Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native) – AI‑Powered Conversational Companion at Skillvoraq

--- About Hiretide and the Vision Behind Our AI‑Driven Mobile Experience Taskzeno is at the forefront of the artificial‑intelligence revolution, dedicated to making AI accessible, open, and seamlessly integrated into everyday life.

Our flagship product, le Chat , is a revolutionary AI companion that engages users through natural‑language conversations, provides real‑time assistance, and learns continuously to become more helpful every day.

Since its launch, le Chat has achieved over a million downloads in the first two weeks, demonstrating a massive appetite for intelligent, user‑centric mobile experiences.

We operate across a vibrant, distributed team in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, fostering a collaborative culture that prizes creativity, low‑ego teamwork, and relentless curiosity.

At Giglithic, you will be part of a tight‑knit group of innovators who are passionate about shaping the future of mobile AI and delivering products that users love and rely upon daily.

Why This Role Matters – The Impact You’ll Have As the Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native) , you will steer the technical direction of our mobile ecosystem, ensuring that le Chat not only meets but exceeds user expectations for performance, reliability, and delightful interaction.

Your leadership will empower a high‑performing engineering team to turn ambitious product visions into polished, ship‑ready features that delight millions worldwide.

Core Responsibilities Innovate and Inspire: Lead the design, prototyping, and implementation of breakthrough mobile features.

Work closely with the Mobile Lead to push the boundaries of what React Native can achieve in AI‑driven contexts.

Team Empowerment: Serve as a facilitator and mentor, removing technical blockers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and enabling engineers to focus on delivering high‑impact solutions.

Bridge Product and Technology: Partner with the Product Lead to translate strategic vision into concrete technical road‑maps, ensuring UI/UX decisions are both elegant and technically feasible.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Align with product managers, designers, data scientists, and backend engineers to create cohesive, end‑to‑end experiences that delight users and drive business metrics.

Performance Excellence: Own the performance profile of the mobile app—optimizing load times, memory usage, and responsiveness to guarantee a buttery‑smooth user experience.

Architectural Vision: Evolve the mobile architecture to stay ahead of industry trends, integrate secure mobile payment solutions, and support scalable AI inference on‑device.

Code Quality & Automation: Champion rigorous code review practices, enforce unit‑testing standards, and expand automated CI/CD pipelines to maintain a pristine codebase.

Thought Leadership: Keep abreast of emerging mobile technologies, share insights across the engineering community, and mentor junior engineers to grow their expertise.

End‑to‑End Ownership: Participate in the full software development lifecycle—from concept and design through deployment and post‑release monitoring—ensuring each release meets our high standards for quality and reliability.

Essential Qualifications & Experience 5+ years of professional experience building production‑grade mobile applications with React Native , preferably in consumer‑facing (B2C) environments.

Demonstrated track record of leading mobile engineering teams, ideally within fast‑paced startups or high‑growth tech companies.

Deep understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and a strong consumer‑centric design sensibility.

Proven ability to translate product strategy into technical execution with clear architectural decisions.

Excellent problem‑solving skills, autonomy, and a self‑starter attitude that thrives in ambiguous, high‑impact settings.

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders across product, design, and executive leadership.

Preferred Skills & Nice‑to‑Have Experience Experience with modern web development stacks, especially React (frontend) , to bridge mobile and web experiences.

Hands‑on familiarity with AI‑centric products, including integrating on‑device machine‑learning models or consuming AI APIs.

Knowledge of mobile payment ecosystems, in‑app purchases, and secure transaction handling.

Understanding of CI/CD tooling specific to mobile (e.g., Fastlane, Bitrise, Azure DevOps).

Exposure to TypeScript, GraphQL, or other modern data‑fetching technologies that complement React Native.

Key Competencies for Success Leadership & Mentorship: Ability to inspire, coach, and develop engineers at all experience levels.

Strategic Thinking: Vision to anticipate market trends and align engineering roadmaps with business objectives.

Technical Depth: Mastery of React Native internals, native module bridging, and performance profiling tools.

Collaboration: Comfortable navigating cross‑functional dynamics, building consensus, and delivering on shared