the apply button at the bottom of this page, and leave us your CV, info, and a short intro that gives us an idea of what motivates you, why you want to work at JustWatch, and how you think you will help us achieve our goals.

💡 If you were paying attention, get ahead of all applicants by listing two things you took away from the links above.

Please only apply if you are interested. Copy&paste mass applications will receive a copy&paste rejection email. If you have any questions, please reach out to our talent team via LinkedIn or apply to this role directly through our jobs page.

Research shows women apply when meeting 100% qualifications, men at 60%. JustWatch welcomes all candidates, especially women and marginalized groups. Apply, let’s talk, and explore if you’re a great fit.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.